To Todd

[Todd....!!]

Hi Fred,

Thanks for the pricing...

That's REALLY high, in my book... and I'm SURE that YOU got GREAT deals
on everything!

Did ya get a Lincoln, or what brand?  I don't remember ya mentionin?

ALSO, I thought I could get away with a lil 110V mig from Sam's or
somethin for less than $200!

Or am I just WAY WAY rusty on my pricing?

MAybe I can pickup a used one at a pawn shop or somethin...til I strike
it rich with the real estate n all...

REALLY wanna build a Defender (Yes, from the Viper Series) and maybe a
Prowler on a Camaro or equiv chassis.... Sell em for $10,000 or so ea...
Buyer's choice of engine/drivetrain... Hemi would be a natural in the
sucker, but anything goes, when ya have a welder, right?

Whadayatink?

LATER!

Todd....



Frederic Breitwieser wrote:
> 
> > Are you usin a 110 Mig welder to weld your patch panels are are ya just
> > leadin em in or just brazin?
> 
> I purchased last fall a Lincoln 170T wire-feed MIG welder, which uses
> 220V at about 45 amps if I remember the data on the cord correctly...
> installed a 60A 220V industrial outlet (versus a dryer outlet) and
> gave it its own breaker.
> 
> > I'm lookin at getten a lil 110 mig for the house, and am lookin into em
> > right now...
> 
> I checked them out as well... and didn't really like any of them for
> my application, which is building a mid-engine car from scratch - I
> have a lot of tubing to weld together and panels, firewalls, etc, so
> something more heavy duty was important.  These things are not only
> rated in voltage/current output, but also duty cycle... keep that in
> mind.  If a particular unit can give you 30A at a 30% duty cycle, that
> means you can weld for a minute, then wait three.  Stepping up a size,
> could be rated at 50A at the same duty cycle, which means if you only
> need 30A, you now have a much higher duty cycle.
> 
> For welding mild steel, I welded two 8' strips together in one long
> swoop, because the machine was slightly oversized for the job - so I
> had the current turned down about half way, which increased the duty
> cycle significantly.
> 
> I really like this unit (170T), and if you have access to 220V in your
> garage/home/yard, its not that expensive either.  Figure about a grand
> for the unit, gun and cable, then on top of that you'd need a face
> shield, and a display filter (shade) of your choice, leather gloves
> and preferably a leather apron.  My total bill with a huge spool of
> flux-core welding wire (no gas bottles, but a lot of slag grinding)
> ended up being about 1300 bucks or so.
> 
> > Have a few projects I want to do that will require weldin, and I don't
> > wanna keep on borrowin the neighbors... ya know?
> 
> Yep, I hear ya.  I have the reverse problem.  I'm the first in the
> little townhouse complex to have a welder, so I've been "asked" by a
> few people to weld little trailer brackets back on, etc, mostly minor
> stuff.  No one's been brave enough to bring by a rust-bucket that
> needs its quarters cut and welded.
> 
> --
> 
> Frederic Breitwieser
> Bridgeport CT 06606
> 
> 1993 Supercharged Lincoln Continental
> 1989 HWMMV w/turbocharged 500cid Caddy
> 1975 Dodge D200 Club Cab soon to have 431 stroker + turbos
> 2000 (I hope) Buick GTP (Mid-Engined Sports Car)