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by Wade Patton
Sat Aug 30, 2014 10:43 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Welding from a wheelchair
Replies: 13
Views: 4623

Re: Welding from a wheelchair

xwrench wrote:...I live about 4 hours from Flagstaff. I'll have to make a trip one of these days. I'd love to talk shop with another chairman.
Give him a call. He's pretty busy, but might find some time for talking it over with ya. He talks about slowing down some, but there are no signs of that.

Best.
by Wade Patton
Fri Aug 29, 2014 2:05 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Welding from a wheelchair
Replies: 13
Views: 4623

Re: Welding from a wheelchair

My friend Steve Garro brazes (dripping flux yo) from a wheelchair every day he works. Coconino Cycles is him, near Flagstaff. http://www.coconinocycles.com/ one of the best bike makers in the business, despite his constant pain/injuries/limited ambulatory ability. I know that doesn't answer any ques...
by Wade Patton
Sat Aug 23, 2014 12:33 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: AHP TIG/Stick
Replies: 29
Views: 2818

Re: AHP TIG/Stick

Nobody has a Yaller AHP machine to piddle with and report on? I'm still curious as to why i should buy a DC only, no pedal included machine colored green when A/C and pedal are included with Yaller for similar price. I've almost decided to skip the A/C and just get a Green one to get started with TI...
by Wade Patton
Sat Aug 16, 2014 9:30 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: DC TIG on Aluminum is this real???
Replies: 11
Views: 2567

Re: DC TIG on Aluminum is this real???

From what I saw on some other videos, I'd say that it takes more of a NEED than a whimsy to tackle Al with other than AC.

I doubt I'll ever need to punch Al that deep, but it does have its applications.
by Wade Patton
Thu Aug 14, 2014 10:48 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: New welder aggrevations!
Replies: 15
Views: 1635

Re: New welder aggrevations!

Well I took a weld test last week for a company that had interviewed me the prior week. The floor manager told me my tig wasn't up to their standards. ... So, hopefully I will be employed!! see that wasn't so hard was it? and work on that TIG welding eh? communication skills are a plus, I think tha...
by Wade Patton
Tue Aug 05, 2014 6:49 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Not happy with AHP
Replies: 44
Views: 4216

Re: Not happy with AHP

I never said/implied he can't fuse metal as well as many TIG weldors I know personally. But that I'm tired of being addressed (as a viewer) as if I've never seen a TIG capable power source and have never melted metals before. Jody never does that. He just welds and talks us through it. Very watchabl...
by Wade Patton
Mon Aug 04, 2014 9:55 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Hand Clutch
Replies: 23
Views: 1626

Re: Hand Clutch

these type do not use traditional pivot forks. the actuator/throw out bearing slids over input shaft bearing support and expand/extends to press againist pressure plate for release. They are universal type. does away with complicated mechanical linkage. used in many racing/off road applications, cu...
by Wade Patton
Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:18 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Hand Clutch
Replies: 23
Views: 1626

Re: Hand Clutch

%$#&. That. That would be admitting defeat! [x] Like Juicy boxes are for kids and elderly. :lol: I was lucky enough to keep my leg after getting the femoral artery crushed back in 88. I wound up buying an automatic (shudders) and got rid of it as soon as I could mash a pedal again. Aside from a...
by Wade Patton
Mon Aug 04, 2014 6:56 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Not happy with AHP
Replies: 44
Views: 4216

Re: Not happy with AHP

Antorcha wrote:Senior TEEG is like watching the Pillsbury Doughboy while on acid :lol:
Difference is I can TIG better while ON acid :roll: :mrgreen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy_9r71dMmg
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by Wade Patton
Sun Aug 03, 2014 6:04 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: AHP TIG/Stick
Replies: 29
Views: 2818

Re: AHP TIG/Stick

Almost completely fed up with "Mr. Tig" telling me what he's going to do--instead of just doing it. Over and over and over. Yeah he just put up part 1 of an AHP "review". Six minutes in (yeah i always skip the intro) and he's telling us what "we're going to do" again, w...
by Wade Patton
Sun Aug 03, 2014 2:22 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: AHP TIG/Stick
Replies: 29
Views: 2818

Re: AHP TIG/Stick

Otto Nobedder wrote:Flavus? And Amarillo? In the same sentence with Yellow?

Wow, now THAT is Latin American... :lol:
Yaller is Yaller I don't care what you call it! :mrgreen:
by Wade Patton
Sun Aug 03, 2014 2:20 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: source for metal threaded inserts?
Replies: 24
Views: 2133

Re: source for metal threaded inserts?

good gravy for the price of those, I'd be welding hex nuts onto 1" flat stock, cutting to fit then welding in.


MC has exactly what you want, but in plastic. http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-tube- ... rs/=t4e509
by Wade Patton
Sat Aug 02, 2014 1:25 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: AHP TIG/Stick
Replies: 29
Views: 2818

Re: AHP TIG/Stick

FWIW, AHP is a part of Everlast. You reed good and bad about any of the Chinese machines, but if you are around long enough there are issues with all of the manufacturers. Dodge is a part of Mercedes Benz too (DaimlerChrysler yo). But that's capitalism-corporation deal, not a communism-collective d...
by Wade Patton
Thu Jul 31, 2014 12:47 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Not happy with AHP
Replies: 44
Views: 4216

Re: Not happy with AHP

Great! I had hoped for such. Keep us informed please. I was a bit deflated after i ciphered that so many reviews are faked. Some "reviewers" aren't "genuine" for sure. Saving some nickels to get rigged with TIG soon! Sooner is better and the AHP looks to offer more for less than ...
by Wade Patton
Sat Jul 26, 2014 7:59 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: AHP TIG/Stick
Replies: 29
Views: 2818

Re: AHP TIG/Stick

I have had the AHP for 4 months now and have done 6 jobs with it. I started a new business and so far so good. I also got the AHP 140 mig and have used it as well. I got the 2 machines together. So far so good. :D Congrats on your new bidness. I have a deep appreciation for the troubles they can be...
by Wade Patton
Sun Jul 20, 2014 8:54 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: AHP TIG/Stick
Replies: 29
Views: 2818

Re: AHP TIG/Stick

I have one and i like it alot it welds very nice. I have tried it on 4130 , aluminum , stainless , carbon steel. It stick welds very nice. It was worth the money. Tell us a little more, like how long have you had it and/or hours use? Yeah I'm about disgusted that I spent the time to fix the Century...
by Wade Patton
Sun Jul 20, 2014 6:24 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: AHP TIG/Stick
Replies: 29
Views: 2818

Re: AHP TIG/Stick

rick9345 wrote:
google checking pot with ohm meter lots of utube
how about skipping straight to the utube search engine? :lol:
by Wade Patton
Sun Jul 20, 2014 6:22 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: AHP TIG/Stick
Replies: 29
Views: 2818

Re: AHP TIG/Stick

Haven't found a pedal I couldn't improve to suit me better. by making sure the wheels/belt rolling the potentiometer all line up and adjusting on/off switch to click ay very slight pedal movement, hooking up ohm meter to set the max ohms/lowest amp setting to start a little after the machine start,...
by Wade Patton
Sun Jul 20, 2014 12:47 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Not happy with AHP
Replies: 44
Views: 4216

Re: Not happy with AHP

Yeah you don't have to tell them what you paid for it. You just have to get a sympathetic ear/face. Don't throw good money after bad. Just get the machine in front of them. See where it goes.
by Wade Patton
Sun Jul 20, 2014 12:21 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Not happy with AHP
Replies: 44
Views: 4216

Re: Not happy with AHP

Here's what i would do. You already took a gamble, why not double-down for the price of shipping? Ship the thing to the sales people or service addy if you can find one and see what happens. If it or a replacement comes back (or if dialogue gets established), you win! Somebody somewhere knows that d...
by Wade Patton
Sat Jul 19, 2014 8:29 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: AHP TIG/Stick
Replies: 29
Views: 2818

Re: AHP TIG/Stick

There's several guys on WW who bought and reviewed them. For the money they can't be beat, but remember, cheap accessories like crazy!!! I couldn't get any hits for "AHP" at WW. I searched multiple ways and got no hits. hmph. Now i get results, but i used a site specific search from outsi...
by Wade Patton
Sat Jul 19, 2014 4:25 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: AHP TIG/Stick
Replies: 29
Views: 2818

Re: AHP TIG/Stick

Yes, I'm quite impressed with the Everlast machines. I was just looking at something similar that comes with the pedal for somewhat less money. Also i just now found a bigger pool of AHP reviews (at amazon). I do appreciate your input on the Everlast 250. Everlast (yes thanks to Jody) is my first ch...
by Wade Patton
Sat Jul 19, 2014 4:00 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: AHP TIG/Stick
Replies: 29
Views: 2818

AHP TIG/Stick

I can find little discussion aside from Amazon reviews (9) and some extremely basic "setup" videos by AHP and "some other guys" on the Youtoob. I'm quite spoiled to Jody's "thorough" wringing out of a machine to see its stability at top/bottom and various applications. ...
by Wade Patton
Sat Jul 19, 2014 3:38 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Sliding Adjustment FIX ?
Replies: 9
Views: 1532

Re: Sliding Adjustment FIX ?

I tied it down with a mule tape, trucker hitch. Then the "High" tap on the transformer quit working properly. The machine is buzzing rather loudly SUPER BUZZ BOX, and wouldn't light a 3/32 7018 up at 120 130 amps. I smashed the electrode into the table and it would barely burn the wire up ...
by Wade Patton
Tue Jun 17, 2014 2:14 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Sliding Adjustment FIX ?
Replies: 9
Views: 1532

Re: Sliding Adjustment FIX ?

Burned a few more sticks with it today, found an issue--need to tie welder to the cart. I caught it raising itself up a little by pushing the down on the threaded rod. No jam nut, rotation isn't a problem. There's a nut on either end of a tube that was fitted into that piece of bracket. Nuts on both...