<div dir="ltr">I just picked up a MIG/Flux-Core yesterday on craigslist. I, and others, figured it will be a good start. This is it:<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.lincolnelectric.com/en-us/equipment/Pages/product.aspx?product=K2481-1(LincolnElectric)" target="_blank">http://www.lincolnelectric.<wbr>com/en-us/equipment/Pages/<wbr>product.aspx?product=K2481-1(<wbr>LincolnElectric)</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>We need SAFETY gear and other accessories. Other welders and equipment, are of course welcome. I wouldn't personally bring in any equipment that is broken or unreliable.</div><div><br></div><div>I have a list of things we still need to acquire to get going (its written with myself as the audience, but here it is):</div><div><br></div><div><span id="m_-8613465625940576613gmail-docs-internal-guid-a07a8d48-ee4f-91b1-e9dc-f6531ba3d46b"><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Safety Gear: Check craigslist for this stuff</span></p></li><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Signage: I expect there is plenty of already made safety signage related to welding. There should be as much safety information on the walls as possible.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Helmets: Full Face, Neck, Head coverage is preferred. Auto Darkening is good, but expensive. We should have more than one. Hand held shields are also a nice option for short tasks and  training sessions. Just closing your eyes is a REALLY BAD idea. “Auto-darkening is a nice feature, but a #10 filter is sufficient for many welders. Some prefer a standard helmet with proper shade. If working with higher-amp arcs, you will need more shade. “</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Gloves: We should get several types and have them clearly marked for hot area work and their intended usage: i.e. forge or welding, MIG / TIG</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Clothing: Avoid synthetic materials, cotton / leather is best. Exposed skin gets “sunburned”.  “Leather clothing is the safest choice, but it is also the warmest. Therefore, many welders wear leather sleeves, longer gauntlet gloves, a leather apron, or a kind of modified welding bib”  Protect your feet, if loner steel toe boots were possible, that would be good.</span></p></li></ol><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Consumables</span></p></li><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Gas, Argon for MIG</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Gas Container(s)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A cart for the gas containers and a means to secure it upright for safety</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rods and wire for welding</span></p></li></ol><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hand tools This is probably worth scouring Craigslist for</span></p></li><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Clamps (many types)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hammers, chipping hammers</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Bonus: Anvil and misc metal work / shaping</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Angle grinder and various discs</span></p></li></ol><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Metal Shelving for tools</span></p></li><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Repurpose some of the metal shelving and scrap for this</span></p></li></ol><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Welding table(s)</span></p></li></ol><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Need to source two similar sturdy metalwork / welding type tables for the room.</span></p></li></ol><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If we get welding stuff we could build the rest of the hot area furniture ourselves</span></li></ol></span></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 2:22 PM, Jake <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jake@spaz.org" target="_blank">jake@spaz.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">i see that the welding shop is looking really good!<br>
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<a href="http://imgur.com/gallery/ElehX" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://imgur.com/gallery/ElehX</a><br>
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but there's something missing...a welder?<br>
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is there a plan to get one in there?  TIG hopefully?<br>
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I might be able to find a MIG welder to put in there for now..  or are things on hold for some reason?<br>
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see you all tomorrow at the laser party.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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-jake<br>
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