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Driving truck to grass valley today. Then in the AM towing a trailer from there to Boise Idaho. Long trip. Then Tuesday driving home. 930 miles home.....one sitting. Only stop for fuel...
 
Mopar Tim said:
Flux core works ok......for most stuff.....now, the harbor freight welder not so much....
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Even if its works OK, would it be 'better' or easier to use than his 220 V welder?
Granted we know nothing about that one other than its 220 V.
Something only Chris can answer.
Just wanted to straighten out the misperception that what it plugs into relates to capability on sheet metal.
 
Foggy as it is out there, the golfers at Rancho Maria better have their safety orange on too. The brush country backs right up to it. "I think I see a spike down there in the flats." "You dumbass. That's not a spike. It's a 9 iron!" :rofl:
 
Mattax said:
Even if its works OK, would it be 'better' or easier to use than his 220 V welder?
Granted we know nothing about that one other than its 220 V.
Something only Chris can answer.
Just wanted to straighten out the misperception that what it plugs into relates to capability on sheet metal.
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The 220 is a Lincoln 180 PRO, even on the lowest set, with the gas pressure turned down to about 8 psi, it blows thru even on tack welds. Even with .024 wire, the thinnest the machine can handle. It’s useable but figured for 100 bucks, I’ll try this one and see if that helps. If not, oh well. I’ll put it in the tool trailer I’m building for field repairs.
 
Yep, minus the gamer thing

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dukeboy_318 said:
The 220 is a Lincoln 180 PRO, even on the lowest set, with the gas pressure turned down to about 8 psi, it blows thru even on tack welds. Even with .024 wire, the thinnest the machine can handle. It’s useable but figured for 100 bucks, I’ll try this one and see if that helps. If not, oh well. I’ll put it in the tool trailer I’m building for field repairs.
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What you have should work fine...the 180....
 
Well thanks to @ZMan67S , and his comment about the bedkersize.:poke:
This morning.
I received a phone call about an hour later from two old associates.
Hey Wolfie, its been awhile, can you put us up for a few days, we will be happy to reciprocate. :rolleyes:
Well I'm not sure about the reciprocal part, but it will be fun to see them.
Thelma and Louise as I call them .one is about 6ft 5. The other is 3ft nothing.
Thanks Craig I'm blaming you. You talked them up.
:poke::thankyou::)
 
Well we made some progress on the farm today. Frank told me Pix or it didn’t happen. Here ya go Frank, shop going up in the red dirt. And the first truck of doors and windows. I fully realize it is not exciting to a lot of you but we have waited, fought, and paid thru the nose to do this. This week is a big deal. Once all the wrangling is done I will share the story with you guys. There are lawyers involved.

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She looks pretty tough!
One lady nobody messes with fir sure!
 
dukeboy_318 said:
The 220 is a Lincoln 180 PRO, even on the lowest set, with the gas pressure turned down to about 8 psi, it blows thru even on tack welds. Even with .024 wire, the thinnest the machine can handle. It’s useable but figured for 100 bucks, I’ll try this one and see if that helps. If not, oh well. I’ll put it in the tool trailer I’m building for field repairs.
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Gas, turned up. To prevent porosity in the welds.
Ampereage on lowest level and wire speed turned up. Rusty body metal? Forget it. Tack tack tack. Fill holes. Use a steel tig rod as extra filler or a coat hanger . My lincoln 180 was fine for body metal. Im using an esab215 mp now. I prefer to weld with .030 too.
 
Tooljunkie said:
Gas, turned up. To prevent porosity in the welds.
Ampereage on lowest level and wire speed turned up. Rusty body metal? Forget it. Tack tack tack. Fill holes. Use a steel tig rod as extra filler or a coat hanger . My lincoln 180 was fine for body metal. Im using an esab215 mp now. I prefer to weld with .030 too.
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Hmm how does using the steel tig rod work?
 
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