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[ryanjones2150]

Nice boat too!

[ryanjones2150]

Cool machine. Will it weld unobtainium to nonexistium? Looks like it might.

[ryanjones2150]

I would like to know if you are familiar with this machine or not, meaning, is it new to you or has this machine been working flawlessly in your shop for some time? I ask that because there are several levers, knobs and switches that must be in the correct position in order for your machine to operate...

[ryanjones2150]

Good, clean work Don.

[ryanjones2150]

I’m curious as to why it has to be a flat surface. Inlets, outlets and gauges are mounted to rounded surfaces all the time. Whats this tank going to be holding?

[ryanjones2150]

That 210 will handle most things you’ll come across. It’s actually a pretty nice little machine. I don’t have one but I have a couple friends that do and I’ve used theirs in the past.

[ryanjones2150]

That’s a tough repair no matter how you go about it. Exhaust manifolds, outside of quite likely being about the filthiest thing you can weld on, go through such extreme heating and cooling cycles, add in all the wonky curves and cutouts, you’ll have some serious expansion issues. I’m interested...

[ryanjones2150]

Ya, purpose built trailers and those guys generally take pretty good care of their stuff. The last thing want is to break that expensive toy they’re hauling around!

[ryanjones2150]

I don’t think I’d be happy with just a 115v mig as my only wire feed. They are so limited in their capabilities. I have one in my Arsenal and it may as well not be there. I never use it. I figured I’d use it for light gauge, maybe body panel level stuff, but my big machine does a better job anyways....

[ryanjones2150]

In addition to that, I’ve called Miller parts department. They won’t sell you the part, but they can get you part numbers, new part numbers and compatible part numbers.

[ryanjones2150]

I’d keep the Hobart 210 and the dynasty. You’ll always end up wanting/needing more, bigger, better, etc. With those two machines, you’ll most likely be able to handle any job that flops down on your work bench. Sell the little Miller and whatever old machine you’re talking about.

[ryanjones2150]

I think most of my machines have some rust spots, some look like hammer dog poop, but they all run like raped apes. If he’s asking $1400, offer him a little less and see if he takes it. Your first machine doesn’t have to be a Cadillac or look like a swim suit model, it just needs to mostly work....

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I’ve seen a few car haulers at the drag strip made like that. Guys want the deck dropped as low as they can so the ramps are shorter and it’s easier to load a lowered car without tearing stuff up.

[ryanjones2150]

The fan on that machine pulls air in from the bottom and exhausts it at the top on the back. It moves so much air that I think you could hang a radiator off the back and run a water cooled torch. That’s actually a project on my list to be honest. Just have to find the time as that job is pretty far...

[ryanjones2150]

You the man, Wayne!

[ryanjones2150]

Dang it, Wayne! I have other stuff to do!

I can’t let my helga die. I will have to address her in issues as soon as feasible.

Thanks for the info brother. I’ll certainly hit you up when it’s time!

[ryanjones2150]

Take them apart and carry that stuff out. You’ll end up tearing that equipment down to rebuild it anyway.

[ryanjones2150]

That looks like the correct fuse to be honest, just by the markings and color. But I don’t even know what a selenium rectifier is but it sounds either expensive or dangerous.

When you helped me with my helga a while back, Wayne, the Miller service tech I talked to on the phone when I...

[ryanjones2150]

So you her dialed in now?

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Mine is a 74. Should not be a “slow blow” fuse on the front panel. Might have been replaced by something from the hardware store somewhere along the line. The right fuses are hard to find, but I found a NOS box of them a couple years ago on eBay. It should be yellow and black. I’m not sure what...