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    Re: Building a Gate

    Definitely use AC ply, CDX will give you a huge headache you don't want to have to deal with!
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    Re: I keep getting flashback with my Mig

    I have never had the wire melt back into the tip but the electrode(tip) itself melted. I can't slow down because I'll get blowouts (Its only 12gauge rolled steel). I replaced the tip and the shield...
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    Re: I keep getting flashback with my Mig

    Thanks a bunch I'll give it a shot but I think you have solved the problem.
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    Re: I keep getting flashback with my Mig

    Took me a few tries but i got it to embed properly. I welded some scrape in my shop so you could hear the sound and see sorry about the poor quality of video.
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    Re: I keep getting flashback with my Mig

    thanks bud



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    Re: I keep getting flashback with my Mig

    I already use gel so thats not the issue. When I grind the electrode I use a course grinding wheel or cut off disc. I was frustrated by this recent problem and so I started reusing my electrodes...
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    Re: I keep getting flashback with my Mig

    Whoops, well I was trying to say the molten steel was clinging to the electrode and jamming the wire. Its called something like that. I might of made that term up though. Anyway it is a pain in the...
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    I keep getting flashback with my Mig

    I keep getting flashback with my Mig. Its a Lincoln but its old. Its a great little beast but sometimes I get excessive flashback. It gets soo bad it'll toast my electrode(it melts the copper). It...
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    What's a winchman?

    Recently I was having a conversation with a fellow student of theatre and she asked me what a winchmen was. I was not sure my self and so I asked her what she thought they did, and she said in a show...
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    Re: Rope Work Within the Theatre

    The Complete Guide to Knots and Knot Tying is a great book and you can find it on the internet in pdf
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    Re: Rope Work Within the Theatre

    Add to that:
    Double Bowline
    Truckers Hitch
    Taught Line Hitch
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    Re: Rope Work Within the Theatre

    Thanks for the awesome reply! Have you ever heard of a Klienhiest Knot? it might suit some Prusik applications better, cause it is designed with downward or upward force in mind? And which type...
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    Rope Work Within the Theatre

    What knots do you use in the theatre? Rope work in the theatre is something I don't hear much about. What do you use when tying knots, what kinds of rope, and in what application?
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