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Title: Bought a welder today
Post by: AllPurposeAtheist on November 03, 2016, 09:00:07 PM
Brand New Zeny 130 normally sells on Amazon for $95-130..
I got it on ebay for $40 with free shipping..
Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/201701650613 if you're interested in one.
It's far from a Hobart or Miller, but for $40 it's tough to go wrong..
Title: Re: Bought a welder today
Post by: antediluvian on November 04, 2016, 11:07:09 PM
Hey, APA.  Good to see you're still here.  So, what are ya gonna weld?
Title: Re: Bought a welder today
Post by: SGOS on November 05, 2016, 11:54:30 AM
Quote from: AllPurposeAtheist on November 03, 2016, 09:00:07 PM
Brand New Zeny 130 normally sells on Amazon for $95-130..
I got it on ebay for $40 with free shipping..
Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/201701650613 if you're interested in one.
It's far from a Hobart or Miller, but for $40 it's tough to go wrong..

From my brief exposure to welding in my Freshman high school shop class, I am convinced I could never weld worth a shit.  No teacher ever stunted my desire to learn, either.  I just looked at my own work in utter disgust.  I doubt that I could ever be a surgeon for pretty much the same reasons.
Title: Re: Bought a welder today
Post by: AllPurposeAtheist on November 05, 2016, 12:31:17 PM
Quote from: antediluvian on November 04, 2016, 11:07:09 PM
Hey, APA.  Good to see you're still here.  So, what are ya gonna weld?
My first project planned is a yard trailer to go behind the lawn tractor. After that who knows? I have plenty of different projects to keep me busy. I've got experience welding, both gas (oxy/acetaline) and wire feed mostly in the auto body business. I would have preferred a gas shielded (argon gas) welder, but they cost more.
I don't have those wild, crazy welding skills, but I can stick metal together pretty good. Another project I'll probably work on is a jack pully for my lathe to give me a high range and low range, but that's a bit down the road..
Title: Re: Bought a welder today
Post by: Cavebear on November 06, 2016, 01:42:36 AM
So, is the welder guy just visiting or will he live with you?
Title: Re: Bought a welder today
Post by: AllPurposeAtheist on November 06, 2016, 02:32:57 AM
Quote from: Cavebear on November 06, 2016, 01:42:36 AM
So, is the welder guy just visiting or will he live with you?
He'll be living here eating my food, sleeping in my bed with my gf while I weld things..
Title: Re: Bought a welder today
Post by: Cavebear on November 06, 2016, 04:02:54 AM
Quote from: AllPurposeAtheist on November 06, 2016, 02:32:57 AM
He'll be living here eating my food, sleeping in my bed with my gf while I weld things..

Pity, you should use his skills.  Better he weld metals than yer GF ;)  Never trust those firey guys...
Title: Re: Bought a welder today
Post by: AllPurposeAtheist on November 06, 2016, 05:30:57 PM
So it turns out that the ebay deal was a scammer who hijacked the sellers account, got my money and ran.. I get my money back from ebay and no welder, but I did go to harbor freight and bought one on sale.. it works.  I'll probably head to a scrapyard this week or next for the steel I need..
Title: Re: Bought a welder today
Post by: Cavebear on November 11, 2016, 06:26:25 AM
Quote from: AllPurposeAtheist on November 06, 2016, 05:30:57 PM
So it turns out that the ebay deal was a scammer who hijacked the sellers account, got my money and ran.. I get my money back from ebay and no welder, but I did go to harbor freight and bought one on sale.. it works.  I'll probably head to a scrapyard this week or next for the steel I need..

Sad.  I go to Ebay only to by old stuff I miss.  Not any cheaters there so far.
Title: Re: Bought a welder today
Post by: telly on December 08, 2016, 12:41:37 AM
I bought a Hobart 140 model recently. I am pretty much new to welding and I have just begun doing a mig training course in weldtech training ( http://www.weldtechtraining.com/ ). What kind of welding are you most interested in? I prefer mig over tig.
Title: Re: Bought a welder today
Post by: Gawdzilla Sama on December 08, 2016, 06:13:51 PM
Quote from: AllPurposeAtheist on November 06, 2016, 02:32:57 AM
He'll be living here eating my food, sleeping in my bed with my gf while I weld things..
I think I know your GF:

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