Jimw3326

I've put the wire through the meat of my thumb using the wire to clean out the tip. Also, in the palm of my hand putting on an adaptor. Wire was sticking out of the drive rolls further than I expected. A guy at work unloaded a fresh spool he put on just before lunch. Laid the gun down on the trigger, wire had to travel about 4' before contact inside the tank. 44# .045 dual shield. It does make a mess.

Looks like the separators got smoked likely due to overuse. The previous duty cycle is probably reduced now. I had a miller 150 that started to smell like burned varnish and decided to upgrade to an airco 250. It's a far cry from the new Lincolns we're using at work, wish I could justify getting a new unit, so sweet.

I just answered you on the blade forum. Haha! Brushes probably.

I've been contemplating their surface grinder attachment.

Those links would knock the door down! Haha

Never saw the sense in paying someone to allow me to lift their steel when I got paid to do it all day.

My journey isn't as elegant as y'all's. Started working in my dad's business at 13 sweeping and counting out nuts and bolts from bulk boxes into 100 lots. A Navy vet would teach me how to weld during down time. A few years later we started up a fab division to compliment the main business that I ran. A few decades later I came across FiF and it really appealed to me. Signed up here in '16 and did a ton of reading and u-tubes, built a forge and started the therapy. Now I'm in the process of setting up my shop to utilize some of the equipment that I've acquired to take the load off my ageing hands.

Got my Christmas present hooked up and running. OBM Dominator 2 X 72 w/ 2hp VFD. Had to do a little rewiring of the shop to get the 220 needed.

Just go with welding the end of the cable, saying tack is confusing the issue. Look up welding in your area and give them a call.

I would suggest you keep an eye out for a truck with a welder on the back of it. Kindly ask if he is available to do some quick work and what he would charge per hour. Ask if he would be willing to fuse the ends of the cable and negotiate a fair price. The more pieces of cable you have, the cheaper each one will be. Other than that, search out a welding shop.

Except the industry has loosened up on some of the definitions. MIG is a catch-all for wire electrode. Then you get to the type of wire, inner-shield, dual shield. I personally use straight CO2 for hard wire and dual shield at home, but at work we use an argon/CO2 mix with a different wire designed for mix gas. As far as what the OP is asking, a 110 inner-shield welder will do him just fine, but a little buzz box stick welder may work better since it may be less expensive and fewer parts required. Cable and a clamp vs whip, nozzle, diffuser, tip, drive rolls. JMHO

This explains a few things, I wasn't aware of this.

Thought I'd make some dies for the ironworker.

I have an old craftsman 4" with disc that I did my first work on that I'll let you have for 5 bucks. If you're interested, I'll get you some more info. Since we live in the same town, shipping will be cheap.

I've been using the Tapmatic Edge lube for all my machining and such. It makes my carbide bits last about 4 times longer than any oil except a flood system. Since I don't have an enclosed machine, the wax is perfect. Tapping is a breeze, drilling is smooth and leaves a better finish inside.