2015 POTD Thread Archive

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
 
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.
 
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
 
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
 
f350ca said:
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
Click to expand...

That's it. Just keep dipping until you get a nice thick coat built up.
 
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
 
chevydyl said:
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
Click to expand...
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
 
zmotorsports said:
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.
Click to expand...
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 said:
Great video, Dan.
Click to expand...
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.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top