I trained at the TWI and the guy there stopped using them after he had to go through cancer treatment. I've not used them since then in all my training programmes and warn the learners of the hazards of using them without a vacuum tungsten grinder.
The gold lanthanated ones are good as are the...
I've had the same problem with the Jasic 200p AC/DC. May give that a go......maybe not last day here today but, still an interesting point and worth tucking away for later use.
I have the thermal arc 175 at home. 5 years old and still going strong. Good price too. At work we use the jasics and again no probs here. Either would do mate.
I've had the same machine @KimB and they're not a bad bit of kit. 3 things.
1) The torch with the amps control is pants and I'd do away with it. You keep hitting it by accident and it's in a crap position.
2) Play around with the foot pedal. It sounds like you have it on switch only at the mo...
Hi guys/gals. It seems our friends from across the pond have another multi process welder that can do MIG, TIG AC/DC and MMA plus spool and HF start by Everlast.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7hnR-JHlzA
I've used the Oxford oil cooled's for years. The main reason I like them is there relatively simple with less to go wrong on them. They're less adjustable than a buzz box but, you can always get somewhere close if not spot on for settings. You can drop a bomb on them and they still work. Ours...
Came across this for those who may be interested. Nice bridgeports and some good welding gear and accessories.
https://www.apexauctions.com/auction-us/auctionDetails/2663?page=0
Och aye my friends. Corby has a massive Scottish community due to the steel works. The accent here has a slight Scottish twang to it. My wife's family all came down for the works and many of my friends work there.
I was in the TaTa steel works Corby a few weeks back to show a few guys how to weld the slabs (weld the strip back together when it breaks coming through the mills) with stick. The place was awesome. It truly is a working relic of a dinosaur. The lads were fantastic. The equipment was so old it...