True enough. They must make 220v outdoor outlets. The house is maybe 10 feet
from the front door of the garage. The only 220v plugs in the house are the
stove and the dryer, neither of which would work so since I'd need a new outlet
anyway I'd want it outside.
In reality I don't do enough work to justify it. A $100 buzz box would satisfy
my current needs for more welding heat.
-Curt
From: Randy Bennell <[email protected]>
To: Curt Raymond <[email protected]>; Mercedes Discussion List
<[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] secret message to Curt
Based upon your recent video of the snowblower use, it appears that your
house is not very far from the garage. If you have the electrical
capacity in the house, then put a big plug on the side of the house and
use a heavy duty cord intended for the pupose to extend over to the
garage or the driveway.
When I was a youngster, my father would weld out in the garage and the
lights in the house would dim and the radio or tv would buzz along with
the welder.
I think the whole place was on a 60 Amp service.
RB
On 10/02/2015 3:20 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> Of course, but I'd need bigger power too. I've got 1 20a circuit to the
> garage...
> Someday when I build an addition on the garage I'll get a sub panel out there
> with 220v service. Then a bigger compressor and welder...
> For now if I need more heat I'll take it somewhere or get an AC buzz box
> stick welder. That'll do more penetration than a mig would anyway.
> -Curt
> From: Randy Bennell <[email protected]>
> To: Curt Raymond <[email protected]>; Mercedes Discussion List
><[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 3:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] secret message to Curt
>
> On 10/02/2015 12:15 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
>
>
>> I haven't left the yard in the recent batch (ie yesterday) but I went out
>> Sunday on a pirate run. Had to break some trail which is always exciting
>> through 8" of powder. We tried to go out yesterday but the roads were so
>> slippery I managed to get the trailer sideways making a turn. Scared us both
>> so we turned around and went home. Rode around the yard a bunch. Made a run
>> across the neighbor's yard where I hadn't ridden before and found that while
>> I've gotten pretty good at handling 8-10" of powder 3 feet is a totally
>> different story...
>> Gotta go weld on the snowmobile trailer a little today, I managed to break
>> the trailer jack yesterday and one of the welds that holds the anti-tilt pin
>> is breaking. I need to turn up the heat on my welder and work on getting
>> better penetration which is hard when welding two different thicknesses.
>> Might borrow dad's stick welder in the spring, it'll put out more power than
>> my mig.
>> -Curt
>>
> Time for a BIGGER MIG.
>
> RB
>
>
>
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