Balling on a budget

[Iron_junkie1796]

Looking for a cheap bare bones power source. Preferably under $1000. Something 220/1ph or convertible. Bidding on an xmt350 Thurs, not having high hopes nor do I really want to gamble on a machine that I have no way of knowing if it functions. I have plenty of access to leads and feeders etc. ...

[R3 Fab]

This machine has been upgraded to use the new style leads, which was not cheap, so not going to give up now.
Tried to diagnose my contactor not closing all weekend. Fan runs, spool advances, gas solenoid works. Just no power to the welding wire.
Tried to follow schematics but my machine...

[Don52]

My friend John’s brother Dave owns a bar in Northern Michigan, which is an economically depressed area. He has an industrial pizza oven that was purchased in 1984. Over time the cross over tube has rusted out and the welds holding one of the two brackets have rusted off. The oven manufacturer is still...

[Fred Smith]

Need a couple pointers on the remote trigger hookup. There are 2 wires marked trigger, (vio and org), I get continuity when I press the trigger, BUT there is a third wire, (Lt Blu) that marked "cup switch" that I also get continuity when I press the trigger. Where do I tap in? vio/org or lt...

[SFjames]

Ok, So I am in my 60's and retired. I welded in high school all those years ago. My friend and welder of decades died a few years ago, he was a great guy. He was the "fix it" welder for a 75 year old welding shop here in San Francisco. Every POS that came through the door he had to figure...

[Confidential]

I’ve always ran a felt lube pad on all my machines but recently got a newer 12VS with the wire guide pins . The pad doesn’t like to stay put because of the offset of the pins / what is everyone doing or not running a pad at all??...

[pietromarruggio]

hi, excuse me if I disturb, I do not know if I can disturb you and ask maybe I should contact a technician or an engineer, a friend of mine from the village asked me to build a pitchfork rake to collect vine shoots for his old tractor to be positioned as a sort of loader in the back of his old tractor....

[WillieB]

Hello again. I dropped out when I found it impossible to log in a few years ago. I bought a Millermatic 252 in 2010. It has been a great welder, but it always had limitations. The M25 gun it came with never would run .023 wire. The troubleshooter at local Airgas where I bought it said: "I can sell...

[HMFInnovations]

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[McRoth]

I have a Miller 320 welder from, I believe the 60's. I recently found a ST-23A spool gun for a steal that I'd like to see if I can use with this welder. The serial number on the welder is R382729.
Thanks for any help!

Mike