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Puts sugar in his cornbread!
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Puts sugar in his cornbread!
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I picked one of the small flux welders from harbor freight yesterday. I have never welded and I need a pipe fitting ccrate/bin for my truck. Well, it's working really good for me. You can learn a lot from you tube to help you get started. Now, it looks like I did it but I think itll work out just fine. If anybody is needing a welder, these units work fine. My first welds looked very bad but when I wrapped up today, things looked alot better. This is opening up a whole new world to me.
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I've welded Titanium once. It's a bit easier than Aluminum
I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Some men are born brothers, Others earn it... JD
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My 11 yr old son has a Lincoln flux core welder he’s good on. I use it for light duty jobs. But to make anything strong you need a MIG welder.
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Puts sugar in his cornbread!
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Puts sugar in his cornbread!
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My 11 yr old son has a Lincoln flux core welder he’s good on. I use it for light duty jobs. But to make anything strong you need a MIG welder. Its entry level for sure. Itll do what I need it to do.
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Boo Boo Head
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They are very handy to have around for sure.
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After welding using the pulse style welders it's real hard to go back to a standard welder. I'm use to being able to move pretty quick. But I'm sure I can still lay a decent bead with a flux core welder
I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Some men are born brothers, Others earn it... JD
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I have a cheap eastwood mig machine that I got to do some body work and I have been super pleased with it. I think it was like 300 bucks, then I bought a bottle too. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a light duty mig gun. Anything it won't handle my engine drive lincoln will handle
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I used the little harbor freight flux core welder to weld up the square tubing frame of my new smokehouse. I was pleasantly surprised. It’s not my big Miller welder but did a fine job.
It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chews your a$$ all day long.
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In our mill you have to be a coded welder to weld titanium for liability reasons,if it’s made out of titanium it’s holding some bad shucks,it doesn’t weld like other metals for sure
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The BRAND of welder is TITANIUM. He is not welding TITANIUM
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Boo Boo Head
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The BRAND of welder is TITANIUM. He is not welding TITANIUM This. Thank you
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Puts sugar in his cornbread!
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Puts sugar in his cornbread!
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Here's a question. Why can you not weld ductile iron? Parts of the backhoe have this stamped on them. We did have one section welded but it only held for a month or so.
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My 11 yr old son has a Lincoln flux core welder he’s good on. I use it for light duty jobs. But to make anything strong you need a MIG welder. Why is that
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My 11 yr old son has a Lincoln flux core welder he’s good on. I use it for light duty jobs. But to make anything strong you need a MIG welder. What's your kid making?
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My 11 yr old son has a Lincoln flux core welder he’s good on. I use it for light duty jobs. But to make anything strong you need a MIG welder. What's your kid making? Probably a time out cage for 257. 
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God Bless America!
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