What welder?

[difflock]

The culprit welder

[predator]

The culprit welder

 

your bench looks like a plane crash lol and the welders a buzzbox not a welder dont want to offend just joking

yes ya need a welder i,ve got thicker cables on my jump leads lol

 

being serious though i was told the small buzz box,s have a unstable arc and very short duty cycle too

[peatff]

If you like the buzz box you would love an inverter with arc force, they make welding a lot more pleasurable as they adjust with the arc length to keep it stable and stop it sticking. They don't make you a better welder but they do make life a lot easier for a crap welder

[difflock]

cough cough, Predator,

I cunningly framed that shot so as to keep the untidy end of the the bench out of sight.:001_tt2:

Yep a "buzz-box" it may be, but I can still weld wit it, an the scant remains of the welding mask.

Still got the old farmers knack of holding the small piece in position, with one hand, while striking the arc with the other, all while looking away with eyes tight shut.

Then I use the mask.

I have successfully welded everything from a long tail shovel to 16/18/20mm steel.

All with the same rods.

I might just buy myself a sexy auto dimming welders mask with my Xmas Box invertor welder.

Hardly bes overdue.

PS

The leads are all of small cross section, but as supplied, and not overlong.

I dont weld intensively, so they never get too hot, which also buggers the voltage due to increased resistence.

Which in turn amps up the current.

Which pops the fuse.

I only got about 5 feet of 2.5 flat twin from the consumer unit, then 16mm SWA back to the incoming supply

Edited December 10, 2013 by difflock

[codlasher]

cough cough, Predator,

I cunningly framed that shot so as to keep the untidy end of the the bench out of sight.:001_tt2:

Yep a "buzz-box" it may be, but I can still weld wit it, an the scant remains of the welding mask.

Still got the old farmers knack of holding the small piece in position, with one hand, while striking the arc with the other, all while looking away with eyes tight shut.

Then I use the mask.

I have successfully welded everything from a long tail shovel to 16/18/20mm steel.

All with the same rods.

I might just buy myself a sexy auto dimming welders mask with my Xmas Box invertor welder.

Hardly bes overdue.

PS

The leads are all of small cross section, but as supplied, and not overlong.

I dont weld intensively, so they never get too hot, which also buggers the voltage due to increased resistence.

Which in turn amps up the current.

Which pops the fuse.

I only got about 5 feet of 2.5 flat twin from the consumer unit, then 16mm SWA back to the incoming supply

Sounds painful. Take a pill!:big grin:

codlasher