If you need to buy welding helmet, I suggest you try one of the "Instant Darkening" types. I bught one when I got my MIG and the helmet was the highlight of the deal although the welder works pretty good once the power and wire feed settings are optimized.
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Streib" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 8:50 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Welder, again > Well, tried out the Harbor Freight welder today. Worked OK I guess, I > have nothing to compare it to and no prior experience, but I was able > to get a patch of 1/8" steel welded onto the mower deck where I needed > it. > > Observations -- the wire drive housing is entirely made of plastic > except for the pinch rollers. Worked OK though. > > It has four current settings, controled by two switches, i.e. a binary > code: 00, 01, 10, or 11. Sorry, couldn't help injecting a little > computer humor. > > The power cord is not near long enough, it's about 6 feet or so. Sort > of makes it hard to achieve the recomendation in the manual to work at > least 35 feet away from any combustible material. I'm going to > replace it with about 20 feet of heavier gauge, so I can weld out in > the driveway. > > The ground clamp is low quality, like the clamp on a set of low-end > jumper cables. Need to upgrade that at some point. > > The hand-held face shield it came with worked OK but I'll have to get > a proper welding helmet if I end up using this thing regularly. > > Could not tell if the deck was galvanized and could not find a > respirator anywhere that was open today so I set up a fan and > positioned myself "upwind" of where I was welding. > > > Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>> Be WICKED careful welding a mower deck. Alot of them are >>> galvanized. Welding galvanized releases the zinc and can make you >>> real sick. Do it outside on a windy day. >> >> Well this one is painted, but I guess that does not mean it's not >> galvanized. >> >> I'll be careful. >> >> Allan >> -- >> 1983 300D >> 1966 230 >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > -- > 1983 300D > 1966 230 > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.12/910 - Release Date: 7/21/2007 > 3:52 PM > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
