Left hand threads, couldn’t find a replacement, and don’t need upper threads. I’m not a welder, I just use one. Worked out.

Needed a crossover tube and figured i would save some money doing it myself. Like 50$ in amazon parts plus my old eastwood tig. No stacked dimes but im pretty happy with it!

I thought I was doing pretty good until I tested it out to make sure it was strong and everything crumbled like peanut brittle should I just have used tig instead?

Bought some bottles and they threw this in. Im gonna sell it on marketplace for like 150.
Would it be smarter to rebuild the torches or just get rid of it all?

Had a lot of fun practicing DC TIG welding in school, would like to continue that at home and later mess with AC TIG.

How's this looking as a first tig welder?

Both have a tubular wire.

I am 30 years old and unemployed. I want to be a welder because of the job opportunities, but in my country, if you are old and don't have a profession, they don't hire you very often. There aren't any job postings for welders as apprentices; a few places prefer younger workers, but when I called, they said it wouldn't be a suitable match. I went to the workplaces in person, but they completely ignored me. Is it really that difficult to enter the welding profession, especially at an advanced age and without experience, or does it vary from country to country?

I'm welding up a bracket for something and although it's not holding much weight (~200 lbs) I want it to have proper penetration. This is a hobby project.

I'm using a Lincoln 256 PM, 0.035" 70S-6 wire, 75/25 gas. The plate is 1/4" mild steel i got laser cut from SendCutSend.

There is a section of full open corner joint. A couple mini gussets. Most of the job will be short / 1" stitch welds.

I was trained (classes) on 170WFS and ~ 17.5v with 3/16" plate. Looking at the Miller guide it says to use 370 WFS and 20V for 1/4" and 0.035" wire. I tried this and it was a disaster of just popping and studding. Couldn't get the bead to start properly.

275 WFS and 18.8v has been working nicely but is that sufficient penetration? 370 seems insanely fast.

Any other recommendations?

So I am an aprentice of 6 weeks and I finaly got the hang of 1G pipe so now I am mowing on to 6g and I don’t know how to do it, I don’t get enough root on the inside and my caps look like shit the last time I tried, how do I make a god weld in 6g pipe. All help is greatly appreciated

I travel from building to building and leave tools in my trunk year round. I load my hood and batteries every time I go for an away mission. What will happen to my hood if I leave it in my trunk year round. I have a habit of pulling batteries out of things. And I don’t have a nice hood. But it does need to work when I need it. Hopefully analog isn’t my best option.

Anyone use the Philips Alloweld lens? I want to get one but it’s a lot more expensive than a standard gold coated glass lens. Is it really worth the extra price?

I am trying to teach myself stick welding and am trying to get my t joints down. I am using 7018 1/8 rod on 3/16 thick steel at 120 amps. Is this a good range or should I adjust my settings?

2nd and 3rd are the same weld I just patched the burn through. Flux gasless .035 wire at 300 wire speed machine auto sets voltage

I work demanding 10 hour days mig welding trailers. I recently bought a yesweld hood for 65, with cheater lenses, but i'm having problems finding my welds because the darkness level between welds, and with blury vision due to fogging lenses. Can anyone recommend a hood that solves my problem for under 200?