What's the point...

[Reverser]

Yeah, it's just scratch start and whatever tap is plugged in is all you get.

Aluminum down around 1/16" is very hard - but 1/8" and above is no problem.

Nice set-up, Dave. :thumbsup:

Tig is something I would love to learn. And would be a very handy to have around. Seems as though most things I have that need repair now-a-days, a tig set-up would be the way to go.

 

[dragoneggs]

Nice set-up, Dave. :thumbsup:

Tig is something I would love to learn. And would be a very handy to have around. Seems as though most things I have that need repair now-a-days, a tig set-up would be the way to go.

Me too on both accounts!!! I wrestled with getting a Multi function machine before 'settling' on a Miller MIG 211. Still a lot of money and I figured maybe I will get by w/o Tig and save some $$$ but if I can't, I can get a stick/Tig for about the same total dollars as a the Miller 200 Multimatic (a beautiful and powerful little tool IMHO).

 

[MinnesotaDaveChalmers]

To be honest, after nearly 3 years now I don't regret going tig - it's awesome and has paid it's way including all the money spent on practice.

I only paid $225 for my Airco 300 (my avatar), which is actually a Miller 330 a/bp. As a 1963 model It's 7 years older than me and is 900 lbs of pure awesome

I regularly see them $500-$800 around here. I think pros get the new fancy inverters and just dump the big heavy ones after a while.

I really dig the control for doing repairs for people (I have a part time shop) but still use mig and stick more. But when it's the right tool, it's the bomb . And I love having a foot control.

Too bad you guys live so far away or you could come try one of my tigs - you'd buy one pretty soon after :laughing:

 

[Sodo]

Will weekend welders thump there chest and claim to weld 2 inch steel with there 110, of course. They are not the ones I want advise from.

Thats an interesting thought Scott. Have you come across anyone on the internet who can tell you how to weld 2 inch steel with 220v?

 

[brain55]

Thats an interesting thought Scott. Have you come across anyone on the internet who can tell you how to weld 2 inch steel with 220v?

I've done 1 1/2" with my LN-25 wire feeder and 8000 watt motor/generator. Lots of preheat and tri-mix. It was on the Z-bar on a New Holland LW130B wheel loader that broke into two pieces. It has held together longer now than it did from the factory.

Back to the bigger topic. I've left before, a dozen or so years ago. I got tired of every time I posted about a failure on a Kubota tractor everybody wanted to take their tractors back to the dealer and get their machine fixed under warranty without it even failing. I couldn't get them to understand that I saw more machines in a month than they will likely ever see, and that most of my customers put more hours on their equipment in a few years than theirs will see in its lifetime. I was also annoyed that more people seemed more interested in where to mount a cup holder on their Kubota than anything else. Thankfully the board grew to include more topics and more diverse membership.

I never had a problem with SA, he always seemed genuine in his critique of my welds.

Brian

 

[Blade Breaker]

Thats an interesting thought Scott. Have you come across anyone on the internet who can tell you how to weld 2 inch steel with 220v?

Interesting that you don't understand what you are talking about. Why would 220v at 100 amps not be sufficient. Been lurking on the welding forum for a while and lots of drama here but this is wrong.

Edit... 50 amps would work all day. If you haven't done it you wouldn't know. Best wishes.

Edit...... 1/8 5p+ running at 95 amps probably uses approximately 15 amps at 220v. 20 amps would work all day.

Yep 1/8 5p+ will fill 2 inch fillets or grooves slow but it can be done very nicely. Low hydrogen will require about 120 amps and can still be run from 220v at 20 amps with an efficient machine.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Thats an interesting thought Scott. Have you come across anyone on the internet who can tell you how to weld 2 inch steel with 220v?

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[LD1]

I was also annoyed that more people seemed more interested in where to mount a cup holder on their Kubota than anything else. Thankfully the board grew to include more topics and more diverse membership.

AND...kubota started putting cup holders on their tractors

 

[brain55]

AND...kubota started putting cup holders on their tractors

Thank goodness, that cup holder thread would probably be ten thousand pages by now

Brian

 

[LD1]

Its only good for a coffee mug or water bottle though. Carbonated beverages are flat in no-time though. And it really aint that great for coffee mugs either. I have sacrificed a few to the bushhog:banghead:

Lynch pins dont fall out of it though:thumbsup: