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22nd May 2017, 10:08 AM #16Diamond Member
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22nd May 2017, 10:40 AM #17Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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That's what I use and in addition I added a V/I panel meter in a rugged box in the middle of the lead so I can see the current being drawn. This has been extremely useful and given the super low cost of these panel meters I wonder why these are not available commercially?
I also have another short lead (15A socket 10A) with a longer active line so a current clamp can be used on it - testing purposed only of course. The reason for this is the panel meters are only good to 100 mA whereas the current clamp can read 10mA
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22nd May 2017, 10:52 AM #18
I remember building an aviary for a bloke. He had some 20 X 20mm X 1MM(?) RHS. he said I could use his new CIG handyman stick welder. It was pre Inverter Welders. I think the welder went up to 130 Amps but they must have been small amps. I could weld 2 rods of 12# electrodes then the thing just stopped and I would wait for 10-15 minutes before the cut out in the welder was ready to continue. I went home and bought back my Gasweld/CIP manufactured Stick Welder and finished off all the welding without the welder raising a sweat
Just do it!
Kind regards Rod
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22nd May 2017, 01:56 PM #19
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22nd May 2017, 03:07 PM #20Diamond Member
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25th May 2017, 04:21 PM #22New Member
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I have owned a Cigweld 171 ti for about the last 12 years or so and would be lost without it, any welding away from the workshop this is the only way to go to my way of thinking.I have never used the TIG side only because of the cost of the rent on the gas bottle but with Bunning's, just got a "d" size oxy for $269 and they reckon they will refund me $200 when I take the bottle back unbelievable and according to there website also Trade Tools (haven't checked them out personally but will next time I go in there) have a similar plan with the 'E' size in Mig gas and and straight argon I think it is so who knows.I have the model that is about 60% duty cycle at full amps cost me over a $1000 way back then.Not sure how many hours it has done but it would be heaps.Have used another Cigweld welder looked identical same amps etc. but I knew the bloke that owned it had only paid $450 brand new I thought he had got a real bargain until I looked on back of it and I think from memory had something like a 35% duty cycle at full amps and I have heard that some of these were a bit sus
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25th May 2017, 07:59 PM #23
One thing to check when buying gas cylinders is whether they can be returned for a refund. I bought an E size thru a Gas Weld outlet and was told they won't refund. They are the only place within 400km that sell them as far as I could determine so I went ahead. Most people would keep them anyway, but it is good to know your position.
Dean
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26th May 2017, 10:27 AM #24Diamond Member
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This is a really good point - I also have a Gasweld E size, and at the time I got it, it was pretty much the best deal going, but I'm stuck with it, and if Gasweld go tits-up, I'm probably screwed. If I was buying today, it'd be Bunnings without a doubt. The D-size bottles are a little more expensive to run, but if a better deal comes along, you can return the bottle and get your deposit back.
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26th May 2017, 01:37 PM #25Philomath in training
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That was part of my thinking as well - as Westfarmers owns Bunnings and Coregas, I doubt that Bunnings will stop stocking gas soon. Some of the other outlets for gas I was not so sure of. The other issue was that Bunnings are open 7 days a week, so running out on a Sunday is not necessarily a problem.
Michael
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