Lewis Posted February 7, 2007 Author Share Posted February 7, 2007 when did they start hiring welders at your place? Well, his main duties also include driving the fork-lift and sweeping the floor so he may not be the most qualified but I've seen his welding work and to my (untrained) eye its very tidy, that doesnt mean he knows anything about welding equipment though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landybitz.com Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 take it for a test. wind it up to flat out on something chunky and drop it down to see how low it will go on tinfoil and still give a good result. Check the general condition of the unit but pay particular attention to; Wire feed rollers (and can you get spares) ie - are they scabby, worn, pitted, missing teeth - does the tensioner work nicely, what size wire are rollers for? Wire feed control (does the speed control give a smooth 0-flat out), Wire feed motor; is it silky smooth or sound like its in pain? Gas solenoid; turn the gas up high on the reg and click the trigger like its Zulu dawn and make sure the gas solenoid cuts off cleanly (and can you get spares), Check the condition of the lance and the gun (good haggling point), Earth cable and clamp, usual stuff. if in doubt take a pic and fire it down. If the guy isnt happy to demo it then walk away. If you do buy it treat it immediately to a new liner, new tip (unless mint), new shroud, get a tub of tip dip and put fresh wire on. just because a rig can take a 15kg roll dont instantly fit one - unless you are laying a lot of weld down and the welder is going to live somewhere nice just buy a half roll. The logic being that you have a higher turnover of reels and the wire is less likely to get scaled up. hth? Hi guys new to the forum but used to service welders I have a cemont single phase mig can recomend 100% will weld 1mm upto 10mm no probs takes fullsize roll of wire .8 and 1mm has euro torch and can caryy a full size bottle take a look here http://www.telfordgroup.co.uk/acatalog/Cem...ma_Cutting.html hope this helps Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyManLuke Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 This is the info i was sent by Steve (WeldEquip) word file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share Posted February 8, 2007 Thanks Luke, I might think about one of those if I get into the welding in a big way The BritWeld I was offered looks a lot like this one, has anyone seen these before - are they a cheap pattern part with a diffrent badge etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 if its got all the features that one has Lewis then its got a good degree of flexibility. take it for a test run - see what condition its in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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