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Paint and Body / Re: Need to repair attempted theft damage

« on: January 18 2011, 02:49:22 PM »

Just thought to add something.

A lot of the cheap units leave the wire HOT !

You need to be very careful with that type of unit.

I had one and it was a pain. . .

AJ___

Gotta agree 1000% here. My first one was hot all the time and you had to be very careful where you put it or you had sparks fly everywhere. Not fun.

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Paint and Body / Re: Need to repair attempted theft damage

« on: January 18 2011, 02:17:12 PM »

Hi Charlie what 110 volt unit do you have and what the circuit setup is. That would help him to know what to buy. I was just stating what I have seen, I did not look into their wiring, breaker parameters.

Agreed it can be done; with the price difference today is it worth buying a 110 unit?


AJ___

I didn't set it up AJ. I'd honestly have to look at it because I don't remember what unit it is but I do know it's several years old now. Century is a good one as well as Hobart. The 110 units are very useful and to be honest I'd like to have a 220 unit but this is what we've got right now so it's what we use. I'd also suggest that you get one for gas because you can use flux core in it if you have to do some welding outside. Just disconnect the gas and you're ready to go.

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IHADAV8 Playground / Grumpy

« on: January 18 2011, 01:55:38 PM »

Well since we're not sure what day it is this means I can say happy Bday Dan. Hope it was a good one for you.

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Paint and Body / Re: Need to repair attempted theft damage

« on: January 18 2011, 01:50:08 PM »

The price difference between the 110 and 220 are trivial. Anyone I know that bought the 110 unit always trip the breaker if they use the high current setting. The cost difference from the non gas to gas is miniscule, get one that can use gas. You do not need to use the gas if not needed. You change the wire and change the polarity of the electrode and use the cored wire. Some units have a switch to change the polarity others you have to take a nuts off and and then move the cables and replace the nuts.

The gassless ones are great outside when there is wind.
If you are welding inside and doing panel work use the gas unit.

Panel stitching takes time, but well worth the effort.

Take a evening course at the local College cheap and good training.

With practice you will become proficient.

AJ___

I would agree that the gas unit works better but as far as a 110 unit not having enough power I'd have to argue with you there AJ. We use one in the shop all the time and have used it to weld quite a few race cars together. Never had a failure on a weld yet and haven't popped a breaker yet. You just have to check the load of the unit and the duty cycle so you can get the best one out there. As far as learning how to weld body panels, take your time and it will come out fine. This side took me about 12 hours to get it done right and if you look at it from about 10 feet, you can't tell it's been replaced.

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General Buick Tech / Coolant leak

« on: January 18 2011, 01:32:05 PM »

Is a dye-tracing kit worth it?

I need to buy a rad pressure tester.

Yes, they do work. I've used dye to locate quite a few leaks over the years. It can be used in the water, oil, gas, and AC system to detect leaks. The lights are a little pricey but the dye is pretty cheap.

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General Buick Tech / Sorry AJ.

« on: January 16 2011, 11:05:50 PM »

Ok now that had me laughing even though I know it was not funny. I seen that happen too.

I was out for a afternoon cruise in a up-scale neighbour-hood on my bike when I thought a bomb went off beside me. I look down and my blue jeans are soaked and my legs are numb. I though great . . . . Then after a few moments I see smoke then my legs started to burn ! Well it was a quick stop to the closest driveway. And yeah I know stop drop and roll. But I was Running in front of houses to find one that did not have their gate locked to the back yard at the same time

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IHADAV8 Playground / JCC Racing went to Dinner

« on: January 15 2011, 12:13:31 AM »

I saw a story about one of your old dates on the news: thirty-four thousand year old bacteria.

Didn't know you were that old. :rofl;  :supz:

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IHADAV8 Playground / Re: About your car

« on: January 15 2011, 12:10:35 AM »

My 3 cars are an 83 T Type, an 82 GN, and an 83 Regal. Not much going on right now other than side work but the 83 T is getting a much better turbo than stock and the 83 NA is probably going to end up as a parts car for the other 2. :bigeyes;  :redfaced;

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IHADAV8 Playground / Cool mini V12 motor

« on: January 14 2011, 05:28:52 PM »

Quite a few of those on youtube. You need to look up the mini jet turbines as well. Totally cool to watch them as well.

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IHADAV8 Playground / Funny Joke thread

« on: January 14 2011, 12:02:53 AM »

LOL

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IHADAV8 Playground / Funny Joke thread

« on: January 13 2011, 10:38:08 PM »

?

 *The wife and I were at home watching TV.*

 *I had the remote and was switching back and forth between a*

 *fishing channel and the porn channel.*

 *She became more and more annoyed and finally said:*

 *"For God's sake! Leave it on the porn channel!*

 *You already know how to fish!"*

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IHADAV8 Playground / Funny Joke thread

« on: January 02 2011, 10:54:29 PM »

LOL

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IHADAV8 Playground / Re: jfk

« on: December 27 2010, 08:33:58 PM »

Here's some examples for you TB3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TPnKiejU-E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV5pSUlBz18&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LmYQhEfuxM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x3lOZ4yX6Y&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE6BBtjUig0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Gba5TKcgk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApnOT0SKpmY&feature=related

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IHADAV8 Playground / jfk

« on: December 27 2010, 07:27:42 PM »

If I recall correctly, a number of shooters have been able to do it.

Steve's right. It's not that hard to use a bolt action rifle in rapid fire. Go to any of the NRA CMP shoots and you can see several do it on a regular basis. Up until the 50's the British army used the SMLE exclusively and they could get 10 rounds off in a minute and make it count. All it takes is training.

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IHADAV8 Playground / Re: Funny Joke thread

« on: December 24 2010, 11:12:19 PM »

An Aggie was walking down the street and saw a sign that said "wet cement". So he did.