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General Category => Fabrication => Topic started by: BenDover on March 11, 2010, 12:49:00 AM
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Thermal Arc any good?
I want one for the house/practice. Preferably 1 phase.
http://cgi.ebay.com/THERMAL-ARC-95S-STICK-WELDER-W1003202_W0QQitemZ350325844314QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Welders?hash=item51910c295a (http://cgi.ebay.com/THERMAL-ARC-95S-STICK-WELDER-W1003202_W0QQitemZ350325844314QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Welders?hash=item51910c295a)
Any other TIG welder for a decent price?
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Talk to Buk (Jay) He has a sweet miller for sale
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naw but ill buy yours O0
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$2500
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Thermal Arc any good?
I want one for the house/practice. Preferably 1 phase.
http://cgi.ebay.com/THERMAL-ARC-95S-STICK-WELDER-W1003202_W0QQitemZ350325844314QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Welders?hash=item51910c295a (http://cgi.ebay.com/THERMAL-ARC-95S-STICK-WELDER-W1003202_W0QQitemZ350325844314QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Welders?hash=item51910c295a)
Any other TIG welder for a decent price?
That's not a tig welder.
http://www.plasmametalcutter.com/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=34 (http://www.plasmametalcutter.com/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=34)
This is. Cheap but it's going in my shop before the year is out right next to my refurbished hobart handler mig. :D
I dont fuck with aluminum anyway and i'm a cheap bastard. I wouldn't have a hmt account if i was baller.
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RENT OR LEASE ONE!!!!!!
dont buy a used one unless its from a store with warranty
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http://www.red-d-arc.com/ (http://www.red-d-arc.com/)
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Thermal Arc any good?
I want one for the house/practice. Preferably 1 phase.
http://cgi.ebay.com/THERMAL-ARC-95S-STICK-WELDER-W1003202_W0QQitemZ350325844314QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Welders?hash=item51910c295a (http://cgi.ebay.com/THERMAL-ARC-95S-STICK-WELDER-W1003202_W0QQitemZ350325844314QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Welders?hash=item51910c295a)
Any other TIG welder for a decent price?
That's not a tig welder.
http://www.plasmametalcutter.com/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=34 (http://www.plasmametalcutter.com/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=34)
This is. Cheap but it's going in my shop before the year is out right next to my refurbished hobart handler mig. :D
I dont fuck with aluminum anyway and i'm a cheap bastard. I wouldn't have a hmt account if i was baller.
I was thinking about doing the engolid(sp?) stick to TIG conversion...but Im know the scratch start going to suck balls
Theres couple cheap MIGs on my local DClist but I rather buy a decent TIG.
That china TIG doesnt seem so bad...wasnt that guy a sponsor on OHMT?
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Scratch start is easy. Don't be a bitch.
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Scratch start is easy. Don't be a bitch.
Yeah, get 1-2 packs of HF Electrodes and practice starts with a few cfm's of airflow. An HF 1" belt sander will also come in handy for grinding the points.
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I cannot scratch start to save my life.
If it doesn't have a foot pedal i can't do it.
Yes, i suck.
It's probably because i'm spoiled and got to learn with the pedal. Scratch start pissed me the fuck off. I'd always fuck up the tungsten and the arc would wander all over the damn place and i'd have to fuck with the machine.... I hated it.
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Scratch starting is easy. Takes some practice and the tungstun will never get dirty. You just have to be quick with it and stop taking your time.
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Skill that i lack. On/off switch with modulation is what i like. Throw in an auto darkening helmet and it's cake.
I'm lazy. Just thought i'd throw that out there.
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im a retard and i managed to get some nice scratch starts... (for some reason arc start didnt always work)
just get a super fine point tungstern nice and sharp and when you touch and pull back your good to go..
what i did was i did like 3 or 4 fake starts then on the 4th or 5th touch id kick on the welder just before i touched..
so you get a hang of the touch..
touch pull touch pull touch pull touch pulll press the foot pedal touch pull..
prolly overkill.. but worked like a charm everytime...
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im a retard and i managed to get some nice scratch starts... (for some reason arc start didnt always work)
just get a super fine point tungstern nice and sharp and when you touch and pull back your good to go..
what i did was i did like 3 or 4 fake starts then on the 4th or 5th touch id kick on the welder just before i touched..
so you get a hang of the touch..
touch pull touch pull touch pull touch pulll press the foot pedal touch pull..
prolly overkill.. but worked like a charm everytime...
Yeah, listen to him. He knows good. :-X
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That china TIG doesnt seem so bad...wasnt that guy a sponsor on OHMT?
And banned from here within three posts.
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powcon 300st :yes:
no hf shocking your elbow when trying to weld....plus its capacitance discharge prevents you from scratch starting and it sounds bad ass
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Been looking around..just dont know which one to get
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=98233 (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=98233)
about 300 with the 20% off coupon
or
http://cgi.ebay.com/THERMAL-ARC-95S-TIG-STICK-WELDER-W1003203_W0QQitemZ390096262349QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Welders?hash=item5ad38c94cd (http://cgi.ebay.com/THERMAL-ARC-95S-TIG-STICK-WELDER-W1003203_W0QQitemZ390096262349QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Welders?hash=item5ad38c94cd)
http://www.thermalarc95s.com/95S_Tech_Sheet.pdf (http://www.thermalarc95s.com/95S_Tech_Sheet.pdf)
Local selling BNIB for 275 retail 400ish
Just want it for exhaust work...possibly weld sch10?
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RENT OR LEASE ONE!!!!!!
dont buy a used one unless its from a store with warranty
i just had to quote this.
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that new HF Tig looks pretty nice. I used the old red one for years and it worked great. Like the fact that the gas fitting on the back now threads in. Also having the read out is nice too (if it reads out something useful like amperage) Old HF tig only had a dial that went from 1-10, not very helpful. Over all was a great machine though. As far as the Thermal arc I have never heard anything bad, but no experience with them myself. Have to say the HF tig was the best tool I have ever bought from them to date.
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Also if you get the HF tig, first thing you should do is take the torch to your local welding shop, get a gas lense for it.
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Theres a red HF tig? Didnt see one...guess it discontinued
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Yup. Used to be $200
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thezcr.com%2Fgallery%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2F100_2125.JPG&hash=c23967e0e3139e13f2222030fb3fb0476fd3a263)
Original Torch
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Hhhmmm just found out the guy had the older version of the thermal arc 85
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Firepower-10-3077A-3-THERMAL-ARC-DRAGSTER-85_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem439c629d2eQQitemZ290386517294QQptZMotorsQ5fAutomotiveQ5fTools (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Firepower-10-3077A-3-THERMAL-ARC-DRAGSTER-85_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem439c629d2eQQitemZ290386517294QQptZMotorsQ5fAutomotiveQ5fTools)
Thinking about still getting it
BTW where can I buy cheaper filler so I can practice on scrap pipe
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Filler is cheap already. I'v heard of people using coat hangers but not really a huge savings.
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Yea I was thinking coat hangers too....people at the laundry mat sometimes throw a big bunch away :evil:
Malichite you got some pics of the stuff you welded with HF tig?
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dont use fucking coat hangers, that defeats the whole purpose. just check out craigslist, about 2 times a month some guy has a shitload of filler for super cheap.
if you cant wait, go to harbor freight and buy a spool of MIG wire, not fluxcore, and just straiten it out and use that. its about using purified metal, you dip a coat hanger in the weld pool and its probably going to explode into soot and flame like crazy.
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I remember beau was welding stuff for jeff with coat hangers O0
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I remember beau was welding stuff for jeff with coat hangers O0
Yeah i spose i would use what i had laying around too if i needed something fixed and had no rod.
Just go buy some 1/16th rod it's dirt cheap for how little you need for most things. If you buy stainless rod and are a cheapass you can use it for anything.
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eville140 uses a thermal arc welder, it's pretty sweet especially for the price
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All this was done on the HF tig
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thezcr.com%2Fgallery%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2F100_2130.JPG&hash=55fb951808fc2b1bfd8b9378eaaffd893513139f)
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That HF tig is a wall plug?...I found one but cant find no info on it
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That HF tig is a wall plug?
220. I ran it on a 40 amp circuit but probably didn't need that much.
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damn i dont have access to a 220v >:(...guess im get the thermal arc 85
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Had mine wired straight into the panal for a while. O0 O0
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them right there iz some secsee welds for a cdm HF welder sir
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I had the little thermal arc 85, worked very good for a starter tig.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/PowCon-300SS-Welder_W0QQitemZ110516905262QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Welders?hash=item19bb52252e (http://cgi.ebay.com/PowCon-300SS-Welder_W0QQitemZ110516905262QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Welders?hash=item19bb52252e)
see how much it goes for
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Been trying to find a tank for the welder...found bunch of oxy acetylene tanks.
Notice the valve on top is different..is there another add on adaptor?
Would the matheson gas fill it with argon?
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NO! Acetylene tanks have honeycomb and acetone in them. Oxygen maybe, but you have to ask first. Best bet is to buy the tank from the company your going to use. You swap it every refill, and you don't have to have it hydro-tested all the time.
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Been looking around for tanks...didnt have any luck
Might get one from ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/60-CF-WELDING-CYLINDER-tank-bottle-nitrogen-argon-mixes-/180496183753?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a066931c9 (http://cgi.ebay.com/60-CF-WELDING-CYLINDER-tank-bottle-nitrogen-argon-mixes-/180496183753?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a066931c9)
or
http://cgi.ebay.com/55cf-Welding-Tank-Cylinder-Bottle-Argon-Helium-Nitrogen-/200457576945?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eac33e1f1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/55cf-Welding-Tank-Cylinder-Bottle-Argon-Helium-Nitrogen-/200457576945?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eac33e1f1)
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has any one on here used a everlast 250ex? it looks like a good welder and its 1600$new
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off topic what does GFI stand for?
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Ground Fault Interupt.
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Gay Fags Inc.
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gfi stands for passenger is a porpusplugger
taintwich
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off topic what does GFI stand for?
gay fab inc.
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off topic what does GFI stand for?
gay fab inc.
lol
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it sarted as a inside joke but now most of the ppl that rack it have the fastest cars around here.lol
gfi>nigger rigging
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when my application gets approved I'll be rockin a GFI sticker...lol.
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when my application gets approved I'll be rockin a GFI sticker...lol.
The large round one approves of you, it's just some formalities now.
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you get thounmbs up from me, you jsut need that pos to drive and your set :yes:
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Narftards story of his username made me lol so hard i almost fell out of my chair at the dyno day... The picture of sewell deepthroating a 12 inch softserve completed the job and it crumbled with authority... Both JD and Sewll were laughing as hard as i was... at which point when i got up and pushed off my old ass coffee table in my room it too crumbled under the girth..
O0
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i neaver heard the story. do tell
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you get thounmbs up from me, you jsut need that pos to drive and your set :yes:
Took it for a drive around the block today with no bumper or hood, trying to test out the boost solenoid, but I couldn't get anywhere, roads were just too wet. Neighbors love the 2-step though :noel:
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sweet deal put some headlights in that bitch and lets go beat the shit out of it :evil:
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gfi stands for passenger is a porpusplugger
taintwich
Shouldn't you be taking care of the mail mans children?
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gfi stands for passenger is a porpusplugger
taintwich
Shouldn't you be taking care of the mail mans children?
You can't prove they are both the mailman's.
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harsh... :o
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gfi stands for passenger is a porpusplugger
taintwich
Shouldn't you be taking care of the mail mans children?
You can't prove they are both the mailman's.
True, I stand corrected.