On Jan 23, 11:07*am, Barry wrote:
Unmoderated newsgroups like this get out of control so I'm wondering
what else is out there.

I like eng-tips, even though it's very commercial and "promoting,
selling, recruiting and student posting are not allowed in the
forums." They have a Metal and Metallurgy Engineering forum athttp://tinyurl.com/77h27euand a Welding, Bonding & Fastener
Engineering forum athttp://tinyurl.com/7anoxjy

Doityourself.com has a Welding and Metalworking forum athttp://tinyurl.com/7zrolg3

Anything else?

One can check the Hobart/Miller/Lincoln sites for metalworking info
also.

TMT