Welding Website Bulletin Boards

Welding Website Bulletin Boards WELDERS/TORCHES Welders/Torches 30-1-36 Cary Urka, Bretheren, Mich.: "When it comes to getting the lowdown on welding, it's hard to beat website bulletin boards. Two that I really like and participate in are www.hobartwelders.com/mboard and www.shopfloortalk.com. I've been really impressed with the people who post questions and answers on the sites. They are information hungry and smart enough to know when they don't know. The experience spectrum runs from first time users all the way to engineers. A lot of questions get answered and by a variety of people, not just career welders. "One of the questions that gets asked often is what's the difference between a $300 machine and a $600 machine. The only virtue of cheap is that it's cheap. Pay a little more and get into quality with a Hobart, Miller or Lincoln. Even Hobart engineers on their site will provide good information about competitors' machines and not badmouth them. Site members don't promote one welder over another, but they do promote service. "Another best buy is used golf carts. On our berry farm, we have four. They are great for workers to get around quickly and cheaply. Anybody can drive them, from kids to older people, and they run on an eyedropper of fuel. I made boxes for them and load them up as rolling toolboxes."

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