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by Metalman
Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Band Saw Blade
Replies: 16
Views: 3491

Re: Band Saw Blade

Last blades from McMaster-Carr were M.K.Morse.
by Metalman
Tue Mar 24, 2015 4:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Band Saw Blade
Replies: 16
Views: 3491

Re: Band Saw Blade

I order band saw blades from McMaster-Carr, I don't have a blade welder. What ever brands they sent over the years have been excellent.
by Metalman
Fri Mar 13, 2015 6:14 pm
Forum: Welding
Topic: Tig or Mig cast aluminum??
Replies: 7
Views: 7388

Re: Tig or Mig cast aluminum??

I just read your other post about getting back into welding. Hope your eyesight situation improves. From what I've read the 4943 is not widely available due to minimum orders (100lbs ?) on the suppliers end. LWS may or may not have it available. So that translates to expensive. I'll most likely orde...
by Metalman
Fri Mar 13, 2015 4:15 pm
Forum: Welding
Topic: Tig or Mig cast aluminum??
Replies: 7
Views: 7388

Re: Tig or Mig cast aluminum??

You could weld it either way, MIG or TIG. Here I would preheat and TIG something like that because I can control it better and get a neat weld on the first go around. I use the spool gun when I need production/speed where lots of welds are involved and super nice TIG welds are a waste of time, usual...
by Metalman
Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: electroless nickel plating
Replies: 16
Views: 8011

Re: electroless nickel plating

I don't know anything about the process. Are the chemicals or ingredients common or easy to obtain? Be interesting to know the process and what's involved, especially if the materials could be rounded up at less cost than one of those kits. I like nickel plate, keep us posted.
by Metalman
Wed Mar 04, 2015 8:36 am
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Do HVLP Paint Guns Clog Between Coats?
Replies: 40
Views: 10713

Re: Do HVLP Paint Guns Clog Between Coats?

Everyone thinks painting is easy, but it's one of the hardest things to do right. They think it's easy because they do a really crappy job. I've been painting for about 44 years, a lot of changes in materials and equipment, and I think its getting harder :lol: . Kind of like baking (vs cooking); yo...
by Metalman
Tue Mar 03, 2015 5:46 pm
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Do HVLP Paint Guns Clog Between Coats?
Replies: 40
Views: 10713

Re: Do HVLP Paint Guns Clog Between Coats?

Urethane. I could have gotten a shop to do it for under a hundred bucks, but I am determined. Well that's the spirit and you will learn something new. One of the problems is getting all the right materials and having to buy more that you actually need. Mind the pot life on the primer after you acti...
by Metalman
Tue Mar 03, 2015 4:02 pm
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Do HVLP Paint Guns Clog Between Coats?
Replies: 40
Views: 10713

Re: Do HVLP Paint Guns Clog Between Coats?

SteveHGraham wrote:It turned out there was a Planet Color (Sherwin-Williams) place nearby, so I went and got primer. Only fifty bucks for a quart plus hardener! Fifty!!
You got away cheap! Was that for epoxy or urethane?
by Metalman
Tue Mar 03, 2015 1:49 pm
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Do HVLP Paint Guns Clog Between Coats?
Replies: 40
Views: 10713

Re: Do HVLP Paint Guns Clog Between Coats?

I agree, don't use the rattle can primer. I use epoxy primer, works great on fiberglass. The one I like is from Southern Polyurethanes: http://www.southernpolyurethanes.com/. No affiliation with the co. just good material at a reasonable cost.
by Metalman
Tue Mar 03, 2015 12:23 pm
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Do HVLP Paint Guns Clog Between Coats?
Replies: 40
Views: 10713

Re: Do HVLP Paint Guns Clog Between Coats?

New plastic side covers or repainting existing already painted parts?
by Metalman
Tue Mar 03, 2015 12:21 pm
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Do HVLP Paint Guns Clog Between Coats?
Replies: 40
Views: 10713

Re: Do HVLP Paint Guns Clog Between Coats?

No, I'm referring to the mesh. The filters they sent will likely be fine.
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