Thinking about getting a welder

chrisinhouston · 01-28-2009, 11:54 PM

Can't decide if I want a gas or electric but I JUST NEED TO DO SOME DAMN WELDING!!!! I was so good in High School shop class at welding that Coach Vicnair used to bring me things from football practice to fix.

Help me decide

HungLikeJesus · 01-29-2009, 12:04 AM

How big of a space have you cleared for it?

classicman · 01-29-2009, 12:16 AM

lol - there's your motivation to clean!

chrisinhouston · 01-29-2009, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by classicman

lol - there's your motivation to clean!

HEY I'M WORKING ON THAT!!!

Griff · 01-29-2009, 06:40 AM

I want a welder too. First I need to build a barn to keep it in... Definitely get a welder, you'll end up with more friends than you can shake a stick at.

slang · 01-29-2009, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Definitely get a welder

Yes, get one. It's one of many great tools that may be helpful in the coming months, years.

Another might be a reflux still for fuel.

Undertoad · 01-29-2009, 11:02 AM

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I want a welder too. First I need to build a barn to keep it in...

Savage. That is no way to refer to a fellow human being. Keep him in a conditioned area, he'll be more productive.

wolf · 01-29-2009, 11:15 AM

I was thinking about getting a welder too, but they tend to want to have the boys over all though sports season, and follow all the sports, and place incredible demands on any females around, continually screaming for more beer and more chips, doing unspeakable things to the Victoria's Secret Catalog, and continually forgetting to mow the lawn, and you know, they never do any welding around the house no matter how much you need it, so I shot him.

I found a nice software tester, instead.

Shawnee123 · 01-29-2009, 11:50 AM

lol @ wolf!

TheMercenary · 01-29-2009, 01:53 PM

I want to learn to weld and get one of those electric welding machines that use rods. I always seem to have a few odd jobs that come up every year that I could use the skill but I usually end up throwing the items away.

Griff · 01-29-2009, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Savage. That is no way to refer to a fellow human being. Keep him in a conditioned area, he'll be more productive.

[Simon]Nah, makes 'em surly.[/Legree]

Griff · 01-29-2009, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by slang

Another might be a reflux still for fuel.

Need more information.

slang · 01-29-2009, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Need more information.

Reflux Distilling Device

When the gas prices went sky high over the summer a radio program had a guest ( David Blume ) on that I thought certainly was crazy or lying.

After testing out a few of the suggestions from the radio show it seemed clear that he was absolutely accurate with his claims.

When the excrement hits the fan, it may be helpful for a rural independant man like you to have the ability to "make gas". If only for running a generator it would give you a huge advantage.

On the other hand if life became completely fubar, you could drink your sorrows away as well.

Mr Bloom's book is the most complete single collection of every aspect of alcohol as a motor fuel.

He's a liberal hillbilly ( if that is possible ) from San Fran and the book is a fascinating read with all the technical information and commentary.

There are many that are critical of the book on Amazon, mostly for the economics of making your own alco-fuel, but not so much of the technical instructions of how to and the explainations of what is.

When gas becomes unavailable, the economics of alternatives will change dramatically.

As important as a welder might be in troubled times, having Blume's book or even a reflux still would be just as important.

chrisinhouston · 02-06-2009, 10:18 AM

The dilema for me is whether to get a gas welder so I can weld, braze and cut metal or to get an arc welder which would mean I would have to cut bits of metal with a cut off saw or metal band saw, neither of which I have. I never learned MIG or TIG welding and don't really need to weld aluminum.

I'm leaning towards the gas torch but the main hassle is most commercial gas supply places want to lease you the tanks. I think I'll go down to the local welding supply shop and look around.

busterb · 02-06-2009, 12:28 PM

Chris, I've been in welding game around 40 yrs. I got a new Lincoln last year as replacement for old one. BTW most places will sell the small & mid-size tanks, not cheap. Nor is getting them refilled.
I bought this ONE for $150. This ONE might meet your needs?
I really want one with ac/dc output, around $500, but my TIG regulator, other shit needed repair, so I got the cheaper one.

01-28-2009, 11:54 PM	#1
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Thinking about getting a welder Can't decide if I want a gas or electric but I JUST NEED TO DO SOME DAMN WELDING!!!! I was so good in High School shop class at welding that Coach Vicnair used to bring me things from football practice to fix. Help me decide

01-29-2009, 12:04 AM	#2
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	How big of a space have you cleared for it? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

01-29-2009, 12:16 AM	#3
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	lol - there's your motivation to clean! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-29-2009, 06:40 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I want a welder too. First I need to build a barn to keep it in... Definitely get a welder, you'll end up with more friends than you can shake a stick at. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-29-2009, 11:15 AM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I was thinking about getting a welder too, but they tend to want to have the boys over all though sports season, and follow all the sports, and place incredible demands on any females around, continually screaming for more beer and more chips, doing unspeakable things to the Victoria's Secret Catalog, and continually forgetting to mow the lawn, and you know, they never do any welding around the house no matter how much you need it, so I shot him. I found a nice software tester, instead. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-29-2009, 11:50 AM	#9
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	lol @ wolf! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-29-2009, 01:53 PM	#10
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I want to learn to weld and get one of those electric welding machines that use rods. I always seem to have a few odd jobs that come up every year that I could use the skill but I usually end up throwing the items away. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

02-06-2009, 10:18 AM	#14
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	The dilema for me is whether to get a gas welder so I can weld, braze and cut metal or to get an arc welder which would mean I would have to cut bits of metal with a cut off saw or metal band saw, neither of which I have. I never learned MIG or TIG welding and don't really need to weld aluminum. I'm leaning towards the gas torch but the main hassle is most commercial gas supply places want to lease you the tanks. I think I'll go down to the local welding supply shop and look around.

02-06-2009, 12:28 PM	#15
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Chris, I've been in welding game around 40 yrs. I got a new Lincoln last year as replacement for old one. BTW most places will sell the small & mid-size tanks, not cheap. Nor is getting them refilled. I bought this ONE for $150. This ONE might meet your needs? I really want one with ac/dc output, around $500, but my TIG regulator, other shit needed repair, so I got the cheaper one. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

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