JB weld doesn't work very well to build intake manifold

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JimN

#21
#21
Thepaetsguy said:
Duty cycle on my 110 Lincoln weldpak is terrible. Kicks the machine off every four minutes and takes four minutes to kick it back on.. Then weld four minutes and it kicks out again.

BUT if it didn’t have the duty cycle system i’d just run it till it burned out and I wouldn’t have a welder at all. So I can’t just go in there and delete the temperature switch.
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I can relate. My first is a weldpak 100, bought about 20 years ago. I didn't upgrade til about a week ago.

I've read more than a few of your posts. You're pretty resourceful. I doubt you would let that slow you down. I suspect you would grab some stick, jumper cables, a couple of batteries and go to town. :D
 
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JimN

#22
#22
sparkwizard said:
My Hobart 140 has been a true workhorse for almost 20 years. From sheet metal with thin wire and gas to truck frames with .030 flux core wire, it has never missed a beat.
It was not a cheap machine, though.
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At the time I couldn't justify spending more than I did. Especially since I was living in the city and wasn't going to use it very much. Things change but I still can't wrap my mind around spending more than $500 for something I'm going to use occasionally.
 
Skipp

Skipp

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#23
I tell you I bought the harbor freight welder a couple years ago to learn on….had the lead welder from the plant stop by set it up and get me going….he tried for two hours to get a bad weld out of it….its amazing….my brother in law brought me a log carrier he broke to weld…I told him im a turd welder…he wanted it attached ….i brought home some plate from work…we welded on that thing got an hours trying to get this hinge fixed….well I got it and it looked like I shit on it….turned out I was welding on AR plate….and this little welder did it…point being it’s as good as the $800 comp name brand model….sorry for the long way around to get to the middle…
 
Skipp

Skipp

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#24
JimN said:
At the time I couldn't justify spending more than I did. Especially since I was living in the city and wasn't going to use it very much. Things change but I still can't wrap my mind around spending more than $500 for something I'm going to use occasionally.
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I’m with you but it’s nice to have when you do need it….the local welder….yes only one in town does normal folks work reasonable….is backed up months….
 
sparkwizard

sparkwizard

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#25
When I bought mine, the popular choices were Miller, Hobart, Lincoln and Snap On. I do not recall even seeing any bargain MIG welders, but there were lots of little 110 volt arc welders. I bought one from Sears and gave it away less than a month later. I was working in a muffler shop at the time, (1990?)and we were using Miller welders all day long, so I had to have one at home. I had a Miller for about 10 years, but after Hobart bought Miller and combined the best of both products in to one welder, I bought one of those. I did a lot of "house calls" with this welder to pay for it.
 
Bird Brain

Bird Brain

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#30
Screenshot_20250107-215958.png Screenshot_20250107-215729.png Screenshot_20250107-215958.png Screenshot_20250107-215958.png Screenshot_20250107-215729.png Thats the results of an Eastwood 180 pretty much straight out the box with gas hooked up. My first of 5 or so welds. The plate was a setup piece thats why its mostly weld on the plate, makes the zip wheel disassembly and smoothing out easier. The other is a centerstand repair on an old Bird of mine. Ya that springs sprung no doubt. Anyway descent machine for home use 110/220v option in my opinion.
 
sparkwizard

sparkwizard

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#31
Nice welds there. What gas are you using?
My welds never look that nice anymore. I use CO2. I should probably look into changing the liner in my gun cable, too.
 
Bird Brain

Bird Brain

Active Member
#33
#33
sparkwizard said:
Nice welds there. What gas are you using?
My welds never look that nice anymore. I use CO2. I should probably look into changing the liner in my gun cable, too.
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75/25% set at about 15 p.s.i im not an Eastwood representative or pushing the brand just figured if anybody was apprehensive to make the purchase for unknown performance theres honest images. Granted i didn't start doing this kind of work last week but i dont do it everyday either, anymore.
 
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