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    From Snag@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 10 14:46:18 2021
    XPost: sci.eng.joining.welding

    Turns out the only way I'm going to get a decent weld with the .023
    solid SS wire is to get a bottle of trimix ... which ain't happening .
    Instead , I ordered a 1 lb roll of 309L flux core wire . It will be here
    next week so I'll have plenty of time to figure it out before I get to
    building the exhaust system . By the time I get this figured out it
    might have been cheaper to take it to a shop ... but then where's the satisfaction in that ?
    --
    Snag
    Let's Go Brandon !

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  • From Clare Snyder@21:1/5 to Snag on Fri Dec 10 16:54:41 2021
    On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:46:18 -0600, Snag <[email protected]> wrote:

    Turns out the only way I'm going to get a decent weld with the .023
    solid SS wire is to get a bottle of trimix ... which ain't happening . >Instead , I ordered a 1 lb roll of 309L flux core wire . It will be here
    next week so I'll have plenty of time to figure it out before I get to >building the exhaust system . By the time I get this figured out it
    might have been cheaper to take it to a shop ... but then where's the >satisfaction in that ?
    Exactly!!!
    Which is why I spent $130 on a bead buster and some tire spoons - - -
    I already own a compressor - - -

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  • From Snag@21:1/5 to Clare Snyder on Fri Dec 10 21:03:18 2021
    On 12/10/2021 3:54 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
    On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:46:18 -0600, Snag <[email protected]> wrote:

    Turns out the only way I'm going to get a decent weld with the .023
    solid SS wire is to get a bottle of trimix ... which ain't happening .
    Instead , I ordered a 1 lb roll of 309L flux core wire . It will be here
    next week so I'll have plenty of time to figure it out before I get to
    building the exhaust system . By the time I get this figured out it
    might have been cheaper to take it to a shop ... but then where's the
    satisfaction in that ?
    Exactly!!!
    Which is why I spent $130 on a bead buster and some tire spoons - - -
    I already own a compressor - - -


    Nah-na-na-na-na-nah , my wife bought me a HF tire changer for
    Christmas - with motorcycle attachment , don't need spoons . One year
    she got me an ATV/motorcycle lift . She's a keeper !
    I gotta say , she has indulged my toolwhoredom over the years . She
    has also realized the (tens of ?) thousands of dollars those tools have
    saved us over the years .
    --
    Snag
    Let's Go Brandon !

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  • From Jim Wilkins@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 11 06:46:21 2021
    "Snag" wrote in message news:sp14dr$k29$[email protected]...

    On 12/10/2021 3:54 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
    ..............

    Nah-na-na-na-na-nah , my wife bought me a HF tire changer for
    Christmas - with motorcycle attachment , don't need spoons . One year
    she got me an ATV/motorcycle lift . She's a keeper !
    I gotta say , she has indulged my toolwhoredom over the years . She
    has also realized the (tens of ?) thousands of dollars those tools have
    saved us over the years .

    -------------------

    I have some of the HF manual tire changers, perhaps not the one you have.
    They change the job from nearly impossible to very difficult and I still
    need the long spoons, and large C clamps. The tire shops won't touch older tires and some of my tractor tires are over 40.

    A 2" RA air sander and X-tra Seal fixed my leaky rim problems.

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  • From Clare Snyder@21:1/5 to Snag on Sat Dec 11 10:51:36 2021
    On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 21:03:18 -0600, Snag <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 12/10/2021 3:54 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
    On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:46:18 -0600, Snag <[email protected]> wrote:

    Turns out the only way I'm going to get a decent weld with the .023
    solid SS wire is to get a bottle of trimix ... which ain't happening .
    Instead , I ordered a 1 lb roll of 309L flux core wire . It will be here >>> next week so I'll have plenty of time to figure it out before I get to
    building the exhaust system . By the time I get this figured out it
    might have been cheaper to take it to a shop ... but then where's the
    satisfaction in that ?
    Exactly!!!
    Which is why I spent $130 on a bead buster and some tire spoons - - -
    I already own a compressor - - -


    Nah-na-na-na-na-nah , my wife bought me a HF tire changer for
    Christmas - with motorcycle attachment , don't need spoons . One year
    she got me an ATV/motorcycle lift . She's a keeper !
    I gotta say , she has indulged my toolwhoredom over the years . She
    has also realized the (tens of ?) thousands of dollars those tools have
    saved us over the years .

    My problem is I don't have the spsce for all the full sized tools,
    not living on an "acreage out in the sticks" so I have to make do!! My
    g

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  • From Jim Wilkins@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 11 12:02:09 2021
    "Clare Snyder" wrote in message news:[email protected]...

    My problem is I don't have the spsce for all the full sized tools,
    not living on an "acreage out in the sticks" so I have to make do!! My
    g
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    I drill mounts for such bulky, rarely needed tools on a 3' square shop-made welding table with removable legs. When not in use they go back in the box.
    The table top has wheels on one side to roll it in and out of storage.

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