Metalworking, Machining & More: Peen around the hole, then drill and tap it

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Hobbies, Crafts, & Houses > Metalworking, Machining & More: Peen around the hole, then drill and tap it

BrokenKnucklez: Apr 22, 2008; by zen death robot

I have been looking at the Arc Pig http://www.arcpig.com/ I have access to an older lincoln AC/DC 225 (tombstone). With a tig torch, could I tig weld aluminum with this set up with the machine on AC?

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BrokenKnucklez: Apr 22, 2008; by zen death robot

Motronic posted:

One that has the HF start switch stuck on "continuous".

I'm sure it's better than scratch starting, and at the right price I could see it being useful.

Unfortunately, $349 is NOT the right price.

My FIL is getting new machines at his shop, and is offering me his lincoln tombstone ac/dc 225 for 50 cents (he has to show a sale for taxes and poo poo), I figured if I could make a decent scratch start tig machine out of it for very little.

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