hutchman
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- Joined
- Mar 11, 2014
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- 1,614
- Location
- Central Virginia
- Tractor
- LS R3039, Deere SST16, Ariens APEX 60", Polaris Ranger 900 XP EPS
With a bit of help from me, my kids and wife got me the Ebay one for my birthday. I'm glad I went with the dual voltage. It goes through thick sheet metal on a 20amp breaker painlessly. I showed my son a quick cut in the form of a sine-wave which prompted him to ask why we waited so long to get one. Nice clean cut when the speed is proper and against a straight edge. Right through paint and rust without Pilot Arc. I used it to cut some rusted metal from the floorboards of my jeep this weekend. Would have been a tough spot to cut with anything else besides a torch. Amazes me how small it is. I read that a wirebrush will make the tip last longer, I give it a quick brushing after use and it looks fine for the next cut.
Here it is sitting on my cheap HF table. The cables are actually a decent length.
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Congrats! They are fun! I just burned through my very first electrode tonight. It kind of sputtered then the arc went out. Then it started to rain so I had to quit. I took the torch apart and the electrode was half worn. Replaced electrode and cup/tip and it fired right back up again. Scared me ... I thought something bad happened to it