hi all, i have just found this forum and i have loved welding for years ( i used to gas weld with my dad when i was young)
i started looking a few days ago for a site to help me with a few questions i have about a old and tired little mig welder i have, so here goes....
i was given this machine when a friend of mine bought a new one and as money is tight i havent yet been able to replace it. and even though i have done many welding jobs with it it has always had these problems, i have just lived with them.
first the pics...
my first question is what make machine is it, and can i get spares for it?
next is, i always have a voltage at the tip when the machine is on, whether the trigger is pressed or not. so i have to hover over the metal until i am ready to press the trigger. which can be a pin as i use my left hand to put my mask done and by which time i have accidentally moved the tip away from the job making for inaccurate welding. should i only have a current and voltage once the trigger is pressed? if so what would cause this?
next, i have a broken trigger, its only the plastic part, but it can be very annoying when it keeps falling out. i have tried superglue but to no avail. also the wire feed tube is split in the middle and has been fixed abut putting a new reel of wire on is an absolute pain in the rear. so i was really after a new torch and pipes.
thanks in advance
i started looking a few days ago for a site to help me with a few questions i have about a old and tired little mig welder i have, so here goes....
i was given this machine when a friend of mine bought a new one and as money is tight i havent yet been able to replace it. and even though i have done many welding jobs with it it has always had these problems, i have just lived with them.
first the pics...
my first question is what make machine is it, and can i get spares for it?
next is, i always have a voltage at the tip when the machine is on, whether the trigger is pressed or not. so i have to hover over the metal until i am ready to press the trigger. which can be a pin as i use my left hand to put my mask done and by which time i have accidentally moved the tip away from the job making for inaccurate welding. should i only have a current and voltage once the trigger is pressed? if so what would cause this?
next, i have a broken trigger, its only the plastic part, but it can be very annoying when it keeps falling out. i have tried superglue but to no avail. also the wire feed tube is split in the middle and has been fixed abut putting a new reel of wire on is an absolute pain in the rear. so i was really after a new torch and pipes.
thanks in advance