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Hello, I am looking for some advice on how to repair some worn out holes in a brass part for a machine that wears out. T...
05/10/2026

Hello, I am looking for some advice on how to repair some worn out holes in a brass part for a machine that wears out. There are 2 pins that go into the holes in the arm and over time they wear out and need replacing, however we cannot get the part anymore because it is obsoleted. Looking for some advice for filling in the work holes and re drilling them so we can re use them. The part is 4mm thick. Would brazing work okay for this? And if so what sort of filler should I use? Thanks !

Couldnt post on the welding reddit so i am just posting this here. How would i go about welding two of these thin pieces...
05/10/2026

Couldnt post on the welding reddit so i am just posting this here. How would i go about welding two of these thin pieces of metal together? I only have a flux core welder and when i tried welding with the other pieces of pipe i have it just melts through. Should i just tack it all around and weld ontop of the tack if i can? Or should i just leave it tacked? Thanks. Now i just need 400 characters t

Why is this weld failing?
05/10/2026

Why is this weld failing?

Embassy Rowe/Washington, D.C.
05/10/2026

Embassy Rowe/Washington, D.C.

The aluminum doesn't actually form part of the chip. but you can see the 316-copper-316-Ti transitions! Plus a side prof...
05/10/2026

The aluminum doesn't actually form part of the chip. but you can see the 316-copper-316-Ti transitions! Plus a side profile of the part.

Tips? I just started welding. This is stick running 6013
05/10/2026

Tips? I just started welding. This is stick running 6013

I was gifted a cheap Amazon Stick welder. and I have no prior experience. I went to use it today for the second time and...
05/09/2026

I was gifted a cheap Amazon Stick welder. and I have no prior experience. I went to use it today for the second time and I wasn't getting any sparks, I looked at the positive lead that holds the stick and found the side had "melted" away, but it kinda looks scratched away.... and where the copper terminal is inside looks like it shattered. Im curious what caused this, so to avoid it in the future.
was it because the parts are cheap, or did I do something wrong that destroyed the handle ? last thing I want to do is get new leads and do the exact same thing. I admit I kinda plug and played, so I don't know if I made a complete noob mistake.

I paid a guy off facebook marketplace to come weld some reinforcements in my basement. These are the welds he did. I don...
05/09/2026

I paid a guy off facebook marketplace to come weld some reinforcements in my basement. These are the welds he did. I don't know very much about welding, but these don't look that professional to me. That said, I don't care if they look good, I want to know if they are strong. Do these welds look strong? Do I need to get somebody else to re-do them? (It's demanding that I have at least 400 characters in my post, so here are some more characters for the silly robot to be satisfied.)

Any advice to improve welding skills??
05/09/2026

Any advice to improve welding skills??

it's on an Sch10" on 6g position ,carbon steel pipe, i did the root with a 4-5mm gap (5/32"-13/64") using the 2'4mm fill...
05/09/2026

it's on an Sch10" on 6g position ,carbon steel pipe, i did the root with a 4-5mm gap (5/32"-13/64") using the 2'4mm filler wire (3/32") with 90-85 amps at the bottom and at the top 80/85 amps couse the small pipe gets really hot and i can't control that well the puddle at the top part so i turn down 5 amps, im freehanding the root and the wire always behind the bevel i also didn't tip the tungsten, i did the fill with 105 amps and the last caps with 90-95 to prevent undercut don't have pics on that pipe but i have with other pipes and thats how my caps usually look like, my quiestion is if it can pass an xray test with that low amperage?? couse the ones that i see on youtube they do it with 90-110 amps so it can be done with 85-90 amps??? I would like to do an homologation with x-ray and i want to know if i would be ready for it, my tracher says that i can pass it, but i want to hear other opinions from other welders it would help me a lot

Sharing an internal corner I did today on a stainless benchtop. I rolled the 1.2mm 304 grade stainless off the coil, dev...
05/09/2026

Sharing an internal corner I did today on a stainless benchtop. I rolled the 1.2mm 304 grade stainless off the coil, developed the pattern, folded it on the break press and then formed this corner by hand. The weld is done from the outside so what you are seeing on the inside is just pe*******on which is kept clean using the piece of brass in one of the pictures.I have been working with stainless for over 20 years. On my own scale of quality I would give this one an 8/10.I have been wanting to share some of my work here to show that sometimes the welds initial appearance is mostly irrelevant to the final result.Happy to answer questions or give any pointers.

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