X-mas is coming and need some suggestions on a welder..UPDATE!!
11-18-2006, 09:03 AM
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Re: X-mas is coming and need some suggestions on a welder
Went with the Dragster. Hopefully my wife is nice enough to let me have it before Xmas but I doubt it. I still need a tank though. Maybe pops will hook me up with a card with some cash in it. Should I go with straight argon or a mix? I'm pumped though to have something nice to work with!!
11-21-2006, 11:51 AM
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Re: X-mas is coming and need some suggestions on a welder
Damn that place I bought it from was lightening fast!! Ordered it on saturday night and came Tuesday UPS!!! 
Holy ---- now thats service. He must of took Hotrex shipping 101 and failed horribly. lol. Shipping was free and was cheaper then the other place on ebay. Brand spanking new. Now I just need a tank and for christmas to come so I can use it cause the wife ain't budging on letting me use it. 
Hmm I like when big boxes come for me
Hmmm what could be inside...
Sweet a big black box!! Now the best part!
God damn this ****** is tiny!
only thing I was wondering about it is the plug. It's not powered by 220 and it said 115 but this is the first time I've seen a plug like this. I'm probably just retarded or something...someone enlighten me on this
Holy ---- now thats service. He must of took Hotrex shipping 101 and failed horribly. lol. Shipping was free and was cheaper then the other place on ebay. Brand spanking new. Now I just need a tank and for christmas to come so I can use it cause the wife ain't budging on letting me use it. Hmm I like when big boxes come for me
Hmmm what could be inside...
Sweet a big black box!! Now the best part!
God damn this ****** is tiny!
only thing I was wondering about it is the plug. It's not powered by 220 and it said 115 but this is the first time I've seen a plug like this. I'm probably just retarded or something...someone enlighten me on this
11-21-2006, 12:31 PM
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Re: X-mas is coming and need some suggestions on a welder..UPDATE!!
475 and shipping was free. I did some looking around and at first I thought I got took. 
Then realized that it was just the Stick package for around 370. :1Then when I checked out the TIG packages they were around 520ish. So I feel better now. 
So do I just need a adapter for the plug for fit in a normal outlet?
Then realized that it was just the Stick package for around 370. :1Then when I checked out the TIG packages they were around 520ish. So I feel better now. So do I just need a adapter for the plug for fit in a normal outlet?
11-21-2006, 05:05 PM
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Re: X-mas is coming and need some suggestions on a welder..UPDATE!!
Pretty sure that plug is just for a 20amp rated 110 receptacle. I wouldn't cut the cord as that would kill your warranty. For a few bucks you should be able to make a short jumper cable that will plug between your plug and a normal 110 plug. Make sure the curcuit has a large enough breaker and that nothing else important is running off of it.
Later
Randy
Later
Randy
11-21-2006, 11:14 PM
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Re: X-mas is coming and need some suggestions on a welder..UPDATE!!
Originally Posted by scottsi
why'd you get an arc over a mig?
11-22-2006, 01:41 AM
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Re: X-mas is coming and need some suggestions on a welder..UPDATE!!
Originally Posted by scottsi
why'd you get an arc over a mig?
The outlet is about $35. Hook it up to a 20amp or higher service.
Let me know how stable the arc is. Havent TIGed with single phase only 3phase.
