Hello, to all on this site.
I'm brand new here so bear with me. ( sometimes I tend to get long winded) I have been shop welding and hobby welding for more years than I care to remember. I guess I may be a throwback to old times as I am a firm believer that if it needs fixin, you pretty much get your hammer, cutting torch or welder and "fix" on it til it is done,,,,or trashed out.
My favorite hobby is trying to finish the total restoration of my 1955 Chevy Hardtop which I have been working on for ,,,,sheesh,,too long. I was originally going to restore to "original" but there are so many original ones, I decided to be "originally different". ( thats when I bought my SIP migmate 100 brand new, so you now know how long I have been working on the car!
I decided to install a set of "Lambo Doors" on it ,,,and man, was that a monumental job,,!! The Autolock company could offer no help as they told me this was the very first 55 Chevy they knew of in the world to install this radical undertaking. Well, after numerous tacks, adjusts, cut em off, re-tacks, try it again, I finally got the job done. It looks,,,,GREAT!!! Can't wait to get it in her first car show.
Now, to get back to my issue, my Migmate served me very well during this long time of work and never a problem. Now, after several years of use, it started to birds nest the wire right before the liner entrance. A friend told me that wire welders tend to plug up the liner when the setting on the drive wheels is set too tight. This flakes off some minute particles of the wire and the gas just sends it down the liner eventually making the wire drag enough to cause problems. I took the torch "COMPLETELY" apart and blew everything out , but did not really observe any excess gunk in the liner. The wire runs in and out really smooth. I started investigating deeper to see what may be the problemo. What I did find may explain it. It seems at some point in time, I must have moved the setting of "how deep" that goose neck wand is screwed into the torch fitting. It has a good bit of threads for this adjustment. I had noticed that the end of the "coiled wire end" of the liner was farther out than I remembered so I had to kinda force the coil wire end of the liner back into the goose neck in order to screw in the contact tip,,,,consequently maybe binding the coiled wire end enough to "bind" the welding wire,,,???? I will soon know when I am able to order some new parts.
And, now, am finally to the root of my post. Can somebody here tell me where I can buy replacement nozzles, tips for this welder in the USA? Thank you and hope I did not bore you Guys to sleep. Joe r
I'm brand new here so bear with me. ( sometimes I tend to get long winded) I have been shop welding and hobby welding for more years than I care to remember. I guess I may be a throwback to old times as I am a firm believer that if it needs fixin, you pretty much get your hammer, cutting torch or welder and "fix" on it til it is done,,,,or trashed out.
My favorite hobby is trying to finish the total restoration of my 1955 Chevy Hardtop which I have been working on for ,,,,sheesh,,too long. I was originally going to restore to "original" but there are so many original ones, I decided to be "originally different". ( thats when I bought my SIP migmate 100 brand new, so you now know how long I have been working on the car!
I decided to install a set of "Lambo Doors" on it ,,,and man, was that a monumental job,,!! The Autolock company could offer no help as they told me this was the very first 55 Chevy they knew of in the world to install this radical undertaking. Well, after numerous tacks, adjusts, cut em off, re-tacks, try it again, I finally got the job done. It looks,,,,GREAT!!! Can't wait to get it in her first car show.
Now, to get back to my issue, my Migmate served me very well during this long time of work and never a problem. Now, after several years of use, it started to birds nest the wire right before the liner entrance. A friend told me that wire welders tend to plug up the liner when the setting on the drive wheels is set too tight. This flakes off some minute particles of the wire and the gas just sends it down the liner eventually making the wire drag enough to cause problems. I took the torch "COMPLETELY" apart and blew everything out , but did not really observe any excess gunk in the liner. The wire runs in and out really smooth. I started investigating deeper to see what may be the problemo. What I did find may explain it. It seems at some point in time, I must have moved the setting of "how deep" that goose neck wand is screwed into the torch fitting. It has a good bit of threads for this adjustment. I had noticed that the end of the "coiled wire end" of the liner was farther out than I remembered so I had to kinda force the coil wire end of the liner back into the goose neck in order to screw in the contact tip,,,,consequently maybe binding the coiled wire end enough to "bind" the welding wire,,,???? I will soon know when I am able to order some new parts.
And, now, am finally to the root of my post. Can somebody here tell me where I can buy replacement nozzles, tips for this welder in the USA? Thank you and hope I did not bore you Guys to sleep. Joe r
