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  1. jaydag71

    yallos from victoria

    thank you sir!
  2. jaydag71

    yallos from victoria

    yes indeed we are, though not all of us are thrilled at tbe prospect.
  3. jaydag71

    cast iron in Victoria? Anybody?

    "i like the cut of your jib.", or, thats my kind of problem solving....well, the first part, not so much the latter....
  4. jaydag71

    cast iron in Victoria? Anybody?

    thanks man, thats some intetesting info I'll havta look into a bit more. In my hopes and dreams I would have a place for my own little foundry eventually...but one thing at a time obviously...
  5. jaydag71

    cast iron in Victoria? Anybody?

    hiya, good question and one that took a whole lotta research since itll be my first tig machine (have a mig and some gas torches currently, but have always wanted a tig!)...im going for the primeweld tig225. wasnt able to find anything in Canukada that came close in spec, price AND positive...
  6. jaydag71

    cast iron in Victoria? Anybody?

    ye yep its a small one too- well the tig im shooting for runs on both 110v and 220 i believe, so i technically could do a bit of welding here if i had to but prob wouldnt, ill more likely take it to a buds and just leave it there for practice until I move in a few mo...im getting a bit of a...
  7. jaydag71

    cast iron in Victoria? Anybody?

    im also saving for a tig atm so will be needing a decent supply of scrap to play with....cant wait to start messing with that.
  8. jaydag71

    cast iron in Victoria? Anybody?

    thanks, yep my plan is to do just that, prob coldcall a few places and annoy the heck out of some poor guys.
  9. jaydag71

    cast iron in Victoria? Anybody?

    id like to find something fairly substantial, around 5 or 6" l & w and 2 or 3 " thick if poss, would also like to find a piece similar to what one of those weights would offer,has to be a 6" diam min...ive heard mixed reviews on using those old weights too, some apparently not decent...
  10. jaydag71

    cast iron in Victoria? Anybody?

    haha lovely responses! ive heard about trying weights out and certainly will keep my eyes out for some of those oldies, but yup, only ones i own are those crappy mortar filled plastic cheapos. i actually used to have a fair sized set of the good ones but i gave them away because i never used...
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