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  • harbor fright 120v weld.. 63582 and 63583

    120v the 125 flux core
    I just used my second one after my brother walked off with the first one.
    so cheap, just go get another one right?
    I liked them for being beefy and for being so cheap. I attack my old gmc with it.. from sheet metal to frame

    the second one is 63583 and proving to be an absolute beast. I have never had a 120v go that powerful.
    I could melt the frame and leave everything cooling down from a draper point for quite stome time.

    I can go through 3/16ths new flat stock on high settings, speed #3

    anybody know why I got the same welder in a different world for 90 dollars?

    I like them for dragging around and keeping dirty..doing dirty work.
    It surprised me yesterday as I welded the tails of my 96. I have got 3/8ths inch melted beads of new and old metal in a way I did not think was possible.
    Very confident for sure.

    it makes a different noise, the fan and the hertz of welding time.
    something different going on there...anybody know?

    solved:

    the garage was switched to LEd overhead lighting. I am getting more amperes.
    simplest explanation first.. usually the best one
    Last edited by Barry Donovan; September 9, 2019, 04:46 PM.
    Previously boxer3main
    the death rate and fairy tales cannot kill the nature left behind.

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    Glad it's working for you. I'm kind of a shielding gas snob to the point that I shipped the Grandson (and his Dad) my old Lincoln rather than let him go with flux core wire. I was afraid he'd get spattery welds and get discouraged and give it up. Still, you CAN do some meaningful work with flux core and you are doing that.

    Dan

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    • #3
      Derby guy had a Lincoln a little smaller than my 140. He ran flux core and I did not like the mess. But he welded everything!
      When we use a cord with our's. We use the biggest fat cord we can... Makes the difference.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by DanStokes View Post
        Glad it's working for you. I'm kind of a shielding gas snob to the point that I shipped the Grandson (and his Dad) my old Lincoln rather than let him go with flux core wire. I was afraid he'd get spattery welds and get discouraged and give it up. Still, you CAN do some meaningful work with flux core and you are doing that.

        Dan
        yep, I need to burn and shatter, grab the carbon crystals that stood the test of time.
        the old steel is in an art of itself. A lot like structure weld..

        my last weld found something of a sodium.. the white light nearly had me looking away with helmet on the setting "13"
        little tiny atomic games to play.

        I'd love to get some photos of what I recover.. up close.
        as it was in the beginning, sure isn't the ending. steel is a great thing to learn.

        I have yet to do something pretty. All my welding chores are stopping murders and holding tons.
        Previously boxer3main
        the death rate and fairy tales cannot kill the nature left behind.

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        • #5
          I am all for the flux core, cant use shielding gas to save my life. I expect if someone were to try to use this welder to throw beads for an hour, they would have some problems, duty cycles are probably 40-60% on heavy stuff. That is the key, knowing when to stop and let the heat dissipate from the welder before starting again. I am talking welding replacement panels with spot welds. Switch back to flux core and guess what, I end up needing to run 3 inch long beads.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by anotheridiot View Post
            I am all for the flux core, cant use shielding gas to save my life. I expect if someone were to try to use this welder to throw beads for an hour, they would have some problems, duty cycles are probably 40-60% on heavy stuff. That is the key, knowing when to stop and let the heat dissipate from the welder before starting again. I am talking welding replacement panels with spot welds. Switch back to flux core and guess what, I end up needing to run 3 inch long beads.
            I triggered a heat light just once.. I figure its cold where I am all year

            the trigger was a 40 yr old boat trailer that got the salt.
            I have gone half a foot or more, let off on my own.
            Previously boxer3main
            the death rate and fairy tales cannot kill the nature left behind.

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