Thank you all for the excellent replies. I knew that repairing cast iron can be a tough job, but wow, now I really know how much care you have to take. Being that I have NEVER stick welded before, I'm not sure about going that route. I can TIG weld at an above average level, but I'm not sure if TIG ...

Hi guys, I recently bought a great vise- Reed 4C. However, the base is missing an ear. I don't have the ear to weld back on, so I will have to make one and weld it on. Questions: What kind of steel can I make the ear out of? What welds well to cast iron? What practices must I use to achieve good res...

Nice table,

I like leaving my vise free on the table and not bolted down. If something is heavy enough that it needs to be bolted down I just clamp the vise to the table.

Well it looks like you are getting better dude. Keep up the good practice.

So if you are having problems with heat, back off the foot pedal a little man

Yeah man this one wasn't too fun because the crack went into a merge between primaries so access was terribly difficult. But I learned from the experience!

Glad you like it! I really like the PowerPro 256S that I just got too!

The torch is definitely bulky. But the new style torch with the removable torch switch is pretty nice compared to the old blue handled one.

Hola, To be honest I don't remember the balance setting anymore. But I believe that with little to no gas coverage, the tungsten has a greater propensity to ball, regardless of the AC balance. edit- I re read my post, and I guess I tried it with balance 30% and with balance 70%. The 70% probably did...

Grinding it will definitely remove some strength, so you have to make a judgement call based on the application. Make sure you have good penetration to start with.

..he probably figured out the problem. I would've said gas coverage. That was my problem..

Cool thread. I don't have any pictures of the finished product, but here's one my friend secretly took when I was fixing an exhaust manifold for him. The previous owner ran it with a busted engine mount. It had an annular crack which I tried fixing up. It was tough access but it will do... I can edi...

I wonder how much money those guys make...

I agree with the above- Add more filler wire and you'd probably be ok spacing them out that much. But that doesn't look like a very strong weld as of now. But it looks good.

Hi Nils,

I fixed the probem, it was entirely gas related. Explanation in my previous posts..

Oh ok cool. I didn't know those foot pedals existed.

I think I'd set my machine to 25, and not be much over half-pedal after the start. Sorry if this is side tracking a little... Having not used a foot pedal in the past (just got myself one a week recently) I was under the impression once the foot pedal is plunged in the machine.The machines Amp sett...

Congrats, having just remedied an issue I was having, I know the feeling. It's great!

Obviously I overlooked it as I thought it was a non-variable. Glad I noticed it today!

Well, I figured out the problem. It was a lack of gas coverage due to the collet. The torch supplied with the machine only came with 3/32 collets and collet body. I only had 1/16 and 1/8 electrodes. So I modified the collet body and collet to accept my 1/8 tungsten. Drilling out the collet was not t...

Hey guys, I am limited to that torch setup until I get the dinse connector for my other torch on thursday. I am hoping the other torch solves my problems. The weld with the gas lens was done in one run, and yes the shielding doesn't look great. But that is an older piece of steel so the colors get d...

Yes I am really hoping the air cooled torch makes a world of a difference, but I have my doubts. I should get the dinse connector on Thursday. Hopefully it is the correct on and it hooks up perfectly. The machine on AC just seems super weird. Regarding the water, Ray from Everlast also said that min...

Hey Steve,

The CK130 is air cooled. No water cooling variable there

I am really hoping it is a problem with the torch or the water or something.

I do not want to have to send this machine back.

Alex

I also tried the torch switch. No dice, same issue. Plus, the foot pedal works great on DC. I just finished a phone call with the tech from Everlast, he was nice and tried hard to help, but we did not have any luck getting better results. It really seems like something inside the machine changed sin...

Once the dinse connector comes, I'll be able to try my ck130. I have a gas lens for that.

But I still have to solve my AC problem. I am going to call Everlast and see if they can assist me..

Thanks for the replies Werkspace. I took some pictures, one of the welder too so you can see. They also changed the torch to a much more normal style with a removable "normal" switch. Here are the pictures.. lots... I figured I would make a post on DC and AC, to get more opinions. So I sta...