If I convert a 110v flux-core Lincoln welder to use gas, what are the specs for the gas solenoid I would need? I know they sell kits for about $135 to do a...
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freeadvice777
Feb 1, 2011 3:29 pm
Well I took the advice about drilling holes in steel and I went out and bought a lotus plasma arc IGBT LTP 5000D. my dilemma is that it is hard to start an arc...
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Cindy and James
jaallcorn
Feb 1, 2011 6:20 pm
RE: lotus plasma cutter I'm unfamiliar w/ this machine, but ALL plasma cutters require a GOOD GROUND to work properly. I was cutting (trying to cut) some...
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Cindy and James
jaallcorn
Feb 1, 2011 7:04 pm
I just HAVE to ask this question... WHY would you want to go to the trouble to convert a little welder like this from its stated purpose? And a 110 volt one...
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lge27@...
lgrant1350
Feb 1, 2011 7:36 pm
James is exactly correct on everything he suggested. I have a Lincoln Pro Cut 55 and every problemI ever had with it ended up being a bad ground. Larry ...
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Scott Williams
eighties_dweeb
Feb 2, 2011 12:25 am
They sell these with kits to use shielding gas, so I don't believe it's beyond the machine's "stated purpose." They sell them without the kits to hit the...
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Cindy and James
jaallcorn
Feb 2, 2011 2:26 pm
That's cool, I was just wondering. I hardly ever use flux core wire as most of my wire welding is indoors. I have been looking for a low-alloy flux core wire...
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metlcre8tor
Feb 2, 2011 11:21 pm
Assuming your plasma cutter is in good working order, be sure to have a good, dry, air supply that will constantly provide enough pressure to start and sustain...
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michael d
duffymfx
Feb 3, 2011 6:46 pm
Is this what my son is talking about when he tells me he is "going out to lay some pipe"?...
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Rich
oakhollowrich
Feb 3, 2011 8:06 pm
Uhhhh, yeah, they're exactly the same. The next time he says he's 'going to lay some pipe', tell him you have the tools and skills and would like to join...
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Psy co Mike
psycoartwork
Feb 4, 2011 1:29 pm
I have several spools of wire for sale, all is in new condition, wrapped in plastic, some still boxed. I simply don't need it anymore... 2- 25lb spools ESAB...
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erik overmyer
mechspeed3
Feb 4, 2011 3:05 pm
OK well here is my two cents!! Tou get an old tube tv (largest one you can find) and take the degossing coil out of it. I had my TV fixed by a local repair...
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Scott Williams
eighties_dweeb
Feb 15, 2011 2:04 pm
I just got a health-club quality elliptical for very cheap, but it needs a piece welded. I figured I could pay the welding shop down the road, or I could...
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jhn9840
Feb 15, 2011 9:42 pm
Congratulations on that E-Bay score. Can't go wrong with a Lincoln. jhn9840 John ________________________________ From: Scott Williams...
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tetatate2
Mar 5, 2011 9:18 pm
Hi Not strictly a welding question but gas cutting . I'm cutting 12 inch disks from 3mm plate using gas , the discs dome slightly with the heat. Anyone know of...
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lge27@...
lgrant1350
Mar 6, 2011 1:11 am
Others will almost certainly have better solutions but in doing body work on thin metal because themetal was stretched from the impact we often had to shrink...
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lge27@...
lgrant1350
Mar 6, 2011 1:08 pm
Hi, Larry again. As soon as I hit the send button I had another thought. Depending on the thickness of themetal you might be able to lay a water soaked rag in...
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tetatate2
Mar 6, 2011 1:09 pm
Hi Larry Thanks , I'll experiment a bit with shrinking the centre of the disks to compensate. Regards Paul...
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David G. LeVine
sirdave144
Mar 6, 2011 6:22 pm
... Yup, heat to red heat and put a wet rag on the middle. In automotive bodywork, this is known as shrinking metal. Dave 8{)...
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dennisthornton1952
dennisthornt...
Mar 7, 2011 1:05 am
You've already gotten a great tip about shrinking it. I ran an autobody shop for 15 years and I know it works. Took me awhile to learn of it and then get...
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clyd_cooper
Mar 7, 2011 12:46 pm
I'm making a box frame out of 3/4 x 3/4 x 1/8 -6063 angle. I won't to butt all the ends and weld them. I have torches and gas, arc-tig welder and no gas,...
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Larry Funnell
tripletrophy...
Mar 8, 2011 12:39 am
Personally I would go TIG with argon. Should be about 125 amps, scale back once things heat up. At least that's what it would be on my Diversion 165. Last week...
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Bill Rubenstein
stubbygroup
Mar 8, 2011 3:39 am
Another possibility... http://aluminumrepair.com/land/index.asp?src=google&gclid=CLy2v5yFvqcCFcfsKgodmTDOFg These folks had a booth at the home and garden show...
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clyd_cooper
Mar 9, 2011 1:54 am
Thanks, for the help, clyde...
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Ken
av8or_cfi
Mar 9, 2011 4:38 pm
http://www.lincolnelectric.com/en-us/support/welding-how-to/Pages/welding-how-to.aspx -- Ken I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting...
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Scott Williams
eighties_dweeb
Mar 9, 2011 7:37 pm
In my searches about my machine (mentioned below) I found a Lincoln Electric "Compact Wire Welders" Service Manual here: ...
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Susan Johnson
thewatcher99uk
Mar 11, 2011 1:10 am
I have a fairly large Mig welder using argoshield gas, I am hoping to build an aluminium boat, what gas would I require for this use, thanks Peter...
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Larry Funnell
tripletrophy...
Mar 11, 2011 3:09 am
Aluminum likes Argon. For a hotter weld sometimes Helium is added in, up to 100%, but Argon is the standard. Carbon dioxide and argon will make nasty looking...
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Rafael Vidal
cuttlekid
Mar 11, 2011 5:32 am
Argon! ... From: Susan Johnson <thewatcher99uk@...> Subject: [welding_group] welding aluminium To: welding_group@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, March...
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Berkay Örs
berkayors
Mar 11, 2011 6:28 pm
ARGON=) ________________________________ From: Rafael Vidal <cuttlekid@...> To: welding_group@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, March 11, 2011 7:31:55 AM ...
