Chemical cab air filters are something we will be seeing a lot more of in the next few years. Used mostly in the agricultural industry for a long time we...
Recently a customer approached us with concerns of high particle counts in their final drive sos oil sampling. These guys are running 789 Cat dump trucks and high particle count...
Plasma Cutter VS Oxy Acet? (Read this before you decide).
So , what should I buy, A Plasma Cutter or stick with Oxy and Acetylene?
This is a question we get asked...
Bolts and fasteners 101
Bolts, they all look the same. But then people start talking about UNC =, Metric, grade 8. It can get confusing and a little daunting sometimes. (Do...
It's not everyday that you are going to use your welder. Not using your welder for a period of time can cause problems when you start to weld again.here are...
Tip Size
If you are using gasless wire you should be using one size over on your tips. .9 wire, run 1mm tips it gives clearance between wire and the tips...
USE! Decide what you really want to use it for (examples)
TYPE
Cavity Box which will have large cavities for large items. ( this wasn’t mentioned any further) need to expand
Material. Heavier...
3 Important reasons why Silicone hoses is better than Rubber hoses:
Silicone's resistance to Heat
esp for high temp applications such as radiator hose areas that don’t have much air flow...
Bolt blog 101
Today's topic: Thread Types and Sizes
The most common thread sizes in bolts you come across are in 3 categories. Imperial, metric and whitworth. As a rule imperial is...
A little science 101 to start. There are for states of matter, solid, liquid, gas and today's fav, plasma. Plasma is a super heated gas. It can be any type...
SIZE DOES MATTER
One of the biggest welding maintenance mistakes we see is people using the same size tip and same size wire together.
That brings us to the subject of...
Knowing when to change your liner:
The thing we often oversee, and here’s why……...
First, what is a liner? Liners are a tightly wound spring that run the wire from your wire...
Rollers, they may all look the same but it's the little details that matter the most.
Rollers are the round wheels, that grab hold and push your wire down the liner...
The number one problem we see with plasma cutters is worn out consumables. If you have been cutting dirty,old or rusty material your consumables are going to wear out fast....