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Coolidge wrote:exnailpounder check your PM I sent you about $20k worth of gold detecting secrets ;) I want to get back to TIG welding in this thread speaking of which, next Mon-Wed most of the TIG hoard arrives!!!
lol he thought he could redirect a thread jack! :D
:lol: That'll never happen...not with me around! :lol:
Troublemaker :lol: don't you have gold to dig stop hanging around my thread and hit it!
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exnailpounder wrote:
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Coolidge wrote:exnailpounder check your PM I sent you about $20k worth of gold detecting secrets ;) I want to get back to TIG welding in this thread speaking of which, next Mon-Wed most of the TIG hoard arrives!!!
lol he thought he could redirect a thread jack! :D
:lol: That'll never happen...not with me around! :lol:
I was gonna say, with Nail around no thread is safe and no thread will ever get back on the rails after he so graciously derailed it.
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8-)
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And I am usually innocent of steering a thread... :P
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electrode wrote:And I am usually innocent of steering a thread... :P
Yep I'm usually along with Jeff
A student now but really want to weld everyday. Want to learn everything about everything. Want to become a knower of all and master of none.
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electrode wrote:And I am usually innocent of steering a thread... :P
Dude! You're WAY worse than I am! :lol:
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exnailpounder wrote:
electrode wrote:And I am usually innocent of steering a thread... :P
Dude! You're WAY worse than I am! :lol:
Yeah, right! :lol: Seems we are usually both involved along with farm boy. :lol:
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electrode wrote:
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electrode wrote:And I am usually innocent of steering a thread... :P
Dude! You're WAY worse than I am! :lol:
Yeah, right! :lol: Seems we are usually both involved along with farm boy. :lol:
OHH,,my God he's bad too. :lol:
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Larry Curly and Moe! You pick who's who. :)
I have more questions than answers

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Poland308 wrote:Larry Curly and Moe! You pick who's who. :)
Dibs on curly :lol:

Edit:I'm feeling Jeff is moe
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PowerTIG 255ext, Weld Monger Kit, Rotary phase converter, ZTFab welding car kit, Miller Infinity helmet, 25ft Conntek 3ph 20A locking extention cord, Parkworld Drier to 30A twist lock adapter, Hubbell 20A 3ph locking plug end, Conntek 30A 1ph 25ft twist lock extension cord, Victor Flowmeter, 41 inch stainless tool cabinet.

Tomorrow - Zip miter bandsaw, Kalamazoo belt sander

Friday - Buildpro welding table and fixturing kit

Tuesday - Powercool torch cooler
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Farmwelding wrote:
Poland308 wrote:Larry Curly and Moe! You pick who's who. :)
Dibs on curly :lol:

Edit:I'm feeling Jeff is moe
I wanna be Moe cause I sure ain't Curly. :lol:
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Coolidge wrote:LANDED!!!

PowerTIG 255ext, Weld Monger Kit, Rotary phase converter, ZTFab welding car kit, Miller Infinity helmet, 25ft Conntek 3ph 20A locking extention cord, Parkworld Drier to 30A twist lock adapter, Hubbell 20A 3ph locking plug end, Conntek 30A 1ph 25ft twist lock extension cord, Victor Flowmeter, 41 inch stainless tool cabinet.

Tomorrow - Zip miter bandsaw, Kalamazoo belt sander

Friday - Buildpro welding table and fixturing kit

Tuesday - Powercool torch cooler
Sounds like Christmas. ;) That will be fun setting it all set up. Git R Done!
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electrode wrote:
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Poland308 wrote:Larry Curly and Moe! You pick who's who. :)
Dibs on curly :lol:

Edit:I'm feeling Jeff is moe
I wanna be Moe cause I sure ain't Curly. :lol:
Fair enough. Sorry Jeff-I guess you are Larry.

As for the packages-I have one question. Why did you need a phase converter? I mean it may be nice but was it necessary? Does your new welder need it or did you figure-eh why not? Just curious.
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The Zip miter bandsaw is 3ph, pretty much all of them are except for the Baileigh. I have some other potential uses for 3ph powered machines so it was time to pick up a RPC.
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What version of converter did you get? Just curious to know how big of stuff it can run?
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5HP, technically it will run 3 phase motors up to 2.5HP e.g. half the RPC rating. But that is only a loose guide. If the 3 phase machine starts easily, it might run a 3-4 HP 3 phase motor. A hard starting machine like a dust collector maybe max 2.5 HP.
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What brand did you pick? Or is it a diy kit?
I have more questions than answers

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American Rotary, one of the more expensive brands but the only one approved by Haas to run their CNC machines. I took a bunch of pictures after unpacking everything this evening and will be posting them in the next day or two.
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Cool I've been looking at there web site looks like they have a solid product.
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American Rotary RPC - There's less expensive RPC's out there, but every time I try to go cheap I get screwed so I'm fed up with that happening and went with American Rotary. Approved by Haas they have their act together.

The generator motor is Gentek manufactured by Baldor in USA, came in a Baldor box. Optional Accessories - I ordered a 20A 3ph circuit breaker recommended by Jet to protect the zip miter band saw, the mounting kit for mounting the electrical box to the motor vs wall mount, and 20A 3ph 4 wire twist lock receptacle.
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Rotary Phase Converter complete! Overall fit and finish really nice but there were some quality control issues, some guy named Chuck signed and dated it, he needs to pay more attention to detail.

1. On/Off switch fell off, they never tightened it, I had to unwrap the black tape, remove it, install it properly.

2. They pre-cut the insulation on the cord between the box and idler, but cut too deep about 10 copper wires fell off, I snipped and stripped the insulation with a proper tool.

3. The isolation mounts between the box and the idler could not be tightened, the carriage bolt shank stuck out too far from the cabinet, even with the washer they included. I had to add a thin washer.

4. It came with a big scratch already applied :evil:

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The Jet J-9225 Zip Miter band saw has landed! Because there's like only one lame picture of this saw in grey on the net here are some more detailed photos. Yes the idiot freight company managed to bend something, I bent it back. The top of the crate was destroyed from loading something heavy on top of it.

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Sounds like your shipping company bounced there truck over a lot of rr tracks.
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when you turn on the convertor let us know how loud it s running.
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