2015 POTD Thread Archive

[chevydyl]

Sure can, did you do up a solid works motion to see if it's all good?
Watching some probe videos they hit the part and deflect a pretty good distance then return and touch slowly, not to say your routine will do that, but I am trying to get a feel for what to do on mine, my hole is .625, and the spider .500

 

[kvt]

F350ca, I agree with firestopper, coating them with Plasti-dip may be better than having to chase down the leather each time it is used. Or mill some plastic inserts to attach to them, something that will not get lost easy.

 

[Firestopper]

My boys have been very enthusiastic in pursuing welding at school so I decided to get another tool in my arsenal that would help them practice at home. Picked up a 3yr old Miller Sycrowave 250dx and added the Arc Welding Stinger to it. They have been giving it a workout. They declare best Christmas gift ever!

I have that exact same machine, It has served me well. Great to see you sons having the resources to exceed in life.
Great gift for sure!
Feliz Navidad

 

[f350ca]

I have its little brother a 180. Been a great welder, but wish I had the extra power for heavier aluminum sections. Great to get the kids interested.

Will see if I can find the Plastii-Dip in town tomorrow, sounds like a great idea, Just to clarify, its the stuff for reciting plier handles and such that you mean?

Greg

 

[wawoodman]

I have its little brother a 180. Been a great welder, but wish I had the extra power for heavier aluminum sections. Great to get the kids interested.

Will see if I can find the Plastii-Dip in town tomorrow, sounds like a great idea, Just to clarify, its the stuff for reciting plier handles and such that you mean?

Greg

That's it. Just keep dipping until you get a nice thick coat built up.

 

[chevydyl]

lol I have the middle child, sync210, the inverter that takes a memory SD card for feature expansion, I got mine when they first came out, so it differs a little from new version

 

[RJSakowski]

Sure can, did you do up a solid works motion to see if it's all good?
Watching some probe videos they hit the part and deflect a pretty good distance then return and touch slowly, not to say your routine will do that, but I am trying to get a feel for what to do on mine, my hole is .625, and the spider .500

I have never used SolidWorks motion for analysis. I'm not even sure it is available on a Standard seat. I would guess that the amount of deflection will depend greatly on the spring used. A light spring should require very little force to unseat the probe contact but could be problematic in re-establishing the electrical contact. A heavier spring will give better performance regarding the electrical contact but require more force to unseat. A thin stylus would experience some deflection prior to breaking contact. I expect that those stylii are better suited to active probes.

I have put together the package of files and uploaded them to the downloads section under Electrical and Electronic.

Bob

 

[Round in circles]

You will like that Miller Synchrowave 250. We have had one at work for about the past 15 years and it is an excellent machine. Ours doesn't have any of the bells and whistles like pulse or anything but is just the standard square wave machine. Great transformer machine.

Mike.

I like the look of everything in that shop too ... I wish we had had electricity and running water when I was a kid, it only arrived after I joined up as a boy soldier aged 15 yrs old . Then perhaps me and my old man could have learnt welding and machine shop practices together .

 

[Franko]

Great video, Dan.

 

[Dan_S]

Great video, Dan.

Thanks Franko.

I'm still getting used to filming, it's a lot harder than what i thought it would be. Getting good interesting shots is a lot harder than I thought it would be as well.