What did you get for Christmas?

[Slagking]

What did you get for Christmas? I'll start off.
In helping my father-in-law move his new deep freeze, he gave me his older, smaller deep freeze, only two years old. In the moving of that, I happen to ask him if a belt drive air compressor would be quieter then my oil-less 6 gallon noise maker. He said I could have his old compresser, which is one I have heard about for 10 years or so. I said yes.
It is a Champion with a 80 gallon tank, hoz. and 250lbs capable pressure. Weighs over 600lbs. It is now sitting all plumbed and wired in my garage. I don't know the year it was made but it's one nice compressor.
Nice father-in -law I have to say. Tell us all what you got !!
Also I have a new saber saw with lazer and new Arc One inverter on the way.
Tell us what you got!!
Thanks Tom

[Junk]

Got a truckload of steel delivered.

[Aftermath]

bought myself a millermatic 175.

[Bob S2]

Hey junk, that sounds great!
Can you post a picture of the steel ? How much did it cost?
--Bob

[MAC702]

Got my first inverter, a used PowCon 300SM. I'll be hooking it up this weekend. Any comments on this machine? A Miller Dynasty 300DX is still on my shopping list, but this sort of fell into my lap. I'll have to see if I can get a manual for it. It's just the box, but I've got lots of leads for SMAW, and it looks as if I should also be able to hook up my old Miller 80A feeder, on which I've upgraded the remote plug to work with my 14-pin Trailblazer. If I do, I'll be using .045 wire (it's all I have drive rolls for), and there is flux-cored in it right now from field use with the TB. Do I use the short-circuit or spray settings? It has a toggle switch for one or the other for when using a feeder.

Anyone have experience with using a feeder with .045 solid and gas? How can I make this puppy do some real spray?

[Bob S2]

I got money that I'm going to use towards a tank of C25...
I tried to talk my wife into getting a gift certificate for steel from the welding/fab place I go, but couldn't get her to do it...
--Bob

[Robert D Burns]

I got my wife a new 251 MM...she did not like ...she gave it to me :}

[Hobart Expert Rock]

ROBERT D BURNS..........Man wish I would of thought of that one. .........enjoy the site...............Rock..
[email protected]

[cope]

Originally posted by MAC702
Got my first inverter, a used PowCon 300SM. I'll be hooking it up this weekend. Any comments on this machine? A Miller Dynasty 300DX is still on my shopping list, but this sort of fell into my lap. I'll have to see if I can get a manual for it. It's just the box, but I've got lots of leads for SMAW, and it looks as if I should also be able to hook up my old Miller 80A feeder, on which I've upgraded the remote plug to work with my 14-pin Trailblazer. If I do, I'll be using .045 wire (it's all I have drive rolls for), and there is flux-cored in it right now from field use with the TB. Do I use the short-circuit or spray settings? It has a toggle switch for one or the other for when using a feeder.

Anyone have experience with using a feeder with .045 solid and gas? How can I make this puppy do some real spray?

PowCon! My favorite subject. I guess you got oner of the ones that sold on Ebay?

Use the spray setting for FCAWand spray and middle setting for short arc. It does a sweet job on DC stick also.


It will surely spray .045. My 200 SM will spray .035. When I get home, I will post a link to Arc-Products, the guys who sell parts and service on PowCon. If yours didn't come with a manual, they sell them for $22-25.00. Good machine. Rock worked for PowCon back when he had to work for a living.

BTW, if you hear the ticking sound in short arc or spray mode, the gun is hot! My Amphenol connector has some slop and if I bump it just right the ticking starts. Not a big deal, I just wiggle it until its quiet.

[MAC702]

Now I'm really getting excited! I assume I'll want 98/2 Ar/CO2 for spraying .045, right? I've never used gas in my old 80A feeder before, I sure hope her gas solenoids and valves work! I'll have to go get some .045 solid wire and try it out.

I'm mostly planning on using the PowCon for in-shop SMAW, so's I don't have to run the Trailblazer in the driveway and drag the leads inside, like I normally do. (The tombstone is at my dad's location of our two-man shop.) I mostly GMAW in my shop, and this PowCon looks like it may nicely supplement my MM175. Can keep the blue with .030 for short-circuit of 16-ga., and hopefully this little red number will usher in a whole new era.

Oh, I found Arc Products via a Google search. They only mention that they bought out PowCon for service and parts, so I e-mailed and asked for product information. Let them offer me something from there.

[p.dow]

gifts.....

ho ho ho

everything is new and fun.....

got 2 spray guns..
HVLP gravity finishline
and
PRI 601G HLVP primer
devillbiss
i think it is a ITW co. too...
good item anyway.....

i will spray my weld projects just as soon as i can get started....
yahyahah.....

best in the new year to all.....

paul

[Main]

Its not welding related but you asked so here goes.

100', Davis RF Buryflex.

10, amphenol pl- 259

50', #12 Flexweave antenna wire

50', #10 zip power cable

Battery Eliminator for the ICom T2H

Kurinishi BR-200

Krups coffee maker

[morpheus]

http://www.hobartwelders.com/mboard/attachment.php?s=&postid=45308

- jack

[MAC702]

Originally posted by morpheus

http://www.hobartwelders.com/mboard/attachment.php?s=&postid=45308

- jack

You got a new tree? Of couse, it would be easier to see if that ugly guy in the helmet weren't standing it front of it!

Just kidding! Seriously, I like the new sweater. I would think you'd take that silly helmet off (at least while in the house) so it would have been easier to put it on, though.

[cope]

Originally posted by MAC702
Now I'm really getting excited! I assume I'll want 98/2 Ar/CO2 for spraying .045, right? I've never used gas in my old 80A feeder before, I sure hope her gas solenoids and valves work! I'll have to go get some .045 solid wire and try it out.

I'm mostly planning on using the PowCon for in-shop SMAW, so's I don't have to run the Trailblazer in the driveway and drag the leads inside, like I normally do. (The tombstone is at my dad's location of our two-man shop.) I mostly GMAW in my shop, and this PowCon looks like it may nicely supplement my MM175. Can keep the blue with .030 for short-circuit of 16-ga., and hopefully this little red number will usher in a whole new era.

Oh, I found Arc Products via a Google search. They only mention that they bought out PowCon for service and parts, so I e-mailed and asked for product information. Let them offer me something from there.

98/2 or 90 argon/10co2 I use 90/10.

Web site:

http://www.arc-products.com/

Physical:
Ian Mascarenhas
800-770-0063