Welder toy,, let the welding begin!
07-14-2007, 06:41 PM
#21
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Ken brings up a great point about inhaling bad stuff.
Last year in a TIG class I was in, the dept. head accepted some scrap metal from an outside source for us students to practice on.
It appeared to be clean, but it was not. Even tho there is ventilation in the booths, myself and some other students became very sick.
I had flu like symptoms and a ferociously sore throat for a good week.
The swelling in the throat took many weeks to settle down.
Anways, that's a nice little inverter Larry, and the cart is neat also!
I got a lincoln squarewave TIG 175 pro. Had an extra 220V dryer line and switched the receptacle.
Works great, I love the red machines.
Last year in a TIG class I was in, the dept. head accepted some scrap metal from an outside source for us students to practice on.
It appeared to be clean, but it was not. Even tho there is ventilation in the booths, myself and some other students became very sick.
I had flu like symptoms and a ferociously sore throat for a good week.
The swelling in the throat took many weeks to settle down.
Anways, that's a nice little inverter Larry, and the cart is neat also!
I got a lincoln squarewave TIG 175 pro. Had an extra 220V dryer line and switched the receptacle.
Works great, I love the red machines.
07-14-2007, 08:37 PM
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This portable welder is pretty cool, but I am used to a pedal type for better control,,,,, but for small jobs, it'll do
I am pretty excited that the ball flanges fit tight and I'm looking forward to having a nice leak free fit
Regarding the fumes, I agree it can be an issue but you can only have so much positive air flow without sucking or blowing the argon around.
07-14-2007, 08:37 PM
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I saw Home Depot had some 110v Lincoln welders there, would that be sufficient for a start (making brackets, fabbing, an occasional frame weld?) Dont want to spend a ton, landlord doesnt want me wiring 220 in the garage.
07-14-2007, 09:07 PM
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Wow, your are correct,,,the aluminzed tubing is a pain to weld, looks like crap,,,I'm gonna let my buddy MIG it,,, from now on, I'll make sure any new pipes are SS
This portable welder is pretty cool, but I am used to a pedal type for better control,,,,, but for small jobs, it'll do
I am pretty excited that the ball flanges fit tight and I'm looking forward to having a nice leak free fit
Regarding the fumes, I agree it can be an issue but you can only have so much positive air flow without sucking or blowing the argon around.
This portable welder is pretty cool, but I am used to a pedal type for better control,,,,, but for small jobs, it'll do
I am pretty excited that the ball flanges fit tight and I'm looking forward to having a nice leak free fit
Regarding the fumes, I agree it can be an issue but you can only have so much positive air flow without sucking or blowing the argon around.
07-14-2007, 09:10 PM
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07-14-2007, 10:51 PM
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Sorry you had trouble too, but glad to hear it wasn't just me doing something boneheaded. I ended up buying a bunch of virgin SS mandrel 45 degree bends in 3" diameter for the next go around. I wasn't too unhappy with the first try, it looked ok, but I want to do better on the next attempt with a full 3" system with X-Pipe.