Oxford welders

[Robotstar5]

wish i had a quid for evertime ive knocked power supplies of in offices ect i just say wheres the stickers saying computers do not turn off and why dont u save your work

I knocked off a complete office due to a poorly marked up dis board, one chap got quite shirty due to losing a report he had not saved, nobody liked him so no worries!

 

[nickk]

a good purchase cytringan and .oxford were made under licence from pickhill at thirsk , the company is still around but no longer make welders just generators

just got the latest 'elmbridge' catalogue & notice 'oxford' mig welders are available-i'd been told they'd ceased production.

 

[arceyered]

I have a Wescol midget pot, Welds all day ac no arc blow in corners

burn a few rods each week to keep the damp out

Good to chain your other goodies to stop them being re allocated by thieving scutters

 

[taffy888]

hello im new on here and ive got an old oxford i like but the rod holder is broken can you please tell me where i can get one anybody many thankks carl

 

[Robotstar5]

hello im new on here and ive got an old oxford i like but the rod holder is broken can you please tell me where i can get one anybody many thankks carl

Have you looked at Weldequip shop at top of page? link

and welcome to the forum

 

[Woody.v8]

To resurrect an old thread...I've just bought another
I didn't need it but it was cheap/local and im bored

 

[sardine]

This is where they go to die

 

[Woody.v8]

That wont be dead, bit of paint it be reet

 

[sardine]

Working on a rescue plan.

Can't say anymore at this stage.

 

[Woody.v8]

It's perhaps a bit sad ,but i would love to be the first one to burn a rod on that after all these years

 

[MattF]

It's perhaps a bit sad ,but i would love to be the first one to burn a rod on that after all these years

I'd love to see a photo of the internals. I bet there's a good chance they still look practically pristine, unless water has been getting in there.

 

[sardine]

Nothing can affect the core, its sitting in a bath of oil, I expect it to be perfect inside.

 

[brightspark]

Nothing can affect the core, its sitting in a bath of oil, I expect it to be perfect inside.

but the top half isn't in oil .if water has got in the oil will float on top and hopefully just the bottom may be rusty

 

[Welderpaul]

I used to do some work for a pipe welding outfit. They had a modest workshop with a couple of big Oxford stick sets.

One of the sets used to make the old style electric meter spin backwards when it was on and welding. 'Double bubble' they used to call the set.

Wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it myself.

 

[weldgauge]

when i was an apprentice the college had cylindrical oil filled "pots" in the welding bays, anyone have any idea what manufacturer these could be? was in reid kerr.

 

[Kent]

Noticed that 0xford type oil cooled transformers always sell on fleabay, for £50-200, who's buying them old clunkers ?

People with fifty to two hundred quid who want a plant that lasts left out in a barn or damp hole of a workshop
Nowt wrong with them

 

[brightspark]

ibought mine 45 years ago new for 115-quid its done a lot of work and I wouldn't part with it

 

[Kent]

ibought mine 45 years ago new for 115-quid its done a lot of work and I wouldn't part with it

Try getting that life out of an inverter

 

[brightspark]

ive even burnt cars up with it -using large welding -rods-@180 amp

 

[daleyd]

I used to do some work for a pipe welding outfit. They had a modest workshop with a couple of big Oxford stick sets.

One of the sets used to make the old style electric meter spin backwards when it was on and welding. 'Double bubble' they used to call the set.

Wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it myself.

*brightspark disappears to workshop while asking wife to keep an eye on meter.....