Protecting welding wire.

[sleepy]

Build a dry workshop ffs

You are a fine one to talk,

 

[Dave W]

My mig lives in an open fronted shed and after a heavy dewy night the wire roll is wet through with condensation.
Used to rust up terribly until I started draping an oily rag over the reel. Problem solved!

 

[multi power]

am i the only one that still just has ark welder ?

 

[Dave W]

I got a lovely pickhill arc. Comes out once a year for special jobs. Less if I can get away with it

 

[Kevtherev]

am i the only one that still just has ark welder ?

Got an oxford 180 arc as well as SIP mig and a inverter as well.

 

[MrNoo]

I give mine a squirt of Duck oil, when I know it's not going to be used for a while.

 

[quattro]

Sounds good we run two migs its just we have moved workshops an its a bit damp in there at the moment. Had thought about lining the inside of the spool housing with bubble-wrap to insulate it a bit. Do you put the light inside the spool cover?

yes lay it in bottom of spool box and just leave it on

 

[multi power]

I got a lovely pickhill arc. Comes out once a year for special jobs. Less if I can get away with it

Got an oxford 180 arc as well as SIP mig and a inverter as well.

dad has a pickhill n i have a sip air cooled, its very good, i also have a silly little draper mig that i never use

 

[colhonk]

That`s where arc welders belong, in the ark

 

[multi power]

That`s where arc welders belong, in the ark

why?

 

[exmoor dave]

am i the only one that still just has ark welder ?

My latest welder (&first MIG) is a dual machine, mig &ark, I.e. one earth lead, one ark lead &1x mig gubbings.

Brilliant for finest farm yard engineering- I.e. building stuff out of new steel and old steel ranging from "abit" rusty to flakey rusty

It's also inverter, so nice and smooth welding!

 

[multi power]

My latest welder (&first MIG) is a dual machine, mig &ark, I.e. one earth lead, one ark lead &1x mig gubbings.

Brilliant for finest farm yard engineering- I.e. building stuff out of new steel and old steel ranging from "abit" rusty to flakey rusty

It's also inverter, so nice and smooth welding!

lad who works here has a little inverter, if i need to weld anything thats what i go for first, i would like one for myself but i have very little time for any welding jobs at home

 

[Cowcalf]

That`s where arc welders belong, in the ark

Try welding in a gale with a mig, the ARC has its place

 

[spanners]

You are a fine one to talk,

you aint even seen mine