HH 175/135 protective cover

[Crithpy_Critter]

it sounds like a hose job to me.

[TonyC]

Well isn't that interesting. The cover for the Miller 135/175 is $29 and the cover for the Hobart 135/175 is $39 at the same store. Aren't those welders built about the same? Anyone have an idea why such a big difference in price?

Here is the Hobart cover:

Hobart 135/175 Cover

[Charles Sand]

bitternut

Don't be bitter. Check out this link for the cover: $29.

http://store.cyberweld.com/covmil135175.html

[morpheus]

Thanks for the pics Aaron!

Hey Rock, did you read this ?

- jack

[Aaron]

Well, Mow, I'd say it gets pretty darned cold. But the wifey makes all kinds of things from fleece, and she used a few scraps to line the cover for my HH175, you know, to keep from scratching the paint.

You think that's funny? The outside of the cover is dark-blue denim, salvaged from a rather large garage-sale find denim skirt. The wifey get's her fabric from all sorts of weird places! I'm not complaining, though. There must've been several yards of fabric in that one denim skirt!

[Mowjunk]

Originally posted by Aaron


My wife made my HH175 cover for me from denim and polar-fleece. She did an excellent job of making it fit the machine.

Aaron, polar-fleece on the cover??!!??? How cold does it get in your shop?

Mow

[bitternut]

By the way, I have seen it advertised for $25 I think, not $39.

Charles.............Where did you see it for $25? If I can buy one that cheap I will get one and have my wife revamp it with a slit in the back as suggested by others to accommodate the gas and power cord.

It would be nice to have a cover with the proper color scheme and decals. Then I could discard the old salvaged computer cover that I am presently using.

[Aaron]

And here's a shot of the back, showing the velcro straps to hold it closed. Notice the cover has an open back to allow for the bottle rack.

[Aaron]

Here's the LH side:

[Aaron]

Here's the RH side of the machine, covered, of course.

[Aaron]

Originally posted by morpheus
I sure hope that "nesting instinct" kicks in Aaron. She can't sew a bit right now .. If my buttons fall off I have to sew them back on.

I've run a sewing machine before but don't have one or I'd do it myself.

How is the MM251 cover designed ?

- jack

Well, it may take me a while, but I eventually get there.

Here's my MM251 w/o cover:

[dulknife]

cover

jack
why not just put a QD on the gas line. sure would be a lot quicker.
ken

[Charles Sand]

IT IS AN OUTRAGE!

I have been thinking about getting a cover also.

What the he## are they thinking of--- no slit or hole for the power cord or gas line?

I'll wait for Rock to have it redesigned.
By the way, I have seen it advertised for $25 I think, not $39.

[morpheus]

Re: Re: HH 175/135 protective cover

Originally posted by TonyC
I was disapponted myself. My wife wanted to make me one but when I found one for 39.00 I told her not to bother. I said "For that price it will save you the effort and it will have all the cutouts in exactly the right places". Boy was I wrong. She ended up cutting a slit and adding velcro just as you suggest. I have no desire to take a wrench to my gas line everytime I want to cover it for a night. As I said...dissappointing.

Thanks for your input Tony, it's good to hear someone else feels the same way I do. I'll try and run getting the design of that thing changed by Rock if he ever comes back from vacation.

Any chance you could snap a pic of your modifications Tony ?

- jack

[TonyC]

Re: HH 175/135 protective cover

Originally posted by morpheus it doesn't have a cutout for the power cord or gas line in the back I'm quite confused as to it's intended use ?

I guess I can find someone to sew up the edges of it if I put a slit in the back of it but must admit I'm pretty disappointed that it doesn't have a slit with a piece of velcro or something on it.

I was disapponted myself. My wife wanted to make me one but when I found one for 39.00 I told her not to bother. I said "For that price it will save you the effort and it will have all the cutouts in exactly the right places". Boy was I wrong. She ended up cutting a slit and adding velcro just as you suggest. I have no desire to take a wrench to my gas line everytime I want to cover it for a night. As I said...dissappointing.