Original Posted By: Charles Burkholder
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291063457658?ss ... .l2649Item number 291063457658 if the link doesn't work.I just bought one of these, also on Ebay, and it's a REALLY nice welder. At $250(mine was $350, was the only one to bid... everything but a argon tank - sixtybucks on craigslist - and regulator - forty five from local welding shop),after you build your airplane, copper will probably be high enough to scrap itand come out even.It's older technology, which is a bonus as there's no circuit boards in there.I imagine the "mid range problems" noted are with the rheostat. Either dirty,or worn, simply cannot be a big deal to fix if you even need to. There's anoil filled capacitor in there that's given a few folks problems in the past,a nine dollar fix... For a transformer based machine, it's considered quite efficient. I'm runningmy syncrowave and one of these on a 40amp breaker with no ill effects. Can'twind up the wick and do 1/2" in one pass... It's big. Really big. And heavy. There's always a catch and that's it with thismachine. Still if you're in the market for a welder, this is seriously worthconsidering. There's also an Airco branded one of these out there, the samemachine part for part. If you look at others of these, I would say that quitea bit of my research on these seemed to reveal that the pedal is difficultto find, and the plug is obsolete. I really don't think it would be much toovercome, especially if you're tenacious enough to build an AIRPLANE! To be safe,just make sure one you're looking at has that and it's clearly not an issue.I've seen quite a few less than $500. CheersRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 06:53:39 -0500
Pietenpol-List: Tig welder on Ebay.
Pietenpol-List: Re: center section wing tank
Original Posted By: "jarheadpilot82"
Tools,Are you going it have it up and running for "Toolapalooza"? I am looking forwardto getting some welding in while there.--------Semper Fi,Terry HandAthens, GARead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: center section wing tank
Tools,Are you going it have it up and running for "Toolapalooza"? I am looking forwardto getting some welding in while there.--------Semper Fi,Terry HandAthens, GARead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: center section wing tank
Pietenpol-List: Re: Tig welder on Ebay.
Original Posted By: "tools"
Ted,Does he have a brother/cousin/etc in Georgia? [Wink] Sounds like you got a good deal. Did that price include materials or just labor?Maybe I can find me a boat builder here that can do the same. Thanks for the information.--------Semper Fi,Terry HandAthens, GARead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Tig welder on Ebay.
Ted,Does he have a brother/cousin/etc in Georgia? [Wink] Sounds like you got a good deal. Did that price include materials or just labor?Maybe I can find me a boat builder here that can do the same. Thanks for the information.--------Semper Fi,Terry HandAthens, GARead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Tig welder on Ebay.
Original Posted By: Michael Perez
Have the Syncrowave in GA, and yep, it's up and running. Also have oxy/acet andMIG to play around with. Should start recovering the Piet tomorrow, so it might be up and running as well.ToolsRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:15:54 -0800 (PST)
Have the Syncrowave in GA, and yep, it's up and running. Also have oxy/acet andMIG to play around with. Should start recovering the Piet tomorrow, so it might be up and running as well.ToolsRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:15:54 -0800 (PST)