New member with a question

[Jim Auguston]

Willy B,

Took my last drink in 1979 so that should not be a problem (-:

Jim

[Texas113]

New member with a question

Ah yes that just made my lunch break fun. Good read.

[WillieB]

Don't worry you won't. Just..... when you drink most of a fifth of Jack, stay away from the computer.

[Jim Auguston]

Think this thread will be helpful..
The OP had a really snotty attitude but the info is worth reading..

http://www.millerwelds.com/resources/communities/mboard/showthread.php?33628-Retrofitting-Diversion-with-Dinse-connections&highlight=diversion+torch

if you convert the front panel to Gas-Thru Dinse then you could use a water cooled adaptor like on a Linc SqWave Tig 175...

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I just read the above mentioned thread - Wow!!

A tutorial on how to not make friends and influence people.

I humbly hope I NEVER have that kind of attitude (-:

Jim

[H80N]

I do have a stubby kit coming from Weld Monger but I have the CK200 flex head I like and I have had enough of hot torch handles. I now have not much use for the CK 200 so why not put it on the Diversion? I would then swap the Diversion 17 onto the buzz box for the rare occasion I may want to use it.

Thanks for the input.

Jim

Just figured that you might want to look at it from all the angles...

if I were going to go the water cooled route with that machine... the Gas-Thru Dinse would be my choice...

[Jim Auguston]

I do have a stubby kit coming from Weld Monger but I have the CK200 flex head I like and I have had enough of hot torch handles. I now have not much use for the CK 200 so why not put it on the Diversion? I would then swap the Diversion 17 onto the buzz box for the rare occasion I may want to use it.

Thanks for the input.

Jim

[H80N]

Thanks for sharing this.....It provided breakfast conversation for the entire family!!
Loved it

Just figured that both the pro and con of modifying it from factory spec/voiding warranty... were worth looking at...

that thread did that... despite the unpleasantries.....

Glad it brought some sunshine into your Sunday morning...

Although if it were my Diversion... I would probably just put a "Stubby Kit" on the factory provided 17 series torch and run 9/20 series cups.. collets and consumables for about $50 ..and be done with it..

[FusionKing]

Think this thread will be helpful..
The OP had a really snotty attitude but the info is worth reading..

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Thanks for sharing this.....It provided breakfast conversation for the entire family!!
Loved it

[snowbird]

He's the kind of guy i like to push out of my shop doorway. Feel so good after.

[H80N]

It's the INFO that matters...

If you describe this guy as having a snotty attitude, you probably think Adolph Hitler was unpleasant.

That poster seems to be long gone...

but the INFO in the thread could still be useful..

opposing viewpoints and all.....

[WillieB]

If you describe this guy as having a snotty attitude, you probably think Adolph Hitler was unpleasant.

[H80N]

Dinse to Water cooled

I have been tig welding in my home shop (hobby) for many years with a Century AC/DC 230/140 buzz box using a CK200 water cooled/flex head torch with 25' leads. I just upgraded to a Miller Diversion 180 so I can start to learn to weld aluminum. I like everything about my CK 200 and nothing about the Weld Master model 17 on the Miller. I want to change them. The torch lead coming out of the 180 is fixed in place by a clamping fitting. Does anyone know what I am going to get into when I remove the cover of the machine to try to swap torches?Jim

Think this thread will be helpful..
The OP had a really snotty attitude but the info is worth reading..

http://www.millerwelds.com/resources/communities/mboard/showthread.php?33628-Retrofitting-Diversion-with-Dinse-connections&highlight=diversion+torch

if you convert the front panel to Gas-Thru Dinse then you could use a water cooled adaptor like on a Linc SqWave Tig 175...

.

[Jim Auguston]

I have been tig welding in my home shop (hobby) for many years with a Century AC/DC 230/140 buzz box using a CK200 water cooled/flex head torch with 25' leads. I just upgraded to a Miller Diversion 180 so I can start to learn to weld aluminum. I like everything about my CK 200 and nothing about the Weld Master model 17 on the Miller. I want to change them. The torch lead coming out of the 180 is fixed in place by a clamping fitting. Does anyone know what I am going to get into when I remove the cover of the machine to try to swap torches?Jim