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[jay]

electrician coming out tomorrow to wire up the 220 line..

id do it myself but im a pussy

[chris]

do you own a mig welder?

[jay]

do you own a mig welder?

no.. but if this works out ill prolly pick one up

[jagojon3]

Buk don't hotrex yourself. He is proof that even if you are a halfway decent welder things won't work out.

[chris]

do you own a mig welder?

no.. but if this works out ill prolly pick one up

Mig welding is


1. Much easier to learn
2. Can do manifolds just as well
3. Fuckin faster
4. Welds not as pretty


Now they guys on here who have 5 years under their belts with a tig in their hands will disagree with me but your trying to make a buck day one. Tig welding from the little practice I have had is pretty time consuming imo.


Go buy a nice hobart mig.

[CSaddict]

I learned how to weld on a TIG first and then I used a MIG. The MIG is more useful but people pay for TIG. 

Jay there is a guy on Turbo Options that bought a manifold from me. Now he did like you. Just bought a welder and got down to it. He still needs lots more practice but he has steady customers locally where he lives.

[jay]

Buk don't hotrex yourself. He is proof that even if you are a halfway decent welder things won't work out.

imo hotrex fucked up when he took orders for manifolds that didnt exist lol

then when he rushed to make manis and half assed them it let to cracked manifolds

[dvst8r]

I think everyone should learn to TIG or Stick weld first. Mig is too fast, and it "looks" welded, but in fact can be cold lapped. Both TIG and stick move much slower, and you can really see when it is wetting in, it makes you a much better mig welder. Laying down a bead with a mig anyone can do, making a good weld with a mig, takes a lot of practice just like any of the other welding process's. 

[ratcityrex]

I learned how to braze before anything else. Then stick, then mig. I havent ever picked up a tig.

[malichite]

I learned how to braze before anything else. Then stick, then mig. I havent ever picked up a tig.

Bring yourself down to PO!

[dvst8r]

I learned how to braze before anything else. Then stick, then mig. I havent ever picked up a tig.

I did a similar path: Braze, oxy-acetylene weld, then stick, then mig, then tig.

[ratcityrex]

I learned how to braze before anything else. Then stick, then mig. I havent ever picked up a tig.

I did a similar path: Braze, oxy-acetylene weld, then stick, then mig, then tig.

oxy-acetylene and coat hangers!!! FTW!!

Done that a few times in a pinch!

[chris]

I have about 10 years of mig under my belt and about 3 hours of tig. I would like to buy a hobart tig this year though.

[dvst8r]

I learned how to braze before anything else. Then stick, then mig. I havent ever picked up a tig.

I did a similar path: Braze, oxy-acetylene weld, then stick, then mig, then tig.

oxy-acetylene and coat hangers!!! FTW!!

Done that a few times in a pinch!

if you can oxy weld, you can tig weld, very similar.

[jay]

just ordered my flanges

fucking electrician didnt come this morning like he was supposed to im fucking pissed

[malichite]

Dude, he's an electrician.  What do you expect, promptness???

[PhilStubbs]

Dude, he's an electrician.  What do you expect, soberness???

fixed

[SgtB]

Dude, he's an SHITTY electrician.  What do you expect, promptness???

[jay]

metal shipped. still no sign of electrician.. i might wire it up myself lol

[civiceggturbo]

generator ftw

[bigwig]

http://www.xomba.com/how_to_wire_a_220v_wall_outlet

It's pretty fucking easy.

[jay]

generator ftw

lmao! the first welder i Almost bought was a thermal arc tig welder generator

http://www.xomba.com/how_to_wire_a_220v_wall_outlet

It's pretty fucking easy.

yup!

i think ill give it a shot tomorrow lol

i got the lowes write up

http://web.archive.org/web/20080312064412/http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=Improve/220outlet.html

will i need a higher rated amp breaker for the welder

[jay]

ok so heres what i have laying around the house

is this wire thick enough..

its wrapped in a metal spiral conduit or whatever it is..



and a 220v plug...

[jay]

the write up says 12 gauge minimum and im pretty sure what i have is 12 gauge wire so ill go take a look at the box now :p

[jay]

hmmm i see some prewired 220v lines back from when we had a ac unit hooked up before we got central air..

its farther then id like but i think ill just stick the plug there and have the welder itself outside the actual room im welding in.. heh well see

would it be a problem if i spliced the wires to extend it or should i just replace it with a new wire from the panel

[ratcityrex]

Dude, your gona catch your house on fire!! Run a new line from your panel and make it 8gauge. The shorter the run the better. My panel is in my garage and my 220 outlet is right under my panel. I wouldnt run any wire smaller than 8gauge. 6 would be best.

[malichite]

True nig nog would cut an extension cord into 3 pieces, combine them all,  twist all the matching wires together and use that

[ratcityrex]

A true nig nog would take 2 extention cords and run one on one outlet and another from a diff outlet and use a hot leg from each to make there 220v power supply!!

[buk9tp]

A true nig nog would take 2 extention cords and run one on one outlet and another from a diff outlet and use a hot leg from each to make there 220v power supply!!

Don't tell him to do this shit. He'll try it.

[glustic]

Fuck it, just have another electrician do it.