coxhaus
Silver Member
A Hobart 210 welder should weld 1/4 inch plate using 220v. He has the welder he now needs a 220v plug. Since he owns the welder he should install the 220v plug to make it run best.
Flux Core Welding Issues
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metalbender
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I agree on the Tube thing, not hard to weed out the crap from the cream. Hard to imagine putting out a video about a subject the person has zero knowlege.
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crashz
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Thanks for all of the advice. A 220 plug is definitely in the works, as well as some electrical outlet upgrades. I do have a heavy 12 gauge extension cord, but I thought I was getting some losses from that too, so I don't use it. I will from now on.
My welds are acceptable, they seem strong and take the abuse of the plow very well. Not real pretty and far from a professional job, but I'll take the win. I have welded four pieces of angle to a blank skidsteer plate, and also cut the plow A frame and shortened it. I placed a new piece of angle as the cross piece and welded the old mounting ears to that. Non of those welds broke.
In my head, I was thinking the 0.030 wire would slide better due to being a looser fit in the cable, but I think I'll try a heavier wire. The drive roller is knurled.
My welds are acceptable, they seem strong and take the abuse of the plow very well. Not real pretty and far from a professional job, but I'll take the win. I have welded four pieces of angle to a blank skidsteer plate, and also cut the plow A frame and shortened it. I placed a new piece of angle as the cross piece and welded the old mounting ears to that. Non of those welds broke.
In my head, I was thinking the 0.030 wire would slide better due to being a looser fit in the cable, but I think I'll try a heavier wire. The drive roller is knurled.
FredH
Platinum Member
Ditto what Ovrszd said . Bending the gun lead to much , to tight a bend will easily cause jams at the drive wheels using flux core . I have done it with my 220/240 Longevity with knurled roller running .035 . I get lazy and instead of moving welding cart to a better angle , I have tried bring the gun in at the angle I want , BUT it puts a tight radius into the feed and POOF , No feed and birds nest in at drive roll . I have even went to a larger liner but that seemed to make it worse .
I use to have a Lincoln 135 , ( a 100/120 unit ) , ran .035 flux core and built several 3 point attachments . Have never broke a weld . Bent the Crap out of things , but no welds broke .
First photo is a homemade 3 point hitch that has a .250 thickness tube with 8 16" ripper shanks attached . My TC-30 will pull it buried in the ground downhill and sidehill on Our property but struggles up hill since it is 10 to 14% grade . Never broke a weld any place , but have hooked some big oak roots that have stopped the tractor in it's tracks .
The 7' + land plane is for driveway maintenance . Hitch is all .250 or bigger . Rails are .250 I beam with .250 sheet attached on inside . Welding the sheet on the first rail was stitched to keep heat down . On second rail , I ran straight through . Warped the I beam about 3/8" front to back . The 135 was not turned up all the way , something like 8 on a 10 scale . Never over heated , Never tripped the machine . I ran it on a 30 amp breaker and a 50' 12 gauge cord .
Fred H.
I use to have a Lincoln 135 , ( a 100/120 unit ) , ran .035 flux core and built several 3 point attachments . Have never broke a weld . Bent the Crap out of things , but no welds broke .
First photo is a homemade 3 point hitch that has a .250 thickness tube with 8 16" ripper shanks attached . My TC-30 will pull it buried in the ground downhill and sidehill on Our property but struggles up hill since it is 10 to 14% grade . Never broke a weld any place , but have hooked some big oak roots that have stopped the tractor in it's tracks .
The 7' + land plane is for driveway maintenance . Hitch is all .250 or bigger . Rails are .250 I beam with .250 sheet attached on inside . Welding the sheet on the first rail was stitched to keep heat down . On second rail , I ran straight through . Warped the I beam about 3/8" front to back . The 135 was not turned up all the way , something like 8 on a 10 scale . Never over heated , Never tripped the machine . I ran it on a 30 amp breaker and a 50' 12 gauge cord .
Fred H.
metalbender
Veteran Member
The Lincoln 135 is a step above most 110 v welders. Had a 135 Plus for a few years, upgraded to a 180C, now to a 210 MP. may need the dual voltage of the 210 some day. sold my $ 125 Miller when I got the Dynasty 200 DX. The old buzz box did a lot of work for me. Looks like you manage to salvage material for projects as well.
chim
Elite Member
My Millermatic 175 is strictly a 240V machine. It's happy with a #10 / 30A circuit I ran to the garage that has a dryer recep on it. There's always a 25' or so homemade #10 extension cord that gets used between the outlet and the welder.
