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    30A 250v plug

    There are a lot of qualifications in answering that question. If your duty cycle is modest and you are not running the machine at its maximum output, a 30 amp 220 circuit will allow a pretty wide range of activities. For more than a dozen years I powered a Miller Thunderbolt AC/DC buzz box...
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    Tig from Transformer Shunt welder?

    Short answer is yes. I have tig welded steel with a Miller Thunderbolt and a gas cooled tig torch. Nearly any DC stick welder (constant current supply) will work to power a tig torch. You have to use a scratch start welding technique which tends to contaminate the tungsten electrode but it...
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    Everlast welders, anybody own one?

    Does anyone have an Everlast welder? Good, Bad? I am thinking about the Everlast PowerTig 200DX. I noticed that the last posting in the Everlast sticky was in 2010. Are they no longer active on this site. gordon
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    4-way dozer blade modification

    This ancient crawler has been the mainstay of our snow removal system for 20 years. I finally got tired of crawling off to change the angle of the blade. Our quarter mile lane requires casting the snow to the left for half of its length and to the right for the other half. Climbing on and off...
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