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by bassboy1
Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:05 am
Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
Topic: Das Bote
Replies: 6
Views: 2795

Re: Das Bote

That looks similar to the Glen-l "Snake Shooter" I'm kicking around building (I'm kinda talking myself out of it, and into finding a different design/getting someone to design one for me, as I'm not crazy about certain features on that). Why are you TIGing those, and not using your spoolgun?
by bassboy1
Mon Oct 04, 2010 6:59 pm
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: Best MIG aluminum machine.
Replies: 8
Views: 4763

Re: Best MIG aluminum machine.

This is a bit of an old post. I'd forgotten about it until I got a PM about it today. Not very long after this post, I ended up getting a Thermal Arc 185 TIG.I ended up with a virtually new one, second hand (one of those bought, yet never used deals). It paid for itself in the first couple jobs, and...
by bassboy1
Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:57 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Classic transfo versus inverter tig
Replies: 3
Views: 1311

Re: Classic transfo versus inverter tig

I'd get the Arcmaster 185 AC/DC. Unless you have 3 phase power, the 200 will not be beneficial to you (If I remember correctly, on single phase 230v power, it maxes at 185 amps - you can't use the last 15 without 3 phase). The 185 is an excellent machine. Just do a little reading around the web - ev...
by bassboy1
Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:03 am
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: Best MIG aluminum machine.
Replies: 8
Views: 4763

Re: Best MIG aluminum machine.

Ah well, I woke up from dreamland, and killed the idea of the 1200 dollar budget. Was getting tired of my bass boat anyway. :roll: Talking to a group on another forum (lively bunch we have here), I decided on looking for a used Millermatic 251 or 252, and a Millermatic 30A spoolgun. Should do most o...
by bassboy1
Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:20 pm
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: Best MIG aluminum machine.
Replies: 8
Views: 4763

Best MIG aluminum machine.

First off, as this is my first post, lemme introduce myself. I am 16, and a junior in high school. Besides my passion for metalworking, I am an avid angler, and also enjoy boats in general, thus, most of my work is on boats, in one form or another. I can MIG steel very well. I am also very skilled w...