Recent content by oldmule

That is a heck of a lot cheaper than buying another TIG unit. Thanks for the heads up.

I need to get a Tweco gun, so maybe I'll pick up the liner for my old one and a bottle of HE and give it a try. I really ought to just suck it up and get a good TIG, but that's a lot of cash.... I've been meaning to ask you about something. Do you have anyone over there that would want some...

I've been playing catch up my whole life.

Hey George, I just got a chance to get back on here..... That would kill two birds for me. If I duct it out the wall of my shop, I can put a pan of water under it to catch the solids and that would keep the neighbors happy when I cut and paint. I have tarps that I hang down to section off...

I have a rather rare bell housing that I need to fix two cracks in. My TIG is DC only (yeah I know) but have heard of people MIG welding AL. I have AR and AR/CO2 blend gases and a Millermatic 175 welder. Can it be done? Just because some of you will ask, it's a braced case TH400. The cracks...

Does anyone use a swamp cooler type filtration for exhaust? Or do you filter your exhaust? I was thinking of putting a vent fan w/ hood out the side of my garage, but like 35Mastr said I don't want to make the neighbor unhappy..... i can at least stick a furnace filter into the mix. I need to...

Hummm, that was a lot better info than I figured I would get. First off, THANKS!!! For the smaller stuff, the rim idea would work great... I was cutting perches and brackets off a 14 bolt axle that was under the vehicle the other night. I thought there was a lot more dust than I was...

I'm still learning to use my new plasma cutter, so I have been a bit timid to break it out and play. I know, I'm being a bit paranoid.... I'm concerned about the gases coming off the cutting when I'm in the shop and I don't have a good ventilation system. What are you guys using? I'm...

Makes good sense to me. Thanks! Part of what I was referring to was from tranny classes and part was from college physics...... I did both so that if I couldn't get a decent Geology job, I could fall back on mechanics..... But, when you put yourself through school, the extra money from...

I just remembered we have an RV salvage here that I have a few bucks credit at. The other "upper scale" RV place I got my 5ver from doesn't stock them.... Thanks for the idea.

Um yeah, the famous tube. :rolleyes: What I was getting at was the aluminum the tranny was cast from is a more porous metal that does allow a minor amount of gas passage. That gas I thought would cause issues with peeling. I'm not saying there is holes big enough for ANY fluid to pass through...

I like yours.... I can't seem to find any of the old screw jacks though. Any ideas? The new campers use scissor jacks. Which I guess would be a get me by, but they are unstable.

Thinking out loud here..... A smaller I beam with 2" tubing welded vertically every couple feet and arms that slide into the 2" would allow you to change the support locations depending on what you need. Stick it on a little axle like they use for log splitters. But, in my case, I would have...

WOW, nice build. I like all the pictures of bracketry and details.

The epoxy primer makes good sense. I haven't been around a body shop since HS days - um, back in 84-85, but have tried to watch what people are doing. I want to do my 18 Dodge tranny, but wanted to check this out. I've always seen the TCI trannies and wondered how they did it. Do you do any...