I like my Esab A40 a lot!

Excellent, glad you found the parts.

cashbaugh wrote:Thanks for the tip. I'll try to look him up but if you have any more info on him, I'd appreciate it.

https://www.barryhamel.com


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Have you called Barry Hamel?


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Ladies and Gentlemen, Meet my newest welder! A whopping $65 shipped! :lol: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1B8ohxilZpRhGkd90cFWj5tTYlHiq0ZHK https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1OcRXDfqYfHu0K83G32Evmvi1QHmb4SYN https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=14fg8-vOETqDWJW...

I wasn't here to do moderation for a while. We got rid of one particular fool. I think is going better now. Hang around for a while and see what you think. But as with anything on the internet, unless someone actually personally threatens you, you have the power to ignore things said, and don't let...

Definitely reading this one.
I have learned a ton from you good folks.


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Likely many of you got the email from Metal Supermarkets announcing the winner of the "Metal My Way" contest.
Some pretty amazing work.
https://metalmyway.com/metal-my-way-winners/

David, absolutely o offense over the goober .... an old friend of mine always used that along with gobbers when winding on someone's welds. OR else he would stand there looking up to the ceiling looking for birds with diahrea. Oh good! I’m glad no offence was taken. I will from here on out refer to...

Thanks @jaywal, I hope some unsuspecting seller doesn't believe his story and buy the torches and go to the LWS expecting to get a tank with a built in reg...

He is mistaken. I know they cost a bit more, but I bought Victor Edge gauges for all my tanks. I find them to be very accurate, a tad more durable and less susceptible to getting smashed in the shop from all the swinging material. They come for Oxy/Ac, Argon, etc. make sure you choose CFH over LPH ...

I stumbled across an ad for an oxy/fuel rig, just torches, no tanks etc. I asked the seller if he also had regs. He said "Most acetylene bottles come with regulators now" Sent me this pic of his oxy tank with 'built in' reg. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201026/e0abe504c347a2cf4da809e...

My AHP has gotten me into the habit of tapping the tungsten on the work before hitting the pedal. For me, it makes it start every time and gives me reference as I have depth perception issues. Yeah, I dip way too much Thanks Jim, do you do this because the arc doesn’t start consistently? Sent from ...

Dave, the ones I use are an on off, and you alter your starting current, up slope and downslope on the machine. Thanks Mick, I have one of those that I’m going to try. I’m building a garden trellis that won’t fit on my table so I’ll be crawling around on the floor :-/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapa...

weldin mike 27 wrote:We pretty much only use tig torch switchs here in Australia. I'm sure people use foot pedals but not too common

Mick, are they the pressure sensitive type that control amperage or just on/off?

While I'll be first in line when augmented displays showing amperage or even assisting with contrast become a reality and having a camera system where an instructor can key in and view what the student is seeing all without even disturbing them would be amazing. Most schools can't even get get cost...

I'll go out on limb here and say that we'll see something like this within 5 years...

I've been giving a bit more thought to the 'perfect' welding helmet. With a RF link between the welder and helmet, there are a few other things we can do. How about a Heads-up display that tells you the current. Add red, yellow, and green LEDs to indicate welding voltage as it relates to arc length...

WHERE in thee hell did you come up with the word goobered? An old buddy of mine has been calling me goober for a long time simply because I had some goobers on a weld. Gosh I don't know actually...it's been a word I've used for a long time to describe blobs. Absolutely did not mean to offend if I d...

did you happen to ask if your opening the machine to adjust the points will void the warranty? I thought your machine was new, unless ya got hi humidity and dust particles running around that might be causing the points to fuzz over. that's just a thought and I do get lots of them,,,, That question...

Heard from Primeweld that there are points that can be adjusted. Haven't opened thew hood yet to peek inside.

G-ManBart wrote:Definitely give that tungsten a fresh grind, make sure you grind parallel to the tip and maybe a take a few minutes to check the HF spark gap (assuming it has points).

Thanks, I will definitely do that.
I don't actually know if the Primeweld 225 has points but I will find out.

Does your machine have settings for the tungsten diameter? Mine does, and if yours does, then that is important because it determines the intensity of the high frequency output, which starts your Arc. Check your settings or menus. In my case you need to do it in a menu that is accessed by a special...

Poland308 wrote:What’s your humidity like?

In the 85% range today.


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Try swapping your tungsten for a fresh one, or giving the current tungsten a fresh grind. Also try lightly hitting the area you are about to start an arc on with a wire brush, especially if it's a restart. In both cases, it may be an aluminum oxide layer interfering with the arc start...even if you...