• Scam Alert. Members are reminded to NOT send money to buy anything. Don't buy things remote and have it shipped - go get it yourself, pay in person, and take your equipment with you. Scammers have burned people on this forum. Urgency, secrecy, excuses, selling for friend, newish members, FUD, are RED FLAGS. A video conference call is not adequate assurance. Face to face interactions are required. Please report suspicions to the forum admins. Stay Safe - anyone can get scammed.
  • Several Regions have held meetups already, but others are being planned or are evaluating the interest. The Calgary Area Meetup is set for Saturday July 12th at 10am. The signup thread is here! Arbutus has also explored interest in a Fraser Valley meetup but it seems members either missed his thread or had other plans. Let him know if you are interested in a meetup later in the year by posting here! Slowpoke is trying to pull together an Ottawa area meetup later this summer. No date has been selected yet, so let him know if you are interested here! We are not aware of any other meetups being planned this year. If you are interested in doing something in your area, let everyone know and make it happen! Meetups are a great way to make new machining friends and get hands on help in your area. Don’t be shy, sign up and come, or plan your own meetup!

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    My second welder (already)- an old Lincoln Idealarc DC 600

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    My second welder (already)- an old Lincoln Idealarc DC 600

    Does anyone have any experience with older versions of Lincoln's Idealarc DC 600? What are they like to work with? I couldn't resist this old beast for sale via an online auction. This was one of dozens of welders for sale, and I saw that some of them went for fairly high prices. I guess I was...
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    My first welder, an ESAB EM 215ic

    I was able to pick up the ESAB welder late in the day yesterday and spent a couple of hours with it this afternoon. I'm quite pleased with the purchase, not so pleased with my welds yet. My son tried out the machine and was able to create picture-perfect welds right off the bat. He says it runs...
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    My first welder, an ESAB EM 215ic

    Thanks for that story, Pete! I’m not surprised a dentist could just pick up tools and get going on a job like that. Come to think of it, many dentists spend much of their day working with tools, drilling, grinding, polishing, etc. They are working materials, often including metal, in...
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    My first welder, an ESAB EM 215ic

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    My first welder, an ESAB EM 215ic

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    Hello from Port Coquitlam

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    New Welder

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    Hello from Port Coquitlam

    I need lots of practice! So far, this has involved about 4.5 hours of time on each of 4 processes, during a basic Continuing Studies course at BCIT. One more class coming up, sometime in the future when the school reopens. I was able to try out: oxyacetylene welding, which I liked because it is...
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    Hello from Port Coquitlam

    Hi, I'm a semi-retired telecom engineering tech and I'm just learning to weld. My inspiration is my son, who is a professional welder/fabricator, and has convinced me that welding and metalworking is a great way to spend my time. I'm looking forward to connecting with others on the forum. Rick
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