Threading A Used Face Plate

[John Buffum]

The material is some kind of tool steel. Unknown what. Yes. The plug sound like a great idea. Cheepa than brazing, for sure. There is a tapped hoe in...

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Have used several inserts up, already. Thinking of grinding out and building up bronze.

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I bought a used face plate at Cabin Fever. Hardinge? LOTS of bored and tapped holes, and 4 T-Slots. It didn't have the 1-1/2 x 8 thread I needed, so...

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Found another offering. Older. Japanese?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/124568381188
MrWhoopee. Great catch! So, the Chinese are selling boxes that...

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Just saw an ad. "Jattus TIG Perfect 2.0" $330. You attach inline to your foot pedal or finger switch. You tell them what welder you have,...

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Well, for over 60 years, welders did TIG without pulse. Maybe, it's something I should leave alone, for right now. If my Econotig ever REALLY dies (doubtful),...

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Wow. I hadn't anticipated the current offerings being plugged in series with the foot pedal. I thought they'd be connected internally, somehow. I was...

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I was right. Found one on Banggood.
https://www.banggood.com/220V-TIG-We...elding-Machine...

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On the Youtube version, don't forget he had to PROGRAM it. That speaks to a computer interface, and software that will talk to it. A schematic would...

[John Buffum]

(big grin) Betcha get a tired leg on a long bead.

One would think some enterprising fellow at a welding company would kludge together something...

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In researching new machines, because I thought my Miller Econotig had died, I kept seeing lots of controls for pulsing. Neither my Econotig nor my Millermatic...

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Would take FOREVER! And the ARGON ($$$). At least MIG is FAST.

The Kubota tractor I was looking at, brand new, with loader and backhoe,...

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One of the welders I could find in quantity was the Econo Twin. That was the previous version of Econotig. The numbers were close, and the capabilities...

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I may some time sell my Econotig and buy a fancier machine, Eastwood or AHP, but not today. Econotig has been gone over by an authorized service center....

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I don't know whether to be happy, or disappointed. My Econotig is fixed. A single broken wire, hidden in a harness. The tech found it in 10 minutes....

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We All Eagerly Await!

As to the Chinese welder offerings, another piece of advice. Contact their tech support and see what their warranty...

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No joy at the welder repair shop. I won't see my Econotig until midway through December

The tech told me there isn't a lot that can go wrong...

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I'm starting to see some good reviews of the cheaper machines. For instance, for under $300, you can get into a decent inverter stick welder. In another...

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I'll check them out. The price seems right.

I'd REALLY love a Multimatic 220, but $3,700 is just a leetle bit out of my reach. With a...

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EGAD! Good thing I looked closely at the Ebay ad!!! There is no switch to change from TIG to stick. The instructions show that switch in the back. Two...