Show me your welder

[Glenn]

New, old, painter with pinstripes or a little rust, this would be the place to post photos of your welder.

[jayco]

Here's my old Lincoln AC 225 ......not much to look at .
I suspect a lot of other shops have one of these things in a corner somewhere.
The original grounding clamp and electrode holder have both been worn out and replaced.
The original cooling fan gave out a few years ago, and was replaced.
Much of the original insulation on the wire leads has come off due to heat and age. As you can see, there is much electrical tape covering the cables.
But all in all,this has been a tough old machine and is still my main welder.

[looper567]

The Lincoln MIG and Miller TIG, along with the newest addition, the new ESAB. I also have a Lincoln SP-135 Plus 110V machine...

[easilyconfused]

See Jayco's post, only with newer paint as the old girl gave out in the spring and all it took was a new coat of paint it seems :rolleyes:

[jimmy seale]

i have a old airco bumble bee, retired now because i replaced the 3 ph. with single ph. when i re wired the main power to have a way to shut it down when needed. will probobly replace it with a lincoln 225 or one from sears that is ac/dc, but daddy has a old buzz box that still welds great at about 35 yrs. of age.

[Jerry W.]

This is a Bobcat 225. It is great for the jobs for which it was purchased. If I were to get one for the Blacksmith Shop I think I would get a Mig.
Don't get the wrong idea. I am not a welder. I usually just stick the metal together and grind the UGLY off. I am improving....

Jerry

[Jerry W.]

If this works, it is the pic that should have been above.

Jerry

Just copy the linked thumbnail from the IForgeIron Gallery directly into the IForgeIron Forum text. No need to add additional codes.

[imagedude]

Here's my little Murex 140amp DC welder. It's replaced a large 180amp oil filled AC transformer.

[irnsrgn]

Photo 1
In the shop, Old Marquette AC, 40's era.

Photo 2
WW2 army surplus electric motor driven Lincoln SA200 DC bench welder with foot control. To the left, Miller Spoolmate. under neath, Miller Hi Freq unit.

Photo 3
Miller 200 wire feed.

Photo 4
On the service truck 1950 Lincoln SA200 engine drive.


I also have a 40's era Lincoln 200 special powered by a 4 cyl Wisconsin and a 1930's era forerunner to the Lincoln SA 200, needs a radiator.

[Ken Kelley]

Here's my Miller Trailblazer 301G. It's my shop and ranch welder. Before I wired my shop I ran all my power tools off its 10,000 watt generator. Really came in handy too when we were building our new house out here in the woods.

[Jmercier]

My welder, which is being plugged in for the first time this weekend ... it's the same as jayco's and this welder is older than I am =P Assuming the cooling fan works, there's nothing else that can die on the things though. I replaced the electrode holder and the ground clamp, and only just today built an extension cord long enough to go from my dryer outlet to my garage (45 feet of 8/3 SOOW is expensive, but I got a good deal on it)

Of course... now i need to learn to weld with it =D

http://www.tharkis.com/images/shop/steelpile.jpg

[hammerkid]

here is my mig . A lincoln 3200 hd.

[Hillbillysmith]

JR, those are some lovely pieces of history that you've got there. Please take great care of those beauties and pass them on.

Hammerkid, that's a nice welder. I especially like the cart that it's on with the cylinder cap holder. :D

[Flop]

Here are a couple of mine.

[irnsrgn]

The Lincoln 200 special is going to be on its way to texas when the weather warms a bit.

[keithh999]

these are 2 of my 4 welders...the 110v mig gun i keep in my camper for emergency repairs.....and i have an old lincoln 225 ac buzzbox in storage

[Speeddy]

How do you post a pic ?New

[Steve0357]

Hello all,
just acquired an old school Lincoln sae 200. its driven directly by a (I assume..) wisconsin vg4d v-type manual crank engine..
It was manufactured in toronto, canada.
Lincoln themselves cannot find any information on this particular set up.
Fantastic arc welder, bit tiresome to manually crank this engine, lol

Cheers!

[smiffy]

How do you post a pic ?New

Seems speeddy & i are in the same boat.I dont know how to either ! (make it simple, i aint used to this computer thing.)

[clinton]

The Lincoln 200 special is going to be on its way to texas when the weather warms a bit.

I hope you got a good price for that old Lincoln- they are valuble to collectors and they weld great as well

[clinton]

I have a few welders that I have collected over the years. Here is one that I got for $10.00 at a school rummage sale, 1947 Westinghouse welder with 6 cylinder Chrysler industrial flat head motor

[Tommy Traylor]

Here's R2D2 bought at a liquidation auction of a local industry. It had a minor problem and must have been pushed off in a corner and forgotten for 40 years or so. Great DC welder. I love it.

I guess the photo didn't make it. I will try to figure it out.

[Tommy Traylor]

Lets see if the picture makes it now.

[clinton]

I had one of those R2D2 machines but mine was 3 ph and I got tired of storing it and moving it around so it went to the scrap yard. It was a freebie that a guy gave me when I bought my SA 200 Pipe-liner