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@koditten that was my thought as well, stock is thin and can take a lot of abuse.

@Shmellmopwho I'll definitely use DOM. 1/4'' seems like it's overkill but it would certainly add peace of mind. Might just go the overkill route.

Nice username btw

 

always better to over engineer things right? I like to think so at least. Hahaha thanks man. Joined TW in 2014 and when I signed up that was the first thing that popped into my head as a username. My favorite knock knock joke

knock knock

who’s there?

shmellmop

shmellmopwho?

 

I would think so...

It's probably my favorite as well.

 

@koditten Was that on your Edsel???

 

ive been seeing your username for 6 years and it just clicked. jesus im slow. thats a new record for me.

 

Don’t feel bad. A lot of people don’t get it

 

Boy! I ain't no Ford man! Ain't old either...

 

Just started looking at cyber weld website for a welder. They advertise low prices. Anybody else brought from them? Thoughts? Maybe seems to good to be true?

 

Bought plenty from them. Not sure why youd think its to good to be true

 

That’s the DOT number not hydro

looks like the last hydro date was 2008

 

I'll be interested to see what happens when the time comes. I'm probably over thinking it. So far I'm good, have no idea how close I am to running out though.

Ah so it's been a while since it's been traded for sure. Makes sense cause the welder was made in 09.

 

A cheap bathroom scale under your tank works good for tracking usage.

Weigh the empty can, then put the new can on the scale on the cart. The scale will always be under the tank. The difference in weight is how much gas you have left.

It sucks running out on a Friday night.

 

I have bought from them.
Good thoughts.
No, it's real.

 

First repair held for two years. It didn’t break from a lack of grease that’s for sure.

 

The grease was in the way, had to burn it out of the way

 

Stick welding can be fun

 

I did a root pass with a 6013 and capped it with a 7018. It’s not pretty but I learned to weld from dad on the farm.

 

Unless you already have two tanks

 

Any time I’ve “traded” bottles at my LWS they just swap it out regardless of whether its from them. A couple times I have had to pay for the hydro cost when it was due in order to swap out on the spot. That was only when I bought used bottles and had to get them filled. This was back when I had a mobile welding setup. Now I just use small bottles for my TIG machine at the home shop.

 

That machine looks like it needs some quality time with an arc gouger to get buttoned back up so it doesn’t keep cracking