What's the point...

[newbury]

I think that's why it all "came to a head" with Shield Arc, members just got tired of him bullying the forum.

Maybe he just got tired of all the yipping of how some people can make good looking welds using equipment pushed beyond manufacturer specs.

 

[Big Barn]

Yep that's a miller HF-15-1. It works great and will throw a spark a foot long if cranked up too high. It just has two input studs for ground and stinger, and two outputs for ground and tig torch. I learned to tig with that box hooked to various welders and a year or so later bought my big Airco 300 tig/stick - 900 lbs of awesome

Too cool. Thanks,Dave. I'm assuming amperage control via the power source's tapped settings then? Terry

 

[nc redneck]

Free professional advice is one of the main reasons I spend a lot of time on TBN. I have learned a lot from every forum and saved myself many dollars and hours of time from many different people. Any serious welder knows a 110 will not do what a 220 rig will do. Will weekend welders thump there chest and claim to weld 2 inch steel with there 110, of course. They are not the ones I want advise from. Its just part of internet posting.
Pros need to look past the noise and let there talents speak for themselves.
Scott

 

[caver]

I was on some forum years ago....some member left in a huff and another member said don't throw all of your toys out of the crib

 

[Citydude]

I was on some forum years ago....some member left in a huff and another member said don't throw all of your toys out of the crib

^^^ yep.

 

[Wnc3]

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They are still beating the dead horse....please stop, its dead.

 

[Sodo]

I'm betting the horse gets up and walks.

 

[Rock knocker]

They are still beating the dead horse....please stop, its dead.

Yea, all the fools celebrating their pyrrhic "victory".

 

[MinnesotaDaveChalmers]

Too cool. Thanks,Dave. I'm assuming amperage control via the power source's tapped settings then? Terry

Yeah, it's just scratch start and whatever tap is plugged in is all you get.

Aluminum down around 1/16" is very hard - but 1/8" and above is no problem.

 

[Reverser]

Yeah, it's just scratch start and whatever tap is plugged in is all you get.

Aluminum down around 1/16" is very hard - but 1/8" and above is no problem.

Nice set-up, Dave. :thumbsup:

Tig is something I would love to learn. And would be a very handy to have around. Seems as though most things I have that need repair now-a-days, a tig set-up would be the way to go.

 

[Reverser]

Yeah, it's just scratch start and whatever tap is plugged in is all you get.

Aluminum down around 1/16" is very hard - but 1/8" and above is no problem.

Nice set-up, Dave. :thumbsup:

Tig is something I would love to learn. And would be a very handy to have around. Seems as though most things I have that need repair now-a-days, a tig set-up would be the way to go.

 

[dragoneggs]

Nice set-up, Dave. :thumbsup:

Tig is something I would love to learn. And would be a very handy to have around. Seems as though most things I have that need repair now-a-days, a tig set-up would be the way to go.

Me too on both accounts!!! I wrestled with getting a Multi function machine before 'settling' on a Miller MIG 211. Still a lot of money and I figured maybe I will get by w/o Tig and save some $$$ but if I can't, I can get a stick/Tig for about the same total dollars as a the Miller 200 Multimatic (a beautiful and powerful little tool IMHO).

 

[MinnesotaDaveChalmers]

To be honest, after nearly 3 years now I don't regret going tig - it's awesome and has paid it's way including all the money spent on practice.

I only paid $225 for my Airco 300 (my avatar), which is actually a Miller 330 a/bp. As a 1963 model It's 7 years older than me and is 900 lbs of pure awesome

I regularly see them $500-$800 around here. I think pros get the new fancy inverters and just dump the big heavy ones after a while.

I really dig the control for doing repairs for people (I have a part time shop) but still use mig and stick more. But when it's the right tool, it's the bomb . And I love having a foot control.

Too bad you guys live so far away or you could come try one of my tigs - you'd buy one pretty soon after :laughing:

 

[Sodo]

Will weekend welders thump there chest and claim to weld 2 inch steel with there 110, of course. They are not the ones I want advise from.

Thats an interesting thought Scott. Have you come across anyone on the internet who can tell you how to weld 2 inch steel with 220v?

 

[brain55]

Thats an interesting thought Scott. Have you come across anyone on the internet who can tell you how to weld 2 inch steel with 220v?

I've done 1 1/2" with my LN-25 wire feeder and 8000 watt motor/generator. Lots of preheat and tri-mix. It was on the Z-bar on a New Holland LW130B wheel loader that broke into two pieces. It has held together longer now than it did from the factory.

Back to the bigger topic. I've left before, a dozen or so years ago. I got tired of every time I posted about a failure on a Kubota tractor everybody wanted to take their tractors back to the dealer and get their machine fixed under warranty without it even failing. I couldn't get them to understand that I saw more machines in a month than they will likely ever see, and that most of my customers put more hours on their equipment in a few years than theirs will see in its lifetime. I was also annoyed that more people seemed more interested in where to mount a cup holder on their Kubota than anything else. Thankfully the board grew to include more topics and more diverse membership.

I never had a problem with SA, he always seemed genuine in his critique of my welds.

Brian

 

[Blade Breaker]

Thats an interesting thought Scott. Have you come across anyone on the internet who can tell you how to weld 2 inch steel with 220v?

Interesting that you don't understand what you are talking about. Why would 220v at 100 amps not be sufficient. Been lurking on the welding forum for a while and lots of drama here but this is wrong.

Edit... 50 amps would work all day. If you haven't done it you wouldn't know. Best wishes.

Edit...... 1/8 5p+ running at 95 amps probably uses approximately 15 amps at 220v. 20 amps would work all day.

Yep 1/8 5p+ will fill 2 inch fillets or grooves slow but it can be done very nicely. Low hydrogen will require about 120 amps and can still be run from 220v at 20 amps with an efficient machine.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Thats an interesting thought Scott. Have you come across anyone on the internet who can tell you how to weld 2 inch steel with 220v?

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[LD1]

I was also annoyed that more people seemed more interested in where to mount a cup holder on their Kubota than anything else. Thankfully the board grew to include more topics and more diverse membership.

AND...kubota started putting cup holders on their tractors

 

[brain55]

AND...kubota started putting cup holders on their tractors

Thank goodness, that cup holder thread would probably be ten thousand pages by now

Brian

 

[LD1]

Its only good for a coffee mug or water bottle though. Carbonated beverages are flat in no-time though. And it really aint that great for coffee mugs either. I have sacrificed a few to the bushhog:banghead:

Lynch pins dont fall out of it though:thumbsup: