Yes, I understand the wire size is not the problem at hand, It sounds as if there’s some electrical issue inside to be diagnosed. Toplscuda sounds as if he has the skills to guide you through diagnosing that issue. Hopefully you can get it going again.
Yes, it’ll melt it and make a mess but that machine doesn’t have the open circuit voltage output to operate.035 and larger wires in their intended parameters. Any automotive work outside of a Mad Max creation can easily be handled by.030.
I know you tried reversing the polarity earlier, but is the polarity correct for gas shielded solid wire? Do you have .023 or .030 wire in it? The others are correct that an 80 amp machine won’t run .035 wire.
I dug out and poured 4’ deep footers under the lift legs. I made sure the heating tubes made a wide swing around that area so there was no chance of hitting one when drilling anchors.
You can’t afford to skip this step. The PEX is cheap and you can add the remaining components later. I insulated around my foundation and under the floor. I heat a 1250 square foot building with a small on demand water heater. I doubt I have much over $1500 in the entire heating system including...
You really need a dial bore gauge up to the largest bore size for mains, rods, bearings and cylinders. Micrometers for all the same, a mag base/dial indicator setup and a valve spring height mic to cover all the tasks you’ve listed.
I made one similar to this. Haven't met a valvespring it won't compress. I have two of the baddest pneumatic compressors made and they lay in the drawer.