welder show and tell

[cabrlicious]

What welder do you use to make stuff, and what stuff have you made with it?

a la show and tell...

[PowerDubs]

If you weld, and live in jersey, and are bored.. I have all sorts of ideas for things you can build.



I only *wish* I knew how to weld..

[California Jay]

I've been using a Lincoln 175, no pulse, for 11 years. Works ok

[quicka6]

mad skills you have there bud.
:p

[nothing-leaves-stock]

[cabrlicious]

and what kind of welding equipment do you have over at nothing leaves stock?

[nothing-leaves-stock]

miller 250 syncrowave 250 tig
miller 110 mig
snap on plasma cutter
coat hanger and torch

[sdezego]

....
coat hanger and torch

:p, that's old skool right there. Been there

I also have the Syncrowave 250, but have a SnapOn 140Mig.

Not showing any of my stuff after California Jay's pics :p

[xblueinsanityx]

your not a real welder till you have welded with a coat hanger and a torch

[California Jay]

Not showing any of my stuff after California Jay's pics :p

Dont be afraid to... I may have a few more hours seat time compared to others.. I'm sure people can consider that.

[B4S]

I have a lincoln 140, and the stuff I make is best put under a car where it won't be seen .

I use it for myself, exhaust work, brackets, getting snapped off bolts out of their holes, etc.

[cabrlicious]

miller 110 = 110v welder, or 110 amps? and if its 110v, how many input amps does it need?

[cabrlicious]

What welding process / welder do ya'll use for light guage steel and car bodywork?

[B4S]

I used an old-school 110v Marquette MIG with .023" wire, then I upgraded . Worked great doing the resto work on my 82 Rabbit.

[nubVR]

sorry for the Iphone pics..... they finally let me weld at work yesterday, so i snapped these for you guys.... Miller 350 squarewave....

[Agtronic]

I'm using a Lincoln Precision 185. It works good, but I'm having trouble with the A/C. When trying to weld at 185A, it often cuts out and won't go past ~100A. I've used it A LOT though. It works great on DC.

[maxcharger]

Lincoln square wave tig and i live in nj and am bored

[kkkustom]

Miller syncrowave 180SD tig, Weldtec air cooled torch. I am going to be building a liquid cooling system for it and use a nice micro torch with it soon.

Millermatic 180 MIG. Best MIG I ever used for under $1000. Autset works fine and I have yet to need to max it out, and I welded up some 3/8's stuff just fine. Will also go right down to sheet metal for body work like a champ.

Miller 375 plasma. Cuts like butter, even 1/2" plate and rusty dirty frame rails are cake.

BLUE FTW!

I dont have many pics at all for some reason of my welding. lol I will have to see if any are online.

[Byramtra]

personally I prefer ballingwire over coathangers. As far as wilders goes my main welder is a WWII vintage shipyard welder (AC buzbox), we also have a high frequency box hooked up to it for tig welding aluminum. Other than a oxy/settling setup we have a newer Craftsman AC buzbox, and a newest welder a Hobart Handler 140 MIG welder (only set up with flux core. ). We have built things from heavy duty trailers, to small delicate repairs. One of the things we did was build a reciever for my rabbit.
Travis

[cabrlicious]

hitch for rabbit? trailers? pics!

[cabrlicious]

I'm considering getting my hands on this: harbor freight gas welding outfit

I can actually afford it, vs. a good mig

[Byramtra]

Ill try to get some pics tomarrow. This is what I have for now:

Well, maybe I just parked it in front of our trailer while we were camping. But seriously, ill get some pics tomarrow.
Travis

[Byramtra]

got a couple more pics for you:



My grampa built that trailer years ago, the box is 3' by 5.5', and the trailer is overbuilt. (as ushal with things we built.)


probably our most used welder, and its WWII vintage. vintage ac buz box

How many of you know how to change the amperage on this welder? probably mostly just oldtimers.


High frequency box for tig welding aluminum. (with aformentioned buz box)

Hobart Handler 140

latest project: rebuilding a free boat trailer to fit my boat. (and be roadworthy )
Thats about all for now.
Travis

[cabrlicious]

Ill try to get some pics tomarrow. This is what I have for now:

Well, maybe I just parked it in front of our trailer while we were camping. But seriously, ill get some pics tomarrow.
Travis

can your rabbit actually tow that monster?

props on a unique piece of equipment.

[misc.motorsports]

my old rig. Airco 300 amp ac/dc welder. from the 70's and a freekin tank. My first tig welder and it payed for itself ten fold.


my new rig miller syncrowave 250 tig and miller 212 multivoltage mig. More expensive but the weld quality is second to non over the old machine.



down pipe for a vr6 turbo corrado.


short runner for the same turbo corrado.


16v and aba short runners



A couple turbo manifolds.

[Byramtra]

actually, ya, its just parked there. the tongue weght would be a problem. the biggest trailer I pulled was identicle to this one:
http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsde...d=1611811&nh=0
It is really stout (ie heavy), so i only took it next door back to its owner. Nice work on the tube, and aluminum, I need to work on that myself.
Travis

[Daskoupe]

cebora 250
150 amp

Works great on aluminum
have problems getting pretty colors on my stainless.Tried a new glass line too

Only like 4 months in so..

[cabrlicious]

cebora 250
150 amp

Works great on aluminum
have problems getting pretty colors on my stainless.Tried a new glass line too

Only like 4 months in so..

whats one of those run?

[Daskoupe]

through Matco alot kinda.But its only 50 bucks a week lol(and a credit builder)

[J.Owen]

can anyone give me some input on this welder? Ive emailed the seller but no response yet. I thought maybe somewhere here could ID it from the pictures as to a brand/ possible model.

[cabrlicious]

maybe ill take pics of the exhaust bit I did, maybe I will save my embarrassment. well, I got this far (lousy camcorder pic):

[EuroKid83]

Miller Dynasty 350. Just got it, cool stuff to come...

[Angular]

What, no Chinese welders off eBay??

On a more serious note... beautiful welds, Jay! I hope some day I can learn to weld like that.

He didn't post pics in this thread but Markku@Agtronic does awesome fabrication and welding too. I just love TIG welded stainless.

[yellowrocco87]

At home i have a miller Diversion 180 tig. havn't done a whole lot with it yet since my gas company sold me a contaminated bottle again

at work we have a miller syncrowave 200 tig, Miller Millermatic 212 multivoltage mig, Miller Millermatic 135 mig, Miller Passport mig (SS wire welder), Miller Plasma Cutter.

heres some things i have built



First roll cage i ever built. Chromoly



and one of me welding in one of many odd positions while building a cage

[dubnick32]

I use a Miller Dynasty DX.