Strong Hand Clamp closeout at HF

[Old Sporty]

This is one of the reasons I don't come here much anymore. It seems like no matter what someone does, the OSHA, safety, "I know everything about everything" cops come out of the woodwork.

Lighten up people. Who cares what someone makes. Maybe it doesn't fit your idea of what's...

[Old Sporty]

Was just in my local Harbor Freight this morning and found the 5" Strong Hand clamps for $11.99 each on clearance. Picked up the last two they had.

These are great clamps and if you like them, check your local HF. Might still be some available.

[Old Sporty]

My 211 and 375 also sit on the same cart with gravity holding them down. I've pulled this from my shop to the front of my house through the grass with great effort, and nothing moved.

Think about bolting it down. If you do and the need arises to move the 211, you have to take the cover...

[Old Sporty]

I haven't posted here in a good while, but I'm going to have to on this.

The manual gives as good a setup routine for the roller tension that you are going to get. It works if you follow it. You could also just set it where you want to and then try to run a bead. Keep doing this till...

[Old Sporty]

Same here. Question asks if you get your Miller info from Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, or none. It doesn't matter which you choose, the survey won't submit.

Maybe Miller will look into this.

[Old Sporty]

Just got back to reply. The other guys have beat me to it and explained things as well as can be done.

Good luck with the 211. It's a great machine for its price range. Glad I got mine.

[Old Sporty]

I'm a bit confused by your question. You don't turn up the dial to get 240v with the 211. Voltage input is determined by which plug you have on your source cable, and what receptacle you plug into. The small plug is for 120v and the large is for 240v.

I'm going to suggest you spend some...

[Old Sporty]

All went well. After too much time scraping the powder coat off, I ran beads using 3/32" 6013 at 80 amps with my PT225 in stick mode. Worked out great. No warpage and with a bit of grinding, now the bar fits as it should have from the beginning.

[Old Sporty]

Thanks guys. I didn't think it would be a problem but never hurts to check. I'll run a couple of beads this weekend and see how it goes. Probably take me longer to get the powder coat off the bar than to weld and grind it.

[Old Sporty]

I've never seen a grounded welding table. Doesn't mean they don't exist, however. Both of my tables sit on wood floors and are not grounded and I've never had a problem. Just have to watch my sparks.

[Old Sporty]

Seems like anymore, hitch mounted accessories are sloppy in the receiver. I just got a cargo carrier (aluminum with steel bar) for my motor coach. It's supposed to fit in a 2" receiver, but is pretty sloppy. Since the carrier only clears the back of my coach by about 1 1/2", I don't want it...

[Old Sporty]

I've got the same setup as you, and had some difficulties on my first attempt at aluminum and the Spoolmate 100. After playing with it and adjusting my gas flow, stickout, wirespeed, and my own speed, it all came together.

Some comments about your results :

I don't recommend...

[Old Sporty]

William's Lowbuck perhaps?

[Old Sporty]

I'm sorry you didn't have success with the Spoolgun. My experience has been just the opposite. I really enjoy welding steel with my 211, and my spoolgun just saved me several hundred dollars (more than the cost of the Spoolmate 100) on one aluminum repair.

However, using the spoolgun...

[Old Sporty]

I've drilled many horseshoes and have used both high speed steel bits and Ti coated ones with about equal success. The key is proper speed, pressure, and lube (I normally use cutting oil.)