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Today's Daily News

Not Working: Manufacturing Again Loses Jobs
After adding 19,000 jobs in April, U.S. manufacturing shed 14,000 jobs in May, dropping overall manufacturing employment to 14.23 million, according to statistics released June 2 by the U.S. Labor Department. Read more

DHL Forms Disaster Response Team Just In Time for Hurricane Season
DHL has inaugurated its Disaster Response Team Americas, based in South Florida, as part of a global partnership with the United Nations System for disaster management. The DRT will respond to sudden-onset natural disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean along with some coverage of northern South America and the southern United States. Read more

Hydro To Sell Tubing Operation
Hydro Aluminum plans to sell its Ellenville, NY, extrusion plant because it has determined the plant's output is not in line with the company's North American organization. Read more

SolidWorks Donates 3D CAD Software
The nearly 400 college students who compete in this year's American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) 1/4 Scale Tractor Student Design Competition with have access to free SolidWorks Student Edition software. Read more

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Welding Projects & Pictures -- My first project... "Hey Mr. Postman!"
"Here is my first 'from nothing' project. My wife picked out the mailbox but we decided that we needed a custom pole for it. In the background you can see the block pillars that will have an ornamental steel fence and gate soon."
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General Welding Questions -- My Welds Don't Stick
"I am relatively new to welding and I am having problems getting my welds to stick together... Any comments or suggestions as to what I may be doing wrong or what I might try to correct the problem?"
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MIG, TIG, Stick, And Oxy/Fuel Welding -- Homemade Pedal for Inverter TIG
"I just bought myself an inverter TIG off EBay to get a bit of practice until I can afford a 'proper' AC/DC unit... could I wire this potentiometer (rheostat) into a foot pedal and vary the output during welding without damaging the unit?"
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