Aluminum front bumper
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From: Snohomish, WA
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Well I'm a welder lol... I currently work at Hamilton Jet, we do marine waterjet propulsion for boats. I rework the impellers when they wear down. But I've done a lot of fabrication, I used to build boats, and I've worked in misc metal shops. I also run a small business on the side doing custom metal fab and repair
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From: mount Vernon, Ohio
Year: 1992 2 door sport
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Sounds like a good job. Bet you get a lot of business working with boats. I hope to eventually start a side business of my own but trying to set up my family life first and take care if them. What all type of equipment you use in your side business. You have a brake or anything like that? Looks like you do awesome work and know your way around a shop.
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From: Snohomish, WA
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
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I just started up this year so no heavy equipment yet. It's back to basics, everything by hand. I don't collect a wage at all, I just build the business buying new equipment and what not. I do have connections with another fab shop where I can get access to shears, press brakes, laser cutting water jet cutting etc. If I need it
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From: Everett, WA
Year: 1996
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 5.2L
I'm a miller man for sure. The dynasty took some getting used to, it does run a little different than a syncrowave. But now I love it, so many fine tune adjustments you can make (especially in AC), can run off virtually any power source (220v and up). That being said, it's not for the beginner, sooo many adjustments, it would be hard to wrap your head around. Still use a syncrowave 350 at my day job, acts up from time to time, but it's still a miller, they run forever.
On a side note, I'm gonna flip the next time someone asks me what kind of welder they should buy and they ask of they should get one from harbor freight! The answer is NO, it's miller all the way... Maybe a lincoln if you really feel like going against the grain.
On a side note, I'm gonna flip the next time someone asks me what kind of welder they should buy and they ask of they should get one from harbor freight! The answer is NO, it's miller all the way... Maybe a lincoln if you really feel like going against the grain.
We had dynastys in school....welds alum SOOO nice! I currently use an ancient syncrowave at work and I mostly weld alum with it, but the fact that you can maintain a pointed tip on an inverter is sweet
I have a lincoln for welding at home...PT275 and I feel its basically equal to a syncrowave. Biggest downside to a transformer is the amount of power the draw
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From: Snohomish, WA
Year: 1998
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Inverters are easy on the power bill for sure. The pointed tip on AC is actually one of the things that bugged me about the dynasty, but that's just because I was used to syncrowaves. But using the same tungsten for AC and DC is nice
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From: Everett, WA
Year: 1996
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I use red tungsten sharpened to a point on tranformers, on both AC and DC
it obviously doesnt hold the point as well on AC, but it maintains shape for a while
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Year: 1998
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Originally Posted by E-Rok
I use red tungsten sharpened to a point on tranformers, on both AC and DC
it obviously doesnt hold the point as well on AC, but it maintains shape for a while
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are there any books or stuff online to learn about all the settings on a dynasty 350? thats what i use at work and im pretty much self taught on the tig especially on ac. but ive got it down pretty good mostly because im learning on dirty stuff like cracks in greasy parts so i can weld clean new alluminum pretty nice. i used to use pulse but i dont really like it anymore. but there definatly is alot of settings on the machine i just dont know what half of them do.
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I'm sure there is but I wouldn't know what to recommend. I've pretty much taught myself just about everything. It helps to have a good understanding of how electricity works.
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From: Everett, WA
Year: 1996
Model: Grand Cherokee
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green sucks and burns up quick so I tossed it out
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Originally Posted by E-Rok
it makes a ball on the end of the point. Never have problems with it cracking. usually running 225 amps (on the dial, but I think its lower) with 1/8 red
green sucks and burns up quick so I tossed it out
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if you go to a welding shop and ask them their answer will prob be different than the next shop.... 1/8 green is only gonna get you upwards of 170... for anything more i would use 1/8 red... but like i said, every welder is gonna answer differently
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From: Everett, WA
Year: 1996
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