Nominal Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Finally turned in my old DX bottles for some new D-plan ones. Stick on DX said that the scheme was going to end in 2008 so not too bad. Apparently the old acetylene bottles have to go to Aussie for proper disposal. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 No Bunnings near you? /or did you get a discount on D-plan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 36 minutes ago, Raizer said: No Bunnings near you? /or did you get a discount on D-plan? I embrace the borg. It's only a little more $ if I use a bottle a year, and I can do swaps 5 mins up the road instead of 45 min away at Bunnings. Also, bunnings has a $240 deposit on each bottle, so this would have cost me $700 in the short term, instead of $250. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusepy82 Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Had a little play with my welder today. Complete fail , feel like I'm back at square one but as the old saying goes " if you dont use it , you loose it" Time to put in the effort and learn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 4 hours ago, Jusepy82 said: Had a little play with my welder today. Complete fail , feel like I'm back at square one but as the old saying goes " if you dont use it , you loose it" Time to put in the effort and learn. I find this with mine too, especially with changes in season as ambient temps for me make a big difference in how the welder feels. As it gets colder i have to reset the settings to get it welding nice again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jusepy82 Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Hey guys , wife took the daughter out for a play date so I thought I'd do some welding on a project I'm doing. An ammo lock box I'm modifying. Pretty happy with the weld and myself to be honest. Been watching alot of youtube videos and such. Cheers lads 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 What's the backside look like? Looks a little cold as the edge of the slugs isn't melted into the base material. Just guessing anyway, could be wrong, backside will give the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusepy82 Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 the back side had some penatration and the heat was distributed okish. I may of been going too fast but i was trying to stay ahead of the weld pool.. Ill go take a photo now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusepy82 Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 I have used a wire brush on it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Depends what you are doing I guess. Was it lap weld of two panels? You'd see evidence of the weld a lot clearer on the underside if penetration was good. Last weld I did was plug weld two panels together and you could see the plugs from both sides of job. Perhaps wind the wire speed back a bit and leave the other settings as is. If I could get to my welder I'd chuck up examples of cold welds and welds with good penetration. Can't even get to my bench though. Not saying that job will fall apart at all. But in a case where you need more strength, it may be lacking. Also don't do it for a job so could be off mark. But that's my experience. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusepy82 Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Thanks man I appreciate the feedback. It was one plate on top of the other, so I guess it was a lap weld. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudley Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 On 30/07/2023 at 14:08, Bling said: What's the backside look like? Looks a little cold as the edge of the slugs isn't melted into the base material. Just guessing anyway, could be wrong, backside will give the answer. Most likely bing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 ac/dc tig, 200amp or more, budget around 3k. Any stand out machines these days? or chose your chinese shade of colour ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 2 hours ago, kpr said: ac/dc tig, 200amp or more, budget around 3k. Any stand out machines these days? or chose your chinese shade of colour ? I'm running one of these, but I've had it a few years now and it appears inflation has not been kind, I think it was about $1700 trade price including adjustable hand piece and 8m lead when i got mine.. https://www.saecowilson.co.nz/product/wia-weldarc-200i-ac-dc-arc-tig-welder/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrike Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 I've got Unimig gear, havent had an issue but I don't use it that often https://unimig.com.au/product-category/equipment/tig-welders/?pa_welding-processes[]=ac-dc-hf-tig Not sure if they sell it in NZ though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 UniMig = Xcel-Arc in NZ. I still rate my BOC AC/DC tig highly. https://www.boc.co.nz/shop/en/nz/boc-smootharc-200-acdc-tig-welder-boctig200acdc-p-111 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shavenYak Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/business-farming-industry/industrial/manufacturing-metalwork/welders/listing/4263944720?bof=iaoHgGvU Cigweld 130 going pretty cheap (2hrs left) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudley Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 On 08/08/2023 at 14:49, kpr said: ac/dc tig, 200amp or more, budget around 3k. Any stand out machines these days? or chose your chinese shade of colour ? I’d probably buy anything but a strata machine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXFORD Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 On 08/08/2023 at 14:49, kpr said: ac/dc tig, 200amp or more, budget around 3k. Any stand out machines these days? or chose your chinese shade of colour ? If you have 3ph you may be able to pick up an older Miller Syncrowave or Lincoln Squarewave for around that kinda money. They are bigger transformer type machines but pretty solid/reliable bits of gear. If you are after a single phase invertor style I'd probably look into a Cigweld Weldskill 205. Can get them new for under $3k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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