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• Re: Mig welder for sale, all inquires off list please, if not interested in LONG SALES PITCH please delete!
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 23:50:51 -0600
  ...WELDING MACHINE WELDING LEADS STEEL WELDING WIRE ALUMINUM WELDING WIRE ARGON REGULATOR and HOSE. WELDING HOOD, with # 10 lenses. WELDING GLOVES Here are the...
• Welding 101 (long)
  Historical mailing list
  27 Nov 96 07:49:09 PST
  Welding 101 - A little welding terminology education appears to be in order. Most of this though the AWS (American Welding Society), the leading authority...
• Re: Welding a bell housing????
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 11:20:04 -0600
  Yep, The bell housing can be welded,if; (A) You have in stock, a mig or tig welder (B) You know someone with a...
• plastic welding tool inquiry
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:21:21 -0500
  Anyone used this from HF? http://www.harborfreight.com/welding/plastic-welders/plastic-welding-kit-with-adjustable-temperature-96464.html Or can recommend a...
• Re: Welding 101
  Historical mailing list
  02 Dec 96 11:13:48 PST
  To which Jeff replies - Using a battery to weld CAN be done. ALWAYS disconnect both cables from battery, stray electrons can fry unintended objects...
• Re: VANAGON digest 1182
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 28 Nov 1996 22:18:41 -0500
  Jeff Carver writes: > SMAW = Shielded Metal Arc Weld, aka stick welding. A solid metal rod > with flux on the outside surface. Well suited to...
• Re: Welders/Welding
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 17:55:14 EST
  In a message dated 12/6/00 3:13:57 PM, DStewart@CHRM.COM writes: << Do any of you do any welding repairs to...
• Re: Head Welded, '80 (long) & Shop Recommendation
  Historical mailing list
  12 May 97 06:55:31 PDT
  The technique of TIG welding (Tungsten Inert Gas) is one whereby the arc is sustained between a non-consummable tungsten electrode and the workpiece...
• Re: Welding
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 11:35:00 -0500
  ...Don't plan on any useful results until you've done about 50ft of practice welding. This comment refers to gas welding. It is...
• Re: MIG welding.
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 19:24:06 -0700
  I have the Lincoln SP-135T mig welder, which I used when I did some extensive radiator-support modifications to accommodate the intercooler setup...
• Re: Welders in Denver?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:20:33 -0500
  ...I'm on the verge of buying a 110v Mig Welder Outfit and your need for a weld would be one more reason to...
• Re: Welding the front seam at bumper
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 11:24:45 -0500
  <<Anyway, when the shop welded the pannel back in place they spot welded it before painting. Right now it looks great, but I can...
• Welding How-To Books
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Mar 96 23:14 CST
  ...Welding Books - ATTN Randy, Chris > >Hey Randy (and Chris and others), > > Had my first welding class in two weeks and I got some info...
• Re: Welding a bell housing????
  Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 23:39:29 -0800
  ...Make sure you know how to weld aluminum or you find a welder that has certification in welding and has welded alluminum before. Ask...
• Re: plastic welding tool inquiry
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:36:33 -0400
  ...If you can find a scrap piece of the same kind of plastic you are welding it's easy to cut bits out of...
• Re: Tiico - Welding Engine Mount
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 11:57:42 -0400
  Why weld it? Our TiiCo engine was floating around on too soft mounts also. Basically we immobilized all 3 by cutting hard rubber to...
• Re: Get Bent??? go straight!-Maybe, Maybe Not.
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 08:45:20 EDT
  ...I know men who are certified to weld airframes. I know men who are certified to weld high pressure piping with 3 inch thick...
• Re: Welders in Denver?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 20 Dec 2005 20:09:06 -0800
  Brent, From my personal experience, 110V MIG welders are pretty worthless. Everyone I know who has bought one, has regretted it. I have a...
• Tiico - Welding Engine Mount
  Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:11:01 -0400
  Can some please post directions that I could give to a welder to have my engine mount welded solid? Or, is it as simple...
• Re: JB Weld temp rating
  Historical mailing list - Paul Gilland
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 21:10:14 -0800
  I've always been curious if JB Kwik Weld (cures in 4 hours) was as strong as regular JB Weld (cures overnight). This is...
• Welders/Welding
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 12:10:32 -0800
  Do any of you do any welding repairs to your VWs at home? If so, what type of welding equipment do you use/would...
• Re: Front end suspension
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 12 May 2011 15:18:52 -0400
  >> >> I know those upper control arm bushings need to be spot welded - that >> I'd >> need someone else for anyway. Since you are saving...
• Re: Welders/Welding
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Sedoris
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 02:08:32 -0800
  ...We bought a Lincoln SP-125 PLUS Mig welder with a lifetime lease 80# CO2/Argon gas cylinder. The welder is 110 volt powered...
• Re: MIG welding.
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 21:57:17 -0400
  Panel distortion is minimal if you weld right. Panels should be tacked, not seam welded. Try to run a bead down thin sheet metal...
• Re: Tiico - Welding Engine Mount
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 10:04:49 -0700
  ...Tiico - Welding Engine Mount > > > > Can some please post directions that I could give to a welder to have my > > engine mount welded solid? Or...
• Re: swivel seat install carat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 16:28:16 EST
  ...you can see where the welds were cut - just lay it in there and weld it down where the orig welds were.. battery removal...
• Re: MIG welding.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 23:20:21 -0400
  A mig welder does make things a lot easier. Avoid the 110v units. They can�t develop the "open circuit" voltage and still deliver...
• Engine block welding
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Mon, 17 Sep 2001 10:32:28 -0700
  ...Yes, the aluminum engine block can be safely welded, providing the welder knows what he or she is doing. A Heliarc welder and Alloy...
• Re: Welding on Van - ECU consequences?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 2 Sep 2015 05:07:34 +0000
  ...All that electrical energy is transformed into intense heat that welds the rod/wire to the welded part.You are not pumping electricity into...
• Re: Used Shifter out there?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 14 May 2004 11:21:50 EDT
  In a message dated 5/14/04 6:51:51 AM, RAlanen@AOL.COM writes: << weld up the old one with the brace inside...
• Re: Get Bent??? go straight!-Maybe, Maybe Not.
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 08:53:29 -0400
  ...I know men who are certified to weld airframes. I know men who are certified to weld high pressure piping with 3 inch thick...
• Re: skylight velcro adhesive Weldwood
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 18:10:00 -0400
  At 11:06 PM 5/31/99 -0400, Karl Mullendore wrote: >I use 'Weldwood' brand contact cement in this area. > Weldwood is good stuff...
• RE: Body Work 2
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Mon, 05 Feb 96 18:39:29 -0800
  Vahid Lajevardi (lajevard@ppg01.sc.hp.com) wrote: > Now I am ready to do welding. I looked into renting an arc stick > welder. The...
• Re: need welder in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 21:55:49 -0400
  Mark, Zoltan is talking about stainless steel welding. Stainless steel is the type of material your Stebro muffler is made of, and does not...
• Re: Welding on Van - ECU consequences?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 2 Sep 2015 05:23:02 +0000
  ...In 20 years I have ad quite a bit of welding done electric welding done on my Westfalia, with no problems.Robert1982 Westfalia From...
• battery tray replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Green Eric L
  Mon, 18 Apr 1994 17:15:52 -0500
  ...You wouldn't have had the burn-through problems with a MIG welder. A MIG welder puts out much less heat so you probably...
• Re: Baja Shakedown
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:58:15 -0700
  ...Question is, can it be welded using standard aluminum welding techniques or should I just empty the case, apply JB Weld and refill? Miguel
• Welders & Machinist's Tools (not exactly VW, but....)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Fri, 1 Mar 1996 12:39:10 -0600 (CST)
  There's an auction tomorrow with a bunch of machinist's tools and welders for sale. I don't know how to weld yet...
• Re: MIG welding.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 23:14:58 -0400
  ...If you are welding patches and non-stressed work, 3M body panel glue is a better option than welding now. Karl (welder for 37...
• Re: need welder in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 17:38:26 -0700
  What is "stainless welding"? There is no need for it to be perfect and I don't care if the weld material rusts or...
• wasserboxer exhaust welding
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 10:28:50 CST6CDT
  ...successfully welded for $15. so far, the exhaust has cracked and been welded successfully at the following places (it's turning out a little...
• Re: Baja Shakedown
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:44:03 -0800
  I have had a Syncro tranny welded before but a different section of the case. It seems like asking the welder would be the...
• Re: Upper COntrol Arm Bushing '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:23:44 -0800
  ...If you hand it to the welder all figured out, clean, and ready to weld......it's like 'no effort' to a real welder...
• Re: Welding on Van - ECU consequences?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 21:30:41 -0700
  ...I worry about high frequency stuff making mischief during welding the van. I know many don't bother. Maybe it's the welding machine...
• Re: Welders in Denver?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:45:42 -0700
  > I recently picked up a swivel seat base and am looking to have it welded > in; > I stopped by a body shop today and...
• Welding on Van - ECU consequences?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 22:26:58 -0600
  ...It suddenly occurred to me that they may be using an electric welder on my vehicle rather than a gas welder. Is it recommended...
• Re: Tiico - Welding Engine Mount
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 17:48:11 -0700
  There are 2 different welding jobs at issue here. One is the lack of the metal reinforcing plate on the body where the rear...
• Re: bumper build - weld up done
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 20:04:27 -0700
  Most people could weld better than me. :) Mike has the advantage of genetics alistair On 2013-08-01, at 7:54 PM, Ben wrote...
• Re: need welder in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 11:04:53 -0700
  The welding part is easy, I can do it. But it must be stainless welding if you want it perfect. I don't have...
• Re: Welders in Denver?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:11:39 -0500
  I have a 110v MIG welder, that I've owned since 1987, and I've never regretted getting it. Among many other things, I...
• Re: Welders/Welding
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 16:27:43 -0600
  ...Welders/Welding >Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 12:10:32 -0800 > >Do any of you do any welding repairs to your VWs at home...
• Drivers door hinge assembly - spot welds failed?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:36:23 -0400
  ...No less than 10 spot welds were "broken" with no rust. I say broken because I've never seen spot welds fail. When repairing...
• Re: MIG welder advice needed
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 06:27:20 -0500
  ...A work associate, who used to weld professionally, makes comments here and there about what a bad welder it is, but he always comes...
• welding
  Historical mailing list - J.W.Brier
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 14:11:45 +0200
  Do you need to do some welding on your bus? I had never in my life done any welding. I bit the bullet and...
• Re: small exhaust leak: which epoxy to use?
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 07:51:54 -0400
  I have successfully used 'JB Weld' for this application for years with success. Even with larger holes. If the 'weld' tries to slip inside...
• Re: WAS: building carrier bar..... NOW: Test Weld PIC
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:29:33 -0700
  ...Just want to add a thing or 2- a professional welder friend of mine always, just before he goes to weld the 'piece' - a...
• Re: To weld or not to weld upper control arm bushings..
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 00:54:04 -0500
  I've done at least 4 sets, the first maybe 9 years ago.NEVER welded them. Nove have ever failed Most pressed in bushings...
• Re: Welding Question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 31 Jul 2004 20:49:35 -0500
  They do make a product caled welding backup tape. It's a 3M product. Do the research it's made for just the situations...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings, replacement question
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Sun, 9 Nov 2014 17:08:01 -0500
  Welding is best but maybe an epoxy like JB weld? -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
• Re: need welder in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 10:50:46 -0400
  Mark, Make sure that whoever ends up doing it uses 309 or 309si filler to weld it. Those stebros are made from ferritic 409...