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    Welding challenge

    You should post your settings so it's easier to figure out were to start tweeking at. I would include balance, Freq, CFM, Amps, and even pulse setting if you got pulse. And even cup size and grade of tungsten may help. You may want to make some chilling bars for what your trying to build as...
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    Any one else run wood boilers?

    Been a warmer winter this year so the boiler has been idling more and probly didn't help that I was running the boiler hard to keep shop warm for concrete. So the boiler water hasn't been at optimum water temps. Anyways just finish cleaning it out yesterday and removed 95% of creosote What a...
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    Workplace Safety at work and in the home shop

    I use one of these when it's more then tacking https://a.co/d/1bMGA1m I bought a big snail fan and plan on installing spiral ducting on ceiling of shop to suck all the smoke and pump it outside. Some people buy portable fume extraction units but they can be pricey unless you can find a good...
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    Show us your shops!

    It's not in BC code persay but it's enforced by the municipalities in which you build in. Most municipalities are trying to make all new homes meet net zero "guidelines". It's like Vancouver banning natural gas appliances in new construction. The RDNO forces you to go above and beyond the...
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    Tool New to me Harig Grind-All No.1

    Finally got my Christmas present the other day and it's got some problems but not the end of the world problems So it came missing some stuff like the indexing pin and locking screw aswell as the fine adjust screw. I posted some questions about it over on PM forums but ended up figuring out...
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    Show us your shops!

    Ye basically @SomeGuy @Elektrishun explained it good. I put a lot of 3 way switches in house and 1 - 4 way and I just wired it too old code because that's what I was most familiar with at the time. It's not like it's changes the cost much it's just annoying to be forced install stuff that you...
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    Show us your shops!

    Ye pretty much unless you get lucky and your insurance tells you that your once approved aluminum wiring or polyB piping makes you not eligible for insurance lol. I would say code enforcers would leave you alone for old house. I doubt a city would pull your occupancy permit on a old building...
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    Workplace Safety at work and in the home shop

    I would say actively thinking about the task your doing goes along ways in keeping you safe. Aswell as understanding the dangers of what your doing. Like kick back on a table saw if you don't understand why it happens or that It can even happen you already at a disadvantage.
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    Show us your shops!

    Your not wrong if it's direct cause but that would make any houses built before the 2024 code uninsured to a degree. My house which is basically brand new completed 2023 would fail current building codes in regards to all the net zone stuff that's been added and fail some of the electrical...
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    Workplace Safety at work and in the home shop

    I would say as I get older Ive started to work safer. Alot more regards to lung health and eyes. I still do stuff that many would consider unsafe sometimes it's hard to get away from it. Not that it couldn't be done safety some times it's more convenient to go higher risk but even so depending...
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