Anachronist58

Oh, what a tangoed web we weave as we dance around the spinnerets...

Thomas, as in aficionado? Frazer, perhaps a mearchist, if my chain is given a second or third pull. You may be experiencing an oblique perspicacity. No offense given, and none taken...

You, Sir, have turned the page on this thread! And I, Sir, am no anarchist!

Yes, quite. I, being somewhat quarky (sic), find myself flustered by the fleeting fluffing in the forge as the flux flings off the first five waters. The final fives flight displays a more dignified egress. It is possible that I have spent too much time staring into the flames... Thanks, JHCC, for assembling a fabulous, and now, pinned, reference piece. Robert Taylor

Having read through, once, all text on this thread and yet, not up to speed on the back and forth of retro-encabulation, I arrogantly submit to the Forum: that I am a Dzhanibekov pseudoform wingnut with an idiopathic flip cycle mean of 67 seconds. However like pi, it is, so far, a non-repeating value (thus, the idiopathy). I renew my gases every 24 hours when under consitent pro-encabulatolion parameters... Sci Ănce, Jerry? JohnHCC, I am a fan of the Pentahydrate, as it is easy to fluff, smash down, and apply, and it has a satisfactory tendency to stay put... Robert Taylor

Nice setup. I am a strut channel NUT. Robert Taylor

First off, what Arkie, Buzzkill, and Thomas said. Buy a pound each of new 6011, and 6013. I would say, as others have, do not try to weld with surplus 7018, someone I know got a great deal on old 7018, and he might as well have just poked himself in the eye... I love old, nearly free electrodes with the flux knocked off, to lay down in weld fitup gaps, to feed filler metal while stick welding (Texas tig), upsets nice, should forge weld nice... Should be able to get the cellulose off of some of it by running it under your car tire... Robert Taylor

Can you tell us the type and size of electrode that you anticipate acquiring? Robert Taylor

Depending upon your unit, spool adapters are sold for conversion to 10#ers. I quickly discovered that a ten pound spool put all of my wire speed settings way down at the bottom of the dial, but not before about a hundred feet of wire birdnested in the feed housing... I am used to it now... Anyone know how to modify wire speed feedback on a Lincoln? Robert Taylor

Closer, closer...

Prayers and intentions for your loved ones, and you... May your Debi be comforted in this time... Sheila and Robert Taylor

Jennifer, this late reply may seem odd, but it has been bugging me that I did not reply all this time. I am no career professional smith, but press work and tool making will be my financial solvency path, going forward... I have spent more useful time with my five ton fly press than any other pursuit, as I wrassle with my disabilities. I have a backlog of progress I have made that I will be documenting in my thread: https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/57468-5-fly-press-via-camp-verde-arizona-usa/#elShareItem_362522756_menu In summary, though, I use my press as a press, a punch, a shear, a rudimentary planer, a Height marking gauge, a Really Big Vise... I have access to a large market in "classic car" undercarriage brackets, and want to generate interest in Fly Press Quick Change Tooling... Robert Taylor

Virally Frivolous Digression... Jerry you are making my mouth water... Yes, just recently learned a bit about inrush current whilst studying variable transformers (Variac). I am Sure that when I finally hire an Electrician, he or she will likely rip out all of my additions/modifications...

Fellows, I, having three each, three phase Walker Turner drill presses, and a rotary phase converter in storage, am grateful that SinDoc has resurrected this thread. Thus, methinks, that VFD must stand for: Very-Fine-Dredging Robert Taylor

Just to be fair, this is what he said.... Robert Taylor

Glad you found a good path forward! Robert Taylor

The SLAG, and JW513, I agree with Irondragon as well; lots of water helps to mitigate the arthritis pain. A lot of my medications indicate "plenty" of water, gout (a form of arthritis) medication amongst them. And the less i use my hands the worse they get... Robert Taylor

Lovely work. Thirty-six pages, Man, am I behind the times! Robert Taylor

You could always add the shields after the fact, if you find them advisable. still trying to locate a citation for screw-type hose clamps, so far, it is ferrule, ferrule, ferrule... OK, just found your heavy duty hose clamp being sold in a repair kit on "regulator and torch exchange inc.", "welding hose repair kits and fitting" "regulator torch repair dot com"

I am not so much in favor of shields, as I am of making sure that the hose hangs properly laid on its hanger, and the path that your torch travels from its hanger to the work and back, by its nature, does NOT have components in the flame path. I would not have shields at all, but that is due to the operation habits that I have developed, including, when I am using a torch, keeping my attention on the awesome energy exiting the nozzle...

Me too...

JHCC, Those appear to be the proper fittings. If you look at your already made-up hoses, you will see that there are ferrules that secure the hose to the barb. Anyone here know best practice? This being a public forum, I hesitate to post my sub-par thoughts on work-arounds... As for your proposed setup, I would like to hear what others think: Not sure the shield is required - what is required, is that the torch flame has no chance of being accidentally pointed in the wrong direction... Robert Taylor

By groove filler, do you mean seal? First order of business is to post an image of the area in question, next, assess what is needed for disassembly, and then (seals?), etc., might be discussed. But before all of that, you might ask to have your topic moved to the proper section of the forum, such as problem solving? Oh, and, or what Glenn Said?

JHCC, is it not true, that with the Gas Saver, upon re-ignition the torch will be fully turned up, and thus, you would not want the tanks right next to the gas saver? I know that the invisible part of the flame coming out of my cutting torch is pretty darned long... Robert Taylor

Thomas, I see your point.