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Don't listen to Geo, when he started working on cars they didn't even have AC current. ;-P
Yeah, when the spokes busted, we had to carve them out of a tree and after we installed the new one, we had to soak it with water to make it swell and lock in place.
Besides, you know me and electricity. Shoot, I don't even listen to me when it comes to electricity.
Dude, how've you been? It's been a long time. I've been meaning to call for a long time. I did actually call once about 6 months ago and y'all weren't home. How are you doing?
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i got my 6/3 from Home Depot. yes, it was expensive, but the wholesaler wasn't open until tuesday (some holiday weekend) and i needed to do some welding. i replaced the power wire on my welder with the extension chord, so now the welder plugs directly into the wall up to 30' away...
i got my 6/3 from Home Depot. yes, it was expensive, but the wholesaler wasn't open until tuesday (some holiday weekend) and i needed to do some welding. i replaced the power wire on my welder with the extension chord, so now the welder plus directly into the wall up to 30' away...
I hope it is a really heavy duty extension cord. I cant even run my wire welder on and extension without it overheating.
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It's pathetic the amount of people in this country that believe all the bullsh*t being spewed out the mouths of Bush, Cheney, Rove, Rice, Snow, oil companies, lobbyists, etc.
Not trying to be an ass here...just an FYI for anyone who might be interested...
Cable is generally refered to by its wire guage and number of conductors (wires). So the 6/3 we were discussing contains 3 conductors, each of which is 6 gauge (AWG). Most welders will use 3 conductors, but can be wired using a 4 conductor feed. The new standardized dryer outlet has a 4 prong plug. (Maybe someone out there can provided some info on the ins and outs of 220V common and ground wiring and going from 4 to 3 conductors)
For extension/welding cords, you generally also want flexible cable (each conductor made up of many small strands) with a jacket (covering) that is oil and solvent resistant. Most cable will have all of this information printed on the outside. If you look at the pics narcotix put up, it is marked 'SEOOW" which indicates it is rated for
(S) hard service
(E) has thermoplastic inner and outer jackets rated for 600V usage
(OO) both of which are oil resistent
(W) and its is suitable for outdoor use.
The only other common letter you will see is a 'J' in place of the 'E' (i.e. SJOOW) which means its jacket is rated for 300V usage.
Not trying to be an ass here...just an FYI for anyone who might be interested...
Cable is generally refered to by its wire gauge and number of conductors (wires). So the 6/3 we were discussing contains 3 conductors, each of which is 6 gauge (AWG). Most welders will use 3 conductors, but can be wired using a 4 conductor feed. The new standardized dryer outlet has a 4 prong plug. (Maybe someone out there can provided some info on the ins and outs of 220V common and ground wiring and going from 4 to 3 conductors)
For extension/welding cords, you generally also want flexible cable (each conductor made up of many small strands) with a jacket (covering) that is oil and solvent resistant. Most cable will have all of this information printed on the outside. If you look at the pics narcotix put up, it is marked 'SEOOW" which indicates it is rated for
(S) hard service
(E) has thermoplastic inner and outer jackets rated for 600V usage
(OO) both of which are oil resistent
(W) and its is suitable for outdoor use.
The only other common letter you will see is a 'J' in place of the 'E' (i.e. SJOOW) which means its jacket is rated for 300V usage.
That's some DAMN good tech right there, fellas. The only other thing I would add is that if you're going to make an extension cord this long with this cable, make sure to make a good, heavy duty hanger to coil this up onto. I made a small bracket to lug 20+ of cable around and bolted it onto my roll-around TIG machine.
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For extension/welding cords, you generally also want flexible cable (each conductor made up of many small strands) with a jacket (covering) that is oil and solvent resistant.
this wire conducts better and is more compact anyway. since electricity travels on the surface of a wire, having many small strands is a lot better than a coupe of thick strands.
this wire conducts better and is more compact anyway. since electricity travels on the surface of a wire, having many small strands is a lot better than a coupe of thick strands.
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So how many of ya'll have them? What kind, and would you by one again if you had it to do over?
I'd recommend that you get a friend who has one and then buy him beer. We have a MIG and a TIG and they sit idle a lot, but when you need it, damn is it convenient.
You could always look used and lower the barrier of entry. We got our TIG that was an old Hughes aircraft unit. Sure it weighs 1200 lbs, but I can build Jet wings! Or I could if I had any skill at it. Damn, how'd I get roped into splitting this thing 50/50?
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Last edited by Jim #98NX : 06-19-2005 at 12:57 AM.
Having owned a MIG for private and amateur professional use,
I can say that saving a few hundred bucks isn't worth the lack
of capability in a crappy machine.
My first welder was a wallyworld special - cambell-hausfield flux core.
It sucked. BUT, learning to make a relatively clean bead on it
made the transistion to a better machine lovely.
My second welder was a Miller sidekick 90. It required a
some refurbishing, but the price was right - 50 plus about
100 in parts.
I've been thinking about picking up a new welder for the last
couple of months, and after reading through this thread and
the one about welder's under 400, I realized that I can't live
without one. I already have a gas and wire, having recently
lost the other welder through a parting of ways with my old
partner.
Anyway, I thought that bang for the buck, I liked this one the most.
It will do all the IC/exhaust piping I ever want to do, and handle
quite a bit of rugged tube framing. 1/4" max thickness, but I rarely
want to weld anything thicker than that, and if I need to weld
something really thick, there are tons of oldschool stick welders I
can borrow around here.
Anyway, thanks guys, for having these great two threads about
welders, they really solidified my plan, and answered a bunch of
questions I didn't know I had.
Peter
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maybe he's referring to a seperate spool/power source system - the one my instructor uses while working at Ziegler/CAT uses drums (not spools) for the flux core wire
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You could always look used and lower the barrier of entry. We got our TIG that was an old Hughes aircraft unit. Sure it weighs 1200 lbs, but I can build Jet wings! Or I could if I had any skill at it. Damn, how'd I get roped into splitting this thing 50/50?
lol. 1200lbs? nice and portable. you guys have a forklift for it...?
you going to build the next spruce goose, except out of 1" thick steel?
lol. 1200lbs? nice and portable. you guys have a forklift for it...?
you going to build the next spruce goose, except out of 1" thick steel?
Ha, spruce goose, did that thing ever fly? I cant remember. Steve, remember the manifolds we spoke about? check the new vendor.
We have one TIG at the shop, it actually gets used every single day. Personally, if you are only using it once in a while in your home garage, I would not get any more than an inexpensive MIG from Harbor Freight. just my opinion.
Ha, spruce goose, did that thing ever fly? I cant remember.
Indeed it did. I cannot remember exactly how high or how far, but that fat ass (bigger than mine!) got out of the water and flew. And if you ever get a chance to see it, that is one truly awesome aircraft!
Here are some pics of what you can do with a cheap welder. This is pretty much the capacity of the welder(3/16) but it worked fine. Hey Geo I sent you these pics and don't know if you ever got them. I lenghtened the rear struts to get more droop and made the tabs wider to avoid tire rub.. Oh BTW the welder is A Farmhand 115or 125 I forget which one. It is sold at Tractor supply. I bought this sucker around christmas for around $260 with a kit of extras. It came with cart,mask,sleeves,gas regulator,chipping hammer,wire brush and some test wire.
Hey Joe. Cool deal. Never got the pix (that I can remember). I've got an upgrade coming. I think you'll like it. I just have to get a couple of other things done first though. With the transition to the new shop I've taken over most of the shipping so I'm slowed down a bit.
BTW, can you e-mail me your address again. I sent you something that got returned for insufficient address and I thought it was correct.
