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  1. MooseMeat

    Brazing Cast Iron

    OH BOY, CHECK THIS OUT https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7484951074913704/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks
  2. MooseMeat

    Brazing Cast Iron

    Yes I forgot him, he's awesome too, there is also our own "local boy Dusty" in Victoria who does Tig art and has an instructional series in tig welding. https://www.pacificarctigwelding.com/about
  3. MooseMeat

    Brazing Cast Iron

    FYI you also can convert any AC DC stick welder to Tig, AC is per line frequency 60hrtz perfect for aluminium Tig, maybe some experts can jump in here to correct me, but it's really is shit simple, CRAP, I did it.
  4. MooseMeat

    Brazing Cast Iron

    Tig, you can convert a mig welder to Tig for cheap, no AC though, that's how I got into Tig, a cheap Lincoln mig 140 with the gas solenoid , bought all the parts off scamazon, I was into it for less than $500 bucks. My Mig welder was a transformer type with a shitty duty cycle, after the...
  5. MooseMeat

    Brazing Cast Iron

  6. MooseMeat

    Brazing Cast Iron

    Try tig welding, you won't regret it, aluminium, well that's a different duck with a bigger learning curve, I wouldn't hesitate to tig braze that thing.
  7. MooseMeat

    Brazing Cast Iron

    Look into Tig brazing with silicon bronze, and even aluminum bronze. I have used it a bit but I'm not a welder by any means, "I'm a grinder baby, not a welder." It's great stuff to work with, and when you Tig it it's very clean, cast iron I do believe is one of "sb's/ab's" good tricks...
  8. MooseMeat

    Tips/Techniques HOUSE OF TOOLS LD 1236G

    I have a labeler too, I was too involved in loosing my mind to even think about it...
  9. MooseMeat

    Tips/Techniques HOUSE OF TOOLS LD 1236G

    YAH THE HARD WAY
  10. MooseMeat

    Tips/Techniques HOUSE OF TOOLS LD 1236G

    OH, I intentionally left that part out trust me on that, it had a 3 amp fuse, replaced three times and blew the panel breaker twice, arched out the extension plug once, STOP LAUGHING, , it sounds more dramatic than it was, oh, and the breaker attached to the right side of the bottom contactor...
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