New life to an older war horse

[Shield Arc]

I have a 1971, and a 1974. The SA-200s with aluminum have an octagon shape generator.

 

[Frank Surber]

I'd sure like to get my hands on one of those short hat machines or one with the 4 cyl Wisconsin
I own one like this but need to get an engine for it or rebuild the one it has

this is like my first machine

I also own a 1972 Miller big 40 and a 1958 Hobart 300 that one day I want to do the same thing I am doing for my customer

 

[Shield Arc]

I can't say I've ever seen one of those in person.
I don't like the way the SA-200 Short hoods weld, they are great with 6010. You can get a perfect stack of dimes without even trying. I'll take a Red face over a Short hood any day.

 

[stihlman]

I have not used a stone or anything on my commutator, I did blow it all out with the brush covers off prior to starting her up and I made sure the brushes were free in their holders. It is a round barrel all copper generator and it really welds nice. I am far from a professional welder but this makes me look good. The R57 idler works perfect, I set the low and high RPMs with a hand tach and the open circuit voltages are right on the money. The icing on the cake is getting to hear that sweet little F162 purring through the straight pipe

 

[Frank Surber]

I can't say I've ever seen one of those in person.
I don't like the way the SA-200 Short hoods weld, they are great with 6010. You can get a perfect stack of dimes without even trying. I'll take a Red face over a Short hood any day.

yeah my little 180 was great at stacking dimes but William used to tell me that it had as much to do with the hand in the glove as it did with the machine.
it did well enough with 3/32 & 1/8 LH70 but that was about the max

 

[Frank Surber]

In 91 when I made my first trip to Kuwait I had a chance to run an Australian made 600 amp Lincoln NOW that is a machine to draw from It would smoke an 8 mm (5/16") rod. up until then I'd never ran portable that could burn deeper harder and longer than my 1981 Hobart mega arc 400 Diesel.

 

[stihlman]

I fabricated a frame for the welder to set on that allows me to lift it in and out of my truck with pallet forks on my Kubota tractor. So far it all works sweet. Here are some pictures:

 

[stihlman]

I fabricated a frame for the welder to set on that allows me to lift it in and out of my truck with pallet forks on my Kubota tractor. So far it all works sweet. Here are some pictures:
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[Frank Surber]

here is a drawing of a frame that is designed to be full self contained unit it can be modified for several different machines

 

[stihlman]

Very nice Frank, I would like to see one in person. Sorry for the double post. I have no idea how that happened