RTF welcome to the group. what part of NJ do you call home? there are several here who do very nice art related welding. post some of you stuff and join in. craig heya Mike and hello there Motox, I am in South Jersey. right now my welding is used for the more structural part of my art and th ebrazi...

I'll guarantee you that you're not getting full voltage out at the shop. Even if the circuit was run with 12 AWG, appropriate for the 20 amp breaker, at that distance and trying to pull full current you'll have serious voltage drop. If it can be done, I'd suggest upgrading the wiring. 220 is now in...

TRACKRANGER wrote:And welcome aboard. This is really a great forum. Everyone contributes, shares and helps wherever they can.

Trev

thanks! i can tell i will learn a lot as well already

If you can connect a multimeter set to AC volts into a power outlet on the same circuit and adjacent (as close as possible) to the welder, and get someone to watch the voltage reading as you weld, you'll be able to identify the extent of the voltage drop, and see exactly what primary volts you're a...

I'll guarantee you that you're not getting full voltage out at the shop. Even if the circuit was run with 12 AWG, appropriate for the 20 amp breaker, at that distance and trying to pull full current you'll have serious voltage drop. If it can be done, I'd suggest upgrading the wiring. Thanks for th...

Hey everyone, I have an issue and along the process of explaining it i might have a few questions. please bear with the structure of this as i am not always the best as keeping continuity while writing. i can lay very nice beads with 6011 (my favorite rod) and 6013 (i use for decorative purposes or ...

Hi there everyone just signed up .
Im very eager to learn to expand my welding skills.

I do metal art and fabrication with welding, brazing etc etc But occasionally i hit a road bump...Its a never ending journey for knowledge =)

looking forward to chatting

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