stixman55

I went to KMS tools (here in Canada) and bought a GENTEC gas saver Model 100QF-Y for $50. Canadian! This is CHEAP! It works very well . I went and added about $80 in Quick Release Connectors (only makes sence at this point) so I can change applications out quickly. All my setups invoulve the quick release fittings for ease and speed of setup time. The Gas Saver is absoultly the only way to go. I do a lot of Gas Welding and Brazing myself and it would be insane to waste presious gas (unless your name is Standard oil Corp) by re-setting and re-lighting my torch. Look around for KMS tools around your area, if you dont have one, find a good tool distributer that sells tools cheap... you know... Discount tools. Hope this helps:D

:D Hey gang, sorry I havent been around lately. Had some back sugery done but I'm back now and eager to get back in touch! ;)

:cool:Wow, you have a few interests to say the least. Think your gonna fit right in here. I have a place in Point Roberts but I'm living in Surrey B.C. (Canada) right now. Anyway.... HOWDY and WELCOME!:p

:) Welcome GREENHORN, glad you decided to hang out with us. I dont blacksmith but I do love making 2or 3 pieces of metal stick together so I do a lot of welding myself. Anyway WELCOME!:D

:D Glad your here Pat, your gonna meet a lot of nice people here. My wife's Canadian, I'm a good ole Southern boy who just happens to be in B.C. at the time... gonna move back to Texas this summer and My Canadian born (and raised) Wife can't hardly wait. I know I will always love Canada, having been here now for 6 years now, but it will be nice to be back home. Anyway... WELCOME!:cool:

;)Just wanna say WELCOME, I know your gonna love this place; there are so many people who know there stuff that when you ask a question... your gonna get the right answers. I've been here a while and I have had some great people give me SOUND advice so .... get comfortable and enjoy the ride.... your gonna like it!:D

Thanks Larry! I apriciate the info... Oh... and Merry Christmas!

Beware... someone going to the party just may have seen this post and is at this very minute cooking up something SPECIAL just for you... he he he ... Mery Christmas and please drive safe on the way home.. wont wanna loose you or your artistic humor

Yeah Jacques, I would drool over the new torchmate too if I were in the market. Saw the video... WOW! if only I had a need for such a thing.. I would have to get it. Thank God I am a simple man with simple needs (he he he he) But your right.. it's worth the drooling.

:o Well it had to happen sooner or later... you know... that white $#!* that comes every year. We just got 18 inches dumped on us. Here's my dog in the white stuff this morning on Christmas eve 2008... Yep... he's a 90 pound (BIG DOG) pup and he IS STANDING in the snow. Hope your in warmer weather. Mery Christmas Yall! From CANADA (B.C.):D

I noticed that quite a few of you have your picture in the upper left corner of your threads. Now I went in and edited my profile and uploaded my picture thinking that this will do the trick. Guess what.... It did nada. So.... how do you do this paticular form of magic?:confused:

Welcome to the forum, your gunna like it. I'm originally from the BIG D myself (Dallas) But I'm sorta stuck here in Canada at least for another month (he he he ). I came here (on this web site) to get some sound advice and I get it EVERYTIME I log on. There are nothin but GREAT folks here and YES, Your GUNNA LIKE IT HERE. WELCOME! :)

Found them on the internet. Seems to be an inexpensive Mig welder (under $400) for there 120V model. Comes with a 5 year warranty.... there higher end 180 model sells for under $700 and again a 5 year warranty. Looks good to me but I'm one of those guys that have to have the BRAND name so I have a Lincoln... but it's like I said.. looks good to me. They also make several portable sand blasters air compressers and power washers.

Good advice Paragon and ted.... I went out and got the Mig first only because I used them and stick welders at Gm doing shut downs and re-tooling. I just reciently started doing brazing and gas welds and if I had to do it over again I would have bought the O/A before the mig. Dont get me wrong.. I love my mig but the O/A is Sooooo much more virsitle.

I want to thank both IRNSRGN and Mr Bi11 for there imputs. I have been considering buying a Plasma cutter and though I sence a diference in there opinions of the plasma cutter, the both of them have layed out very inteligent assessments of the cutter both in principle and application. I have to admit though, now that I have read there commentaries I am sure that I still need to look into the cutter a bit more before deciding weather to buy one or not. I do want to cut faster, straighter and more accuratly but is there health risks that I should consider that are more demanding with the plasma cutter than over the conventional Oxy-Asc cutting? Mmmm I do use common sense but is that enough with the plasma?:confused: I really want to hear more;)