Welders Thread
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i have a lincoln weldpak 5000hd mig on a cart.i got it from a buddy for 500 hardly used which was a score.i have it setup for .30 right now.leather gloves.i used to have some cheapass ebay helmet i got for like 60 bucks.used that for years but i finally got a jackson which was a little over 300 and i will say right now spend some coin on a good helmet.it is night and day difference with a good helmet
I got a lincoln 125 for 100$. Brand new sitting in a old ware house that some people were selling the stuff out off.
Brand new I think they are around 400 at home depot.
I love it right now I'm running flux core but I can get the kit to run gas with it but never got around to it yet
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Brand new I think they are around 400 at home depot.
I love it right now I'm running flux core but I can get the kit to run gas with it but never got around to it yet
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I've had my HF adjustable autodimming $40 helmet for a while, so far I have no complaints.
I made my own extension cord, about 25ft IIRC out of some scrap 10ga cable I had. Went to lowes and got the plug and just got a regular wall mount receptacle and a metal box for the other end. I plastidipped the box to make it a little more durable, corrosion resistance, and sealed.
Maybe getting a miller tig sometime this summer to do some aluminum projects. Was looking at the diversion 180 or the syncrowave 200. Anyone wanna explain to me what Pulsed tig is? I haven't done any research so I figured I'd ask here first before reading up on it.
Pulse is an automated setting using a pulser that will go from a predetermined power to a lower power arc automatically at some frequency you can set. Basically it's like the machine working the pedal for you more uniformly than you can and depending on set frequency faster than you can.
It's really useful for stainless where you need good fusion, but limited total heat input so you don't cook the base materials and eliminate the passivation layer if you can't brush the joint afterwords.
It's really useful for stainless where you need good fusion, but limited total heat input so you don't cook the base materials and eliminate the passivation layer if you can't brush the joint afterwords.
I watched one or two videos on it and it definitely looks like something I want. Which tig are you using?
I've got an older Miller Dialarc 250HF at home and I use a Miller Syncrowave 350LX at work when needed.
what brand an model welder do you have?
looking into buying a new mig welder an was jw what everyone is running an pros an cons about them... post it up
looking into buying a new mig welder an was jw what everyone is running an pros an cons about them... post it up
i have a miller 220 i believe is the model, not sure, its large, but it works very well bagged my truck with it, and built rollcages as well
got the lincoln 140 mig welder for my dad (sisters me and brother and mom put together enough money and bought it for either a bday gift or fathers day) got welder+small tank+pair of gloves for 800 somethin i believe, maybe a bit more but not over 1000, and the guy threw in a pair of welding sleeves and extra pair of gloves for me since hes the supplier for the votech i went to (same welder i used at votech so i know its good) its done pretty well, welded up some ramp doors on my dads trailer,as the were starting to fall off.
dont judge! :lol:
now i know the welds r shitty and not ground down but this is from when we first got it and had to find the right settings for it.
doesnt have to be pretty since its just a trailer but it holds
dont judge! :lol:
now i know the welds r shitty and not ground down but this is from when we first got it and had to find the right settings for it.
doesnt have to be pretty since its just a trailer but it holds