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so I have a beta mig 251 just recently purchased it from an auction house I don't have a lot of history on it but we plug it in and we turn it on, at first it'll power up and you hit the trigger on the gun and it clicks but no wire feeds no nothing won't strike an arc won't do anything I shut it off...Today, 05:49 PM
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Hi all, new poster here and need some quick help hopefully. I have a 210 MVP that just shut off yesterday. I was welding on 230v and it slowed down and just stopped. Acted like the power to the garage went out. It does work on 115v just fine. The machine is about 3 years old I think and I've never had...Today, 12:14 AM
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I just purchased the 27i. One question: Has anyone experienced falling air pressure below the 90 PSI/3CFM recommendation? say to 80 or 70 PSI. I am not worried about the CFM rating of my compressor. Other plasma cutters seems to have a wide range before you lose the ability to actually cut. The...11-19-2019, 10:20 PM
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I'm trying to cut 45's on a chop saw in 1.25x1.25x 1/8" angle. I have a cheap chop saw from lowes that does fine on cutting flat stock but when trying to do angles obviously its not liking cutting through the flat side. I know a chop saw isn't the best tool for this but its all I got besides...03-01-2005, 06:28 PM
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please excuse cross posting. Forgot this forum. And w due respect for actual artists here.
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Used to have a several welders but needed to get rid of them. Now in retirement I am looking at just being a yard art hobby welder. Picked up a Chinese...05-10-2019, 02:12 PM -
Good day! I want to preemptively apologize to the forum administration if the nature of this post is against certain rules or policies I may have missed.
Bottom line up front: I am looking to obtain a physical copy of a Hobart instructional booklet published sometime in the 40s or 50s that...10-13-2019, 09:37 PM -
It arrived today. Don't have time to fire it up. Later this week. I'll be back. Mean while, feel free to comment....10-28-2019, 04:38 PM -
I'm new to welding and just purchased a 210 MVP. I am assembling a 1/4" thick CertiFlat welding table. My shop has a 125/250V outlet, but my fuse box is only 220V. Do I need to upgrade my electrical? If not, will the initial settings on the door chart be correct?11-13-2019, 11:10 AM