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[memphis] said:
Since we are on the subject of my buying crap. I want to upgrade my cheap auto darkening solar hood. It’s a princess auto special… it was $75 back in the day. When I’m welding in the container I am getting flashed. It’s easily 15 years old and I only have one set of eyes… so I need to stop being a cheap ass with some tooling.

$300 USD and under recommendations? Some limp wristed admin silenced me on some BoomerBook post I made on a welding page

Esab Sentinel got some praise… I can source it through work if I increase my budget
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If you're welding in a container and getting flashed, chances are you're not getting flashed through the front of the hood. There's a good possibility you're catching ricochets of UV off shit around you.
 
gt1guy said:
If you're welding in a container and getting flashed, chances are you're not getting flashed through the front of the hood. There's a good possibility you're catching ricochets of UV off shit around you.
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Since I have always welded outside prior to the shipping container you might be onto something here? The inside walls are all a nice crisp white colour? But something I didn’t think of. I found closing my eyes and striking helped but it’s not ideal because I am not a good welder
 
arse_sidewards said:
I hope I die before I get this old.
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Yer probably older than me! Honestly I hate searching for info on my phone. Irate on my desktop is way better.

At least nobody was talking about regulators… me thinks you just like busting my nuts which is a-okay. Nobody posts anywhere else except for shit chat so we need to keep these subs alive!
 
[memphis] said:
Yer probably older than me! Honestly I hate searching for info on my phone. Irate on my desktop is way better.

At least nobody was talking about regulators… me thinks you just like busting my nuts which is a-okay. Nobody posts anywhere else except for shit chat so we need to keep these subs alive!
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irate4x4.com

Welding Helmet: Pipeliner w/ AD lens vs $$$ ?

Need some help from experts on welding helmets. Bought my own welders (primeweld M180 & tig 225) and starting to buy gear for working on jeeps, house projects, etc. I'm neck deep on internet searching and think I've narrowed it down to ESAB A50, speedglass 100 or 9002NC, lincoln 3350 or miller...
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Last bumped earlier this month.
 
SomeGuyFromOlympia said:
how?
....it is a flow meter :grinpimp:

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30 years of doing it every day, I have never had one of these fail ....ever
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I have two failed ones on the shelf...

The plastic housing has cracked on one and the diaphragm has a hold on the other.
 
arse_sidewards said:
irate4x4.com

Welding Helmet: Pipeliner w/ AD lens vs $$$ ?

Need some help from experts on welding helmets. Bought my own welders (primeweld M180 & tig 225) and starting to buy gear for working on jeeps, house projects, etc. I'm neck deep on internet searching and think I've narrowed it down to ESAB A50, speedglass 100 or 9002NC, lincoln 3350 or miller...
irate4x4.com irate4x4.com

Last bumped earlier this month.
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Yeah I read that yesterday after I changed some terms around. Good info in that thread
 
SomeGuyFromOlympia said:
check your local welding supplier
they usually "have a guy"
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I know the guy but the last time I had one rebuilt it damn near cost what a complete knock off set cost.
Not saying good shit isn't worth it but I change springs and diaphragms myself for $20...
 
CarterKraft said:
I know the guy but the last time I had one rebuilt it damn near cost what a complete knock off set cost.
Not saying good shit isn't worth it but I change springs and diaphragms myself for $20...
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if you know how to do it, more power to you

I haven't gotten into one, so I know nothing, I am assuming a spring and diaphragm
But me personally, I just send them off. I haven't even tried to source parts

Did you point out the cost to your people?
My local store is pretty good about knocking the price down on stuff that is controllable
 
Does no one else have issues with welding gauges just appearing with no idea from where? I think I ended up with 6-7 argon regs at one point, no idea where most of them came from
 
kf4zht said:
Does no one else have issues with welding gauges just appearing with no idea from where? I think I ended up with 6-7 argon regs at one point, no idea where most of them came from
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I do but I know where they came from, my pops was always dropping off old equipment from his former employer who literally closed shop after 47 years, liquidated some but gave just as much stuff to my dad.

I have had the problem of carburetors multiplying, no clue where in the fuck they came from.
 
CarterKraft said:
Any one have a line on Victor repair parts?
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eBay. YouTube your regulator. I rebuilt the 2 at my old job. Super simple. There is a small o ring that goes bad and causes problems. It’s very common. I found out the difference between regulators 350/450 or whatever series are the diaphragm is rubber in the lower class and metal in the upper class.
 
Brad said:
eBay. YouTube your regulator. I rebuilt the 2 at my old job. Super simple. There is a small o ring that goes bad and causes problems. It’s very common. I found out the difference between regulators 350/450 or whatever series are the diaphragm is rubber in the lower class and metal in the upper class.
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I tried that on this flow meter but it turns out to be a re-badged unit so maybe there are other options.
 
RunningProblem said:
Victor gauges I purchased with a 10 ft hose

VICTOR Flowmeter Regulator for Argon, Argon/CO2 and Helium. For TIG and MIG Welders, Model: GRF400-581 with 10 Feet Hose

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Ordered this one just now from Amazon. Local welding supply was $20 cheaper but it was a Chiner ProStar unit that Linde offers.

Next up is zee bottle!
Linde will sell me a 55 bottle
Peavy offers an 80
 
I went to a 150 bottle. After looking at the math for how fast an 80 runs out, and how long a 12 pound of 0.035 wire lasts I didn’t want to get a new bottle every 4 hours. The up front cost sucks, but the refills make up for it and the bottle isn’t much more of a problem fitting places. It will still fit on a harbor freight cart. It’s just about as heavy as I’d want to carry out of a truck filled.
 
RunningProblem said:
I went to a 150 bottle. After looking at the math for how fast an 80 runs out, and how long a 12 pound of 0.035 wire lasts I didn’t want to get a new bottle every 4 hours. The up front cost sucks, but the refills make up for it and the bottle isn’t much more of a problem fitting places. It will still fit on a harbor freight cart. It’s just about as heavy as I’d want to carry out of a truck filled.
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At those sizes I have to lease them locally. I can’t own them. I haven’t checked out the leasing cost per year if I went that route… I just hate the idea of not owning something
 
[memphis] said:
At those sizes I have to lease them locally. I can’t own them. I haven’t checked out the leasing cost per year if I went that route… I just hate the idea of not owning something
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Sounds like some bullshit to me, but I don’t know where you live. I bought a used bottle off Craigslist And swapped it. By the time it was all said and done I saved maybe $20. i Don’t think this will help you if they ONLY lease bottles bigger than an 80.
 
RunningProblem said:
Sounds like some bullshit to me, but I don’t know where you live. I bought a used bottle off Craigslist And swapped it. By the time it was all said and done I saved maybe $20. i Don’t think this will help you if they ONLY lease bottles bigger than an 80.
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I have a shop full of 300's
I own them all

about to grab another one this month

The fact that people can't get supplies is weird to me
 
It must be a Canada thing… they must think we are all domestic T’s
 
[486] said:
"for serious, bro"

because it is extremely cheap and stores as a liquid in the bottle rather than as a high pressure gas
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Plus if you have a hydroponic store or fire supply store CO2 is super cheap. My hydroponic store doesn’t even care about dates so I don’t have to stamp the tanks with fake cert dates...
 
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