And finally, Wookie's 82 begins !

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27 Nov 2024 13:25 #906454 by Wookie58
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Ever wished you had just stayed in bed !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had a couple of days booked this week to try and get this frame finished so Monday came, a quick job on Mrs Wookie's car and then off to the garage. Fired up my trusty old welder and "what the f*~k" the wire speed control had gone down and it was spewing wire uncontrollably !!. Now this wasn't an expensive machine and I've had it for 25 years plus so I guess it's done ok. It wasn't in my plan to be replacing it right now but needs must so off to Amazon for a budget replacement (I say budget but $200 is still a chunk of change) In the meantime I stayed busy with some grinding and brazing. New machine arrived this morning so I whipped it out of the box, set it up thinking I could make up for lost time but when I connected the CO2 and opened the valve I could hear hissing even without the machine turned on - it should only pass gas when it's powered up and the trigger on the torch is pulled so that was short lived !!!!!!!!!!!!!! it's going back to Amazon tomorrow while I find an alternative replacement. Definitely not in my happy place right now :(

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27 Nov 2024 17:16 #906459 by Kelly E
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There's a difference between a cheap welder 20 years ago and a cheap welder today. My buddy and I pooled our money and bought a quality MIG welder 14 years ago and couldn't be happier. We've built a 12' flatbed trailer and a stack of other projects with great results.

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28 Nov 2024 00:01 - 28 Nov 2024 00:02 #906462 by Wookie58
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There's a difference between a cheap welder 20 years ago and a cheap welder today. My buddy and I pooled our money and bought a quality MIG welder 14 years ago and couldn't be happier. We've built a 12' flatbed trailer and a stack of other projects with great
Ain't that the truth, I would like something better but a month before Christmas and with no notice a better machine will need to wait :(. I've still got a lot of spending to do on the project
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