I usually ndon't have much to say about customer service except when it is REALLY POOR. I have a few Proto Industrial 3/4 drive sockets, and besides the quality being funky the replacement for Lifetime Guarantee is really funky. I sent in a worn out 3/4 drive , 15/16 socket for replacement. First, I...

The hold down is just a 2" C clamp that happened to be the right size to slip it over the oxy lever and hold it enough to cut. I was using a spring clamp before but it was tough to get it in place and if there was a blow out, I couldn't get it off easily enough. I'll take a pic of it tomorrow a...

Here's the track torch in action. Mind you it's all built out of scrap, including the table.
https://youtu.be/Wh7hgU9Fks4

Thanks for the reply. First I gotta say I got a giggle about taking the dozer for a spin! Hmm, maybe a quick trip to the store? I went with the .045 ESAB 7011 Ultra. It seems to run pretty smoothly. I don't have any real concerns about the abilities of the wire to do it's job. The procedure I decide...

Does anybody have any thoughts or opinions on wire selection for grouser bar welding? The recommended wire is Lincoln NS3M. My problem with that is that I can't run wire that big with what I have on hand. I believe it's a .078 wire. Besides needing to get the wire, I'd need drive rollers etc. The re...

NICE!! I'd sure like to get into your "scrap" bin.

77cruiser wrote:It had diesel in it.

I have had very good luck with Tide and warm water pressure washing to clean diesel tanks for welding. Also to be safe , after cleaning make your cuts with a sawzall/skill saw. That eliminates any hot spark from a plasma. Be smart and think smart and you will be fine.

cj737 wrote:Lol. Sorry never looked at the original thread date

That's OK. I never know what day it is let alone what year!

John - If you haven't yet, invest in a quality gas lens and some decent cups. The tungsten size for your application doesn't matter. Stick with a 3/32 tungsten because it will do 5 amps all the way up to 200 amps comfortably. On both AC and DC. For thin material, gas coverage is equally important t...

Sent you an email.

This may be a little late to the party but I would preheat the entire manifold to 4-500* and tig 99% nickel stick rod after removing all the flux coating and buffing down the cast to a clean and shiny surface. I would then wrap the manifold in fire/heat resistant material, an old leather welding jac...

Thanks. I just ordered one through weldfabulous (amazon)

Does anybody have a suggestion for a very flexible tig torch cable for 200 amp air cooled? I have an OEM Lincoln 12' rubber with a denim protector sleeve and it seems to be constantly twisting my wrist.

I'm cheating. I decided to cut the short necked filler off and replace it with another that's already welded to a 4" square and just weld the assy. down . It should be much simpler and cleaner.

I have a very tight spot to weld a filler neck on an aluminum tank under the 90* elbow. There's about 3/8" between the pipe and the tank and a cup just won't fit in there. I'm thinking about trying 1/2-3/4" stick out and flooding the area with argon from another bottle. I already tried to ...

Here's a late follow up. I sold it for $1200.00 with a damn near full bottle and the guy was glad to get it. I had 3 responses and it was first come first served.

I have a complete SW 175 coming for sale PDQ. It isn't a 120v machine. Where are you located?

I couldn't find anything comparable around here but around $1200.00 with the 225cu. bottle was what I had in mind. It all depends on how much argon is in the bottle too.

I just picked up a Lincoln Square Wave 175 Pro TIG in a trade/cash/labor deal. It's complete w/cart and has a customer owned argon bottle to go with it. I welded some 1/8" AL with it and it runs great. I know the shop it came out of and know the history behind it for the last 10 years or so. It...

Lincoln couldn't supply a new board as they were back ordered to mid Sept. I was #31 on a list at the repair facility that had 10 of them coming. Lincoln sent a refurb machine instead and that one is FUBAR also. The Lincoln Rep is coming out tomorrow and we are going to talk about getting rid of the...

I've used Tillman gloves longer than I can remember of one style or another depending on what process I'm doing. I mainly stick with the 24cxl. Another reason I like the Tillman is that their extra large gloves are actually extra large and I can comfortably wear them all day.

I guess nobody here has had any issues but I guess Lincoln has enough coming back that they can't supply parts fast enough. They're sending me a new machine.

I kinda got a giggle out of that too. First when they couldn't find an "issue" they charged me $90.00 for the diagnostics as there was nothing they could find. After I insisted on testing it and they realized there WAS a problem , I got my $$ back. As far as the Lincoln rep saying there ar...

Has anybody seen any problems with their Square Wave 200? I finished up a fair size al job and everything ran as it should. I fired it back up a week later and it acted like the gas flow was interrupting. I did a few checks and decide to take it in for warranty service. I mentioned that I thought it...

I do have quite a few ideas already that didn't work. Thomas Edison's light bulb was the result of about 4000 things that didn't work... Mistakes were a lot cheaper then. :lol: If nothing else, I am persistent. I WILL make it. I now have all of my pieces cut. I have a couple setup ideas I'll try th...