135 amp Mig welder at Eastwood. Act quick!

[glovemeister]

How is everyone liking their welders so far? Any new people get in on the deal?

[ShelbyDogg]

I have been using mine. I welded up my daughter's Altima leaking exhaust manifold and reconfigured my quad's plow mount to sit a little higher. I also welded on some LED driving lights to the top of my quad for extra plowing at night.   We just haven't gotten any snow yet in St. Lou.  It was about 55 degrees yesterday and sunny.

When I finish welding, I always turn off the gas valve and let the welder stay on for 10 minutes before turning off the switch, to let the transformer cool.  This is probably why my other Lincoln Sp100 welder lasted for 25 years. It's board is now repaired so it is now my backup welder. The Eastwood is my new go-to welder.

[Topcat]

What thickness can it weld up to?

[ShelbyDogg]

What thickness can it weld up to?

Up to 1/4"

http://www.eastwood.com/mig-welder-110vac-135a-output.html

[glovemeister]

Appreciate the reply SD. I do the same run procedure on my Lincoln 220. It is a Home Depot model and was giving me fits with the drive wheel system.I purchased metal parts online did a retrofit and good as new.

Not used my East Wood yet, but it is going to get heavily used soon. So we will see how it does.

[ShelbyDogg]

The GA600030 code still works. I'm getting links to click on from Eastwood with the same $199 price, since I'm always searching welding stuff.
Another source code that they gave me is "GA260010"
I'm still welding away and very happy with it.
Still waiting on a better price for their 200 amp AC/DC TIG though. $699 was the lowest I saw. Good price but I don't need it that badly.

[ShelbyDogg]

Went to Lowes to get some guardrails for my 2nd floor garage party room so the grandkids don't fall down the stairs. All the support said "for ornamental use only" not for a safety rail. So I returned all of the support poles, bases and attachment hardware, then went to my local metal supply retailer and bought (4) 3 foot sections of 1-1/2 square .120 steel, 2 feet of 1 inch x 1/4" thick steel, and (4) 3.5"x 3.5" 1/4" thick plates. All for less than $35.  The stuff I returned to Lowes was $165.

I pulled out the welder and put together the 4 posts you see here. One is bolted to the wall with a tab and lag bolts. The bases are all drilled and bolted to the framing below with 3-1/2" lag bolts.  The only thing I used from Lowes were the sections between the posts. I welded the 1" sections to the bottom and top of each post to bolt these sections to. Code says that they have to stand up to a 200 pound side force without breaking. I think they will withstand hundreds more than that.





Been welding like crazy!