Welder

[DougGuy]

Nice welds, Doug. Was that last on left done at their place in Henderson? How heavy an extension are we talking in post 29? Im getting sticking with a short 12g using 110v

I am using a 25' 12ga extension on the Hobart 140 and it welds good. Sometimes it's just a tad slow starting but the ground clamp is not very good either so if I fixed that it would start quicker.

So many things could cause current to drop and a rod to stick so I can't diagnose it over the forum, it could be everything from the wall plug to the electrode is good but there is aluminum wire inside the wall. Who knows.

[Mal Paso]

They make 100 foot 10 gauge 15 Amp plug cords, Harbor Freight and Home Depot have them. Really cuts the voltage drop.

[Buck Shot]

They make 100 foot 10 gauge 15 Amp plug cords, Harbor Freight and Home Depot have them. Really cuts the voltage drop.

Yep, I bought one, then cut off and replaced the ends with 6-50 connectors for 240V to run the plasma cutter or welder.

[lightman]

Here is a few of my "pet" projects for 2021. They don't bring stuff when it needs repair, they run it until it literally falls apart then and only then do I get them..

Everything in these photos was done with Esab 1/16" 7100 Ultra dual shield wire, it's flux cored wire and also uses gas for shielding. I use 75/25 pretty common mix for mig, 75% argon 25% CO2.

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Nice looking work DougGuy! That kind of work separates the wannabees from the real welders!

[lightman]

I've welded a lot of stuff with a little Lincoln 225 machine. Used ones show up occasionally on swap shops and Craigslist.

[firefly1957]

Several years ago I bought a Harbor freight wire welder 170 amps max can use shielding gas or flux core wire unless it is something very thick I will not go back to the old Lincoln stick welder I still have !
The last project I did with it was replacing the bottom of a 82" skid steer bucket with a 1/8" (11 ga) 82X22 inch sheet of metal . Have done all kinds of welds I would have made a terrible mess of with the stick welder.

[andre3k]

I wish I were in Houston area,
there's more than one. and these are very nice machines
https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...3&acctid=21127

Small world. I bought that welder. Picked it up a couple of days ago.

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