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The boom lock is broken off and I want to repair it. I am in southeast MO. I intend to mig weld the repair. What do you mean by C/S tab? is that Cold Roll? I assume the preheat will outgas any oil in the weld area. Thats a good idea. Thanks for the reply.

I need to weld up some parts of a backhoe that are cast steel parts. Do I need to do anything special to the part before I weld on it. Some areas I need to build up and some I need to weld parts to them where they broke off. Thanks John

Thanks for the reply. I was hoping someone had done this before. I'll look into the tip standoff. Thanks John

Is it possible to use a template when cutting with a plasma cutter? Would it have to be non conductive? For example if I want to cut 16 4" diameter holes can I make a template for that and clamp it to the steel and cut the holes by hand ...

Thanks for the reply. Is there any way to set up the wizzard to give me what I want and not what the programmer wanted??? John

Why does SW2003 counterbore in the wizzard not match the callout on the machineries hand book for close fit and normal fit. for example 3/8 SHCS close normal loose solidworks .386 .397 .406 mach hand book...

Why would you use a servo motor over a stepper motor? What programs will ker-chunk out G-Code? Thanks John

I am looking into building a CNC burning table. What is the best kind of drive system for the X,Y axis? Stepper or Servo motors? I need this to be PC controlled and to read a DXF file. Any tips on where to start Thanks John

There will not be any increase in shear strength as you have not increased the diameter of the nail. There will be a small increase in the withdrawl index but only to the limit of the head diameter unless the nails are driven through a metal backing then the point cinchec over. Look up National...

Thanks for all the great tips. I'm guessing here that one would jig up the "T", square everything up tack it well then put some pre-stress into the joint then weld.... I have a Miller Syncrowave 180 TIG welder. What is Pulse Welding? Is my machine pulse capable of that? Thanks John

When welding 304 SS or other stainless steel structurals like tube and angle how do you keep the material from warping so bad. For example if I weld a "T" shape from 1" x 11ga square tube the top of the T will droop quite alot after the weld cools. I have tried welding in short...