There’s an app for that. :) Nice, I just installed it. I'll try to get a reading for you on the Evo, maybe that will give you an idea how loud it is. I seem to remember a guy testing that on the Primeweld vs. the Lincoln SW200, and the SW200 was louder. I was kind of surprised as the Primeweld is n...

For others that are reading this, Ieff has nothing to do with what the machine consumes. Ieff is a de-rating amperage calculation that applies to the [allowable sizing of] conductors supplying the machine with power. This calculation is based on duty-cycle at the maximum rated output using that lin...

[Perhaps someone with a decibell meter could check that out? ;) I've love to get a Diablo Steel Demon, but will need to work on wearing this one out that came with the saw first. Unfortunately I don't have a decibel meter, that might be something Oscar would have though. :D I am serious that it's w...

Curious to see what was available for 110v 50A breakers I discovered that Home Depot carries a 110v 50A for the astonishingly low price of $13. Not that I'm considering running it on 110v in the shop as I still need to run a 240V 30A (or 40A) circuit for my welder. Didn't mean to imply you can't ge...

110V capable machines open up options and solve problems when stuff needs fixed away from the shop. Absolutely, I didn't mean to imply otherwise. However, some machines seem pretty marginal on 120v. As an example, the Primeweld says 38.1 amps for 220v and 46.3 for 110v, and this will provide 180a o...

For that cross brace weld, the radius of the tube is your challenge. Ahhhhh.... <sound of palm slapping forehead> I didn't think about that, but I didn't bevel it much knowing that there was the radius on each side from the tube it was butting up against. Thanks for pointing that out! :idea: For fl...

Extrapolating this, I'd say the reasonable limit for a 120V/20A circuit is ≈110-115A welding current with a tight arc length, maybe up to 120A for a very efficient inverter welder. I agree, but don't think I could get 120A on my Primeweld, considering they state you need 46.3 amps to feed that. May...

Nice Alan. What's the deal with magnetic clamp? in the bottom pic? I haven't seen those before. They're made by Rigid, I bought them on closeout from a place on sale a couple years ago. There's a magnet on each end that rotates and has thumb locks on each side. Your TIG welds look decent but show s...

Alan, 91-92A was dead on for me too. 67A worked well with 3/32". It was nice running a few beads. I hadn't stick welded with Primeweld since day one, and never on 240V. I end up using the 210STL on 120V for out of the shop repairs. I've never plugged either of my machines into 120v yet, mainly...

Amazon made $12 billion in profit in 2019, and will probably double that for 2020 due to Covid. They need lessons from no one. :lol: Probably true, but they don't get too much of my business and I look most everywhere I can before buying from them. I don't subscribe to Prime either, that's how they...

This is a work in progress, some of the details are not completely worked out yet. cj offered some comments in the other Primeweld thread, but I thought it would be better to move it here as this is really a project. The plans, not entirely complete but a work in progress. I haven't yet decided how ...

I tend to use SS over plain steel hardware, just because of how much I hate rust. Me too, and there are much less concerns with welding it than zinc or other coated. I think we all have our own way, I don't worry about prices on nuts and bolts, they're like consumables to me. I just go buy what I n...

Oscar wrote:Which brand rod did you use?

He showed the rod above, Inweld.

So with the metabo quick lock, do you take both the quick release disc and the backer off to use a theaded arbor grinding disc, or just the quick lock disc? Seems like just the quick lock one would make sense, but it puts the 5" grinding disc very close to the guard. Either, whatever works for...

Just thought I would add another opinion to Alan's thread since I have the same machine. I for one do appreciate your input. You gotta admit, for such an inexpensive welder this Primeworld really impresses, doesn't it? Speaking for myself, my Primeweld is working out better than my Everlast i-Tig 2...

Amazon made $12 billion in profit in 2019, and will probably double that for 2020 due to Covid. They need lessons from no one. :lol: Probably true, but they don't get too much of my business and I look most everywhere I can before buying from them. I don't subscribe to Prime either, that's how they...

I use McMaster for almost all fasteners. One of my favorite vendors, great customer service, quick ship, I can sometimes get the stuff the next day when I order it. I get shipments from the L.A. branch, but even still I'm amazed they get me stuff so fast. Also one of the few places to find uncoated...

Nice! I'm glad they got them back in stock and you could get one. I just got in from making the first cuts. Pleasantly surprised on the noise, was expecting it to be much louder from what some have said, but in comparison to my wood cutting DeWalt sliding miter saw, it was much quieter. I'm guessin...

Yup my 1965 Unisaw is dead quiet. The universal motors are just plain loud... my 12" Ridgid compound mitre saw is pretty loud. Loudest is my Porter Cable 690 router which is ear splitting loud and high pitched. David, Actually pleasantly surprised, not nearly as loud as I was expecting and I t...

Welcome! Just before I quit posting to WeldingWeb we were having some discussion about the Evo saw. It was actually a thread Oscar had started as I recall. You posted the pic of the pin stops on the miter, which was the feature I was looking for in a saw. I did end up getting one. :D Gonna take it f...

tweake wrote:i would check out @tighappens on instagram as he does quite a bit of this type of work (and its awesome!).

this^^^^^^^

Check out how he grinds cracks out before he welds them.

Also, he was a guest on WTAT podcast recently, if you haven't listened to his interview, you should. He's in Italy.

You need to clean that really well, not just so-so, but really well if you want to weld it. I have to agree with tweake, it's not a beginner task, but I've never let that stop me in the past... :D It looks like it will line up pretty well, if you can get it all welded and run a tap into the threads ...

They wouldn't be disagreeing with me at all. I have no dog in that fight. They'd be disagreeing with Miller ;) https://www.millerwelds.com/frequently-asked-questions That's kind of like Primeweld saying they only support 6013 I guess...although the vendor here in the U.S. told me the machine is cap...

Thanks for the tips. And should I also stop drill it or is it not going to make a difference? Absolutely, if possible, any crack should be stop drilled. It really depends on where it is and if you can or not. If you can't get access with a drill, at minimum you should use a carbide burr to grind it...

and the Maxstar 150 will not run 6010 according to Miller. FWIW, lots of people would disagree with you on the Miller forum. Seems a lot of them are running 6010 on their Maxstar 150 boxes. Some say you need to keep the arc short, but in general there are many that are burning 6010 with those littl...