Fab shop that does some sheet metal work for me has a wooden one he restored.

Decent idea to speed up your process. I have watched several of your videos and always pick up a good point. Sure takes a lot of time shooting the...

It's really personal preference. There are a lot of really good helmets out there. My recommendation is for your primary helmet don't go cheap (not...

This one is over a year old and is about to retire. As you can see it has lots of iron on denim patches on it. But it is the most comfortable and...

This one is about 2months old. Its still getting broke in. Its a little hot since its dark but when it fades it gets much better

Carhartt makes a few really nice, thick western style denim shirts. Their about 40-50 bucks a pop but they are the best shirts I ever had. When u...

I got a drill press made by JET a few years ago.. pretty heavy duty. I paid 1200bucks for it and it was well worth it. I have used it a lot and...

I think you did good. We all have our favorites, but it is generally a Ford/Chevy Dodge thing. It looks like an easy machine to learn with.

Yup, Also plenty of manufacturers looking for welders out here too. Case, Cat, Deere to just name a few of the big ones. Also alot of smaller...

Well I pulled the trigger and ordered the diversion 165 with a foot pedal. Now I went with the diversion 165 for a few reasons, first I just need to...

Buy a pack of welding sleeves and cotton button up shirt. I work in vegas and it doesnt provide perfect protection but it works.

Makes all the welding arguments seem trivial, doesn't it.

Ridgid is a company that makes plumbing tools. You can't really expect a plumber outfit to understand proper welded piping terms. I hear they make a...

Even though you have a stick welder the TA 186 is a DC stick machine ( better). It also has pulse functions and the ability to change torch sizes. ...

Stevenj are you a welding instructor at morris county?

Sorry J, Here are the pipe stands i use at work http://www.ridgid.com/Tools/V-Head-Pipe-Stands while welding in my helmet. And i agree on the...

Wood? That's cool.

Thx, yeah for $299 is a heckuva deal.

Bob, Bob, Bob. You saw jacks, jacks, jacks. I just can't stand idly by and let you continue to butcher correct piplical terminology. Jacks. I've...

Is it true that if you starch the **** out of cotton long sleeves they hold up better in welding environments? I have yet to go to Goodwill and an...

Looking good! Glad things worked out. What I shared earlier was 'the voice of experience.' I guess I was lucky.

I've had my STH for 3 yrs now and it has always made that sound. I did contact Miller about it several years back and they confirmed same as above.

Nice idea, but then you'd have to buy a welder and filler and material and learn to weld...

I lived in Abilene for a couple years, glad I wasn't welding then. I got to find some cloths also. Shorts and tennis shoes are not working to...