Selling my welder

[stinka]

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=110967345621&kw=110967345621

180 amp Industrial welder 240 or 415v

 

[solarman216]

what you gonna weld with now? Rick

 

[stinka]

I'm getting a mig, fk arc, too much messing around and I have big plans now I've wet my whistle

 

[solarman216]

that's the way to go, never looked back since getting a decent MIG, although I have 250 amp oil filled welder for really heavy jobs that welds all day at full amps but hardly use it now, my 190 MIG is good enough, this WE made a back boiler tank for my log burner out of 3 mm steel so I can heat the water as well, no problem, Rick

 

[stinka]

that's the way to go, never looked back since getting a decent MIG, although I have 250 amp oil filled welder for really heavy jobs that welds all day at full amps but hardly use it now, my 190 MIG is good enough, this WE made a back boiler tank for my log burner out of 3 mm steel so I can heat the water as well, no problem, Rick

Cracking mate. Fitted a log burner for mrs mum And dad 2 yrs ago, looked into the back boiler ones, would love one myself, if u have access to combustible materials it's free heating and water.

 

[supergnome]

For those who also want to have a dabble
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_27223.htm

Stinka, get an electronic helmet, makes striking up easier. David

 

[stinka]

Got one mate

 

[supergnome]

stops you getting floaters in the eye.

 

[96terrano]

i hate the new inverter based units...piss weak, the older one with a big fat transformer are better:thumb2

 

[spiderpig37]

Cracking mate. Fitted a log burner for mrs mum And dad 2 yrs ago, looked into the back boiler ones, would love one myself, if u have access to combustible materials it's free heating and water.

Just had a parkray chevin 111 with back boiler fitted gave £130 on ebay endless supply of wood as i run a wood fired steam boiler and turbine at work
Happy days

 

[solarman216]

For those who also want to have a dabble
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_27223.htm

not a bad little welder, but limited use time at high amps, Rick

 

[stinka]

Just had a parkray chevin 111 with back boiler fitted gave £130 on ebay endless supply of wood as i run a wood fired steam boiler and turbine at work
Happy days

Spot on mate

 

[stinka]

not a bad little welder, but limited use time at high amps, Rick

What does it mean at bottom where it says not suitable for domestic 240v supply ?

 

[supergnome]

Yip, mine cuts out if you go for a long run over 120amps. Oil cooled are best but the oil is carcinogenic I think. David.

 

[stinka]

This one blows fuses if I crank it over about 110 amps I had to buy a pack of 20 to make my sliders

Someone said it needs a 16 amp fuse, dunno tho never looked in to it myself was thinking about bodging a 1/4 inch bolt in the plug :lol

 

[solarman216]

that is a big word, what's it mean? I do not drink it it is in a sealed metal box, just keeps my welder cool, and I do not move it about a lot either, it is far too heavy, oh and it doubles as a car start device if I have a flat battery, Rick

 

[solarman216]

This one blows fuses if I crank it over about 110 amps I had to buy a pack of 20 to make my sliders

Someone said it needs a 16 amp fuse, dunno tho never looked in to it myself was thinking about bodging a 1/4 inch bolt in the plug :lol

the literature does say it is not designed to run on a 13 amp plug, I run mine on a 20 amp spur from my genny, (I do not have mains), Rick

 

[stinka]

Really fancy a tig :naughty

Unsure if they are as versatile as a mug tho ?

I'm assuming it's a more refined version of arc welding ...

I really enjoyed making the sliders, and found the stick welding very rewarding once I started to lay down decent welds, and watching YouTube vids of tig it does look pretty damn sexy when they get them spot on

 

[Kamsin]

Yip, mine cuts out if you go for a long run over 120amps. Oil cooled are best but the oil is carcinogenic I think. David.

Most oils are, the main one being hydraulic oil. Carcinogenic is when something has the ability to cause cancer. Thats why you should use gloves or barrier cream before working on your trucks.

 

[solarman216]

Most oils are, the main one being hydraulic oil. Carcinogenic is when something has the ability to cause cancer. Thats why you should use gloves or barrier cream before working on your trucks.

I been soaking my hands and arms in oil since 4 years old, does that mean I am at risk? also been blowing out truck brake drums with air line for over five years in the 70s and after as a builder been disc cutting cement asbestos sheets and roof tiles, so perhaps I should have mesime???? whatsit, but I do not as this asbestos rubbish is just that, almost all the type we see is crysotile (excuse spelling) which is not a cause of "mesime????, but at the end of the day I am still here and in good health and certainly do not worry about eating a bit of dirt here and there, Rick