How thick is that metal? I am trying to make a box for a game camera with sheetmetal from a busted dryer but I either can't strike an arc (4 divisions lower than 40) or it burns through it at 2 divisions. What size/metal is your electrode?
@gocarts2000 You don't . What you do is get a "trumpet" connector at the end of the hose. You screw the hose to the small end, put a quick disconnect (what I have) on the other to hook up to your bottle and the stinger gets clamped onto the 'trumpet' to provide power to the torch.
Question. is this the white machine with a tig torch upgrade? I know some torches have an external line for gas. Just wondering. This would be nice for sheet metal work. I have their 90a mig but need more control and am on a budget. Thank you.
@LEterribleONE Yes this is the cheap harbor freight 80 amp inverter. This will not work for thin sheet metal. Its hard to scratch start tig with no amp control on thin metal.
I have this same setup. However it gets very bright and very dim under the hood. Dim to where you can hardly see anything and then bright enough to where you are blind. How did you fix this? This is my only issue as I can't get very far with welding because of this.
Oh, yeah...What gas are you using? I think they gave me an argon/co2 mix this time instead of straight argon for the mig welder.
UpcomingJedi 3 months ago
How thick is that metal? I am trying to make a box for a game camera with sheetmetal from a busted dryer but I either can't strike an arc (4 divisions lower than 40) or it burns through it at 2 divisions. What size/metal is your electrode?
UpcomingJedi 3 months ago
how do you huck up the gas for that is there a input in the back of the welder
gocarts2000 5 months ago
@gocarts2000 You don't . What you do is get a "trumpet" connector at the end of the hose. You screw the hose to the small end, put a quick disconnect (what I have) on the other to hook up to your bottle and the stinger gets clamped onto the 'trumpet' to provide power to the torch.
UpcomingJedi 3 months ago
Question. is this the white machine with a tig torch upgrade? I know some torches have an external line for gas. Just wondering. This would be nice for sheet metal work. I have their 90a mig but need more control and am on a budget. Thank you.
LEterribleONE 6 months ago
@LEterribleONE Yes this is the cheap harbor freight 80 amp inverter. This will not work for thin sheet metal. Its hard to scratch start tig with no amp control on thin metal.
monsterenergy27 5 months ago
is that the 80 amp arc welder to
gocarts2000 6 months ago
Nice weld.
philip21786 7 months ago
if i have this welder where can i buy just the tig tourch
wifebeater756 9 months ago
Harbor freight = Junk!!
speedy02 9 months ago
I have this same setup. However it gets very bright and very dim under the hood. Dim to where you can hardly see anything and then bright enough to where you are blind. How did you fix this? This is my only issue as I can't get very far with welding because of this.
Thanks
gamble1997 1 year ago
@gamble1997 get an autodarkening helmet , you can adjust the shade
mortarlover123 10 months ago
the item you are making is it for a quad?
GT03235 1 year ago
@GT03235 Yupp, Custom made nerf bars.
monsterenergy27 1 year ago
thank you so much for doing this, is very adoring.
dvd0505 1 year ago
can you post a vid of how you set this up i have that welder and been looking to convert it also any help would be helpfull tanks
socaljess 1 year ago
@socaljess Check out my other vid i got called scratch start tig welding. I listed in the comments all the parts you need to set it up.
monsterenergy27 1 year ago
Sweet that is a really useful welder.
mrwiggles2 1 year ago