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Post by 190mech on May 10, 2021 19:07:43 GMT -5
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Post by FrankenMech on May 10, 2021 20:57:17 GMT -5
Will you be able to get another one of those wire guides for the torch? -Or maybe a 'supply' of them.
Welders etc have a duty cycle which makes it possible to use thinner wire.
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Post by 90GTVert on May 10, 2021 21:48:33 GMT -5
Will you be able to get another one of those wire guides for the torch? -Or maybe a 'supply' of them. I think I actually melted the top of the groove that the guide sits in. So far, they don't have any accessories up for this model. I think it's pretty new. Not sure if the pink ceramic pieces on the 55DS will fit this or not. I also noticed that our panel is totally full. Read about tandem breakers only briefly, but it said they're easy to mess up when installing. |
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Post by oldgeek on May 10, 2021 22:05:11 GMT -5
.............I also noticed that our panel is totally full. Read about tandem breakers only briefly, but it said they're easy to mess up when installing. Is your breaker panel in the garage as many are? Are you comfortable working in the breaker panel? Tandem breakers are pretty easy to install. You will need 2 of the tandem breakers to replace 4 of the 110 volt breakers and you will create the space needed for the double pole 220 volt breaker you need for your welder/cutter. I may have some of the tandem breakers here if you can figure out what style breakers you have. |
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Post by FrankenMech on May 11, 2021 1:16:54 GMT -5
One can fab parts for things with a lathe... 
Nylon may work for the melted part.
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Post by 90GTVert on May 11, 2021 8:01:59 GMT -5
Is your breaker panel in the garage as many are? Are you comfortable working in the breaker panel? It's in the house, right next to the dryer, so 60-75 feet away from where I'd like to have an outlet... maybe closer to 100ft by the time you go up and down walls. I don't really know what I'm doing with electrical, but that's never stopped me before. I've replaced ceiling fans and light fixtures and outlets and switches. That's as far as my home electrical goes. The main issue here is that it just can't happen right now. When I picked up the RC-One, that was one of those "OK, now you can't buy anything for a long time" purchases. Then the TMAX happened. Then paying double for a piston for T2. Overpriced carb tuning supplies from Lectron. Batteries so I can film if I make it to a car show. It's not good. To make it worse, I'd probably use thicker wire if I did it. It's the sort of thing I only want to do once and I'd want to be sure that anything I plugged in there was OK. Most likely it would only be a welder or plasma cutter, but you never know. |
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Post by geoffh on May 11, 2021 15:30:42 GMT -5
I,m not sure if I am following this but here in the U.K. our main supply is 240v and when it gets to you it really hurts,when it leaks or gets stuck it causes fires,I have an enormous respect and treat it with great care but i will and do repair replace electrical stuff if I have the fuse to it in my breast pocket :)but mixing stuff up joining breakers different wire gauges etc fills me with sense of dread.If my mate was well versed in the subject I would just ask him what he thought.
Geoff
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Post by aeroxbud on May 11, 2021 16:42:21 GMT -5
Yes Geoff, we get premium, high octane electricity here. That's not the case everywhere.
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Post by 90GTVert on May 11, 2021 19:00:32 GMT -5
I,m not sure if I am following this but here in the U.K. our main supply is 240v and when it gets to you it really hurts,when it leaks or gets stuck it causes fires,I have an enormous respect and treat it with great care but i will and do repair replace electrical stuff if I have the fuse to it in my breast pocket :)but mixing stuff up joining breakers different wire gauges etc fills me with sense of dread.If my mate was well versed in the subject I would just ask him what he thought. Geoff 110 is standard for households here. It may actually come out at about 120V. Most people only have 220 powering things like a dryer or oven... or tools. I think some do 480, but I don't really know anything about that and would have to imagine it's only really demanding stuff that the majority of us would never encounter. |
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Post by FrankenMech on May 11, 2021 19:08:26 GMT -5
Here in the US we have 120VAC and 240VAC depending on how you wire things up. Both of them hurt when you get zapped. We use 120 for small appliances, clocks, toasters, blenders, coffee machines, computers, TV's, refrigerators, microwaves, small compressors, etc. The 240 is used for large appliances like ovens, stoves, AC units, welders, large compressors, etc. usually hardwired or with dedicated outlets. 120 outlets are everywhere inside the house by code. Recently home shop welding type equipment has been made that operate on 120 or 240. I have a few 240V outlets around for general use. I have them set up for full amperage dictated by the style of the outlets, 30A or 50A. I have two new sub panels installed that will hold more breakers for 120 or 240 circuits.
My 7.5HP lathe requires 240V three phase but will be running off a 10HP variable frequency drive (VFD) that is powered from 240VAC single phase on an 80A breaker once I get the $$ together for wire, I have most of the rest. I also have a 1.5HP mill than runs on 240V single phase. All of my welding equipment is older and runs off 240V only.
My '110' is measuring 124V at the moment and is considered to be 120V nominal. It changes with power demand but I usually see 125V.
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Post by captincvmn on May 11, 2021 19:22:24 GMT -5
I work with 480 V three phase power at work on a weekly basis. Not every day but usually about once a week. Three hot legs of 240 V. Garage door motors and hydraulic pumps like it. I also use 208 V three phase power.
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Post by FrankenMech on May 11, 2021 19:38:49 GMT -5
I have wired a lot of 480, 460, 240, 230, and 208 three phase. Not so much any more since I am retired. I specified all sorts of industrial equipment that used various power systems. Some for export which got interesting.
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Post by 90GTVert on Jul 26, 2021 22:50:24 GMT -5
I got another one. YesWelder Firstess MP200 5-In-1 Welder & Cutter youtu.be/mEztrkLJokoI got an email quite some time ago trying to get me to review a new multi-process machine. It does MIG, TIG, MMA, FCAW-S, and plasma cutting. I have all of those functions already, but it looked like a cool machine. I figured this way I could give Ryan Ott a plasma cutter for just my time as a thank you for being part of tool giveaways, coming down for car shows, taking me to SC so I could meet John and Scott, offering me a ride to the Small Bore Rally in TN and more. I'll keep it short, but it hasn't worked out as planned at all. When I reviewed the plasma cutter, it was simple. This time they wanted a preview video. I was told that I had creative control, but they had to be able to go over a vid to make sure technical details were correct. Turns out, it's a beta machine and has known flaws. The plasma cutter, 1 thing I really cared about, doesn't work well for me. It's a known issue. It will be fixed before production. They told me some things to try and really wanted me to use 220 40A, but I can't do that. My other cutter works great on 110, and there's no reason that this shouldn't. Ryan has 220 in his garage, so I'm crossing my fingers that it will end up working for him. I told him I will probably take a job as a delivery guy and drop it off to him at some point. It costs less to drive there than ship, and I've wanted to head up to his area for awhile. He's taunted me about how he has 3 running bikes and I have none (kidding, he generously said that we can ride even if I don't bring a scoot). I'd like to wait till something of mine runs though. I've put quite a lot of time into this one, but still, one welder, bottle and accessories has now turned into a welder, a cutter and a multi-process machine. Even if it never cuts quite right, it is a cool little piece with synergic control. Currently $499 during a kickstarter launch. When production starts MSRP is supposed to be $999. https-wwwkickstartercom.kckb.st/b443d8a1Also, I did try MMA, MIG and lift TIG for the first times ever. Naturally I'm bad at them all, but I probably wouldn't have done those anytime soon if not for trying the machine. |
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Post by 190mech on Jul 27, 2021 18:00:55 GMT -5
"Swiss army knife" tools do the job,but like the knife it's just better than nothing..Precision tooling does specific jobs and melding several together to do lots of jobs makes the final product so-so..  |
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Post by 90GTVert on Aug 16, 2021 11:47:02 GMT -5
I just got an email that a different company wants to send me a welder. www.ebay.com/itm/363456440542I'm gonna say no because I'm not trying to be a welder review channel and my last experience wasn't what I'd call a positive one. I've worked too hard to get hardly anywhere on YouTube so I don't want people to run off because of product reviews. I did look up cold welding because it's yet another process that I knew nothing about. It dangles a carrot that it provides beautiful welds without discoloration and burning through everything. Real world seems to be that it is OK for making pretty welds on tight seams with high amp very short duration microbursts... as long as good weld penetration is not a concern. Here's an interesting video about it : youtu.be/V7-mcjR59a4Kinda crazy how I put up 1 review of what you guys gave me and now I got a cutter a 5-in-1 and now another welder offer. Also got an offer for a free portable tire inflator in exchange for 1 video and 2 posts. Problem is, it's $80 and I can't in good conscience sing it's praises after seeing similar products for $40-60 ( amzn.to/3soDYcV ) and I don't want to take it knowing that I will have to be negative about it based on price. I would like to replace the one under my seat with something similar sometime though. They look much better that my deconstructed HF 12V pump that would be a pain to use thanks to removing the case so I can fit it in my tool kit. |
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