A guide to selecting the right mig welder for your application or needs. There are many things to consider, electrical supply, space, where you will be welding, what you will be welding, budget and many more....
Buying a tig welder to meet your needs and your budget can be very frustrating. Tig welding is the slowest, but most precise and most controllable form of welding. Miller, and Lincoln welders are both offered...
I will begin by saying "DO NOT UNDER BUY SIZE ON A PLASMA CUTTER". You cannot use a 2nd pass as you can with a welder, so buy a plasma cutter made to cut what you intend to cut the most. Plasma cutters are...
Most upper brand name Mig welders are vary well built and I would have no problem with a used unit .But new or used some of the low buck units have so many problems they are hard to use. To almost impossible...
A quality weld begins with a properly prepared weld environment, including the material to be welded. This is especially critical when TIG welding. PREPARING YOUR WELDING ENVIRONMENT Because contamination is...
Thermal Arc Fabricator 251 Mig Welder. Thermal Arc is a division of Thermadyne a multi line manufacture, They also own Tweco/Arcair, C G Cutting Sytems, Turbo Torch, Thermal Dynamics Plasma Cutting Machines,...
Duty cycle is the amount of time a welder will weld or a cutter will cut in a given time frame at given amperage. Simple explanation is, 20% duty cycle means it can be used for 2 minutes out of 10 at a given...
Selecting the proper tungsten electrodes will greatly improve weld quality and productivity while lowering costs for your Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW/TIG) and Plasma Arc welding operations. Additionally, by...
After looking for an economical plasma cutter, the cut50 looked like a good power for the money. There are 40, 50, and 60 amp models that you will see from Longevity Entertainment (now calling themselves...
Precision Grinding Tungsten Electrodes The grind angle (taper) and tip diameter (geometry) of a tungsten electrode greatly affect the size and quality of the weld bead and penetration. With precision...