selectedgrub
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Another carving.
Wanted to have a socket on my Parweld Tig that was powered via the main switch so that my water cooler could never be switched off whilst I was welding, burnt a torch up a few weeks ago by exactly that happening.
Was just going to bore a hole in the back plate and fit a socket and wire it into the main switch but then decided a better option would be to make a new plate out of Alu, that way if I ever sold the welder it could be put back to the original setup.
Fixed a piece of 3mm Alu to some heavier scrap alu so it didn't buckle whilst in the vice and let the Chiron do its thing.
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Gave it a quick coat of etch primer then satin black to match the original.
Here it is on the back of the Parweld.
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Because the socket is actually the wrong gender (male pins) I made a Delrin cover for it for the occasional times that there will be no cooler connected, still have to make up a restraining strap so that it doesn't get lost.
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I'm being thick, how does it work?
Live pins are a bit (a lot) naughty.
Hey I will plead ignorance, shouldn't be hard for meDo you like prison food?
Live pins are a bit (a lot) naughty.
In reality it would be very unlikely anyone would get zapped as no one gets to touch my welders unless they have a death wish AND THEY KNOW IT! so if they have such a wish it would save me the bother of expending energy if they fried themselvesYou know it makes sense. You just might have saved someone from a nasty shock.
Speaking of which, I was pulling out some of the old electrics in the new (to us) building and the previous sparky had come up with a novel time saving idea. Leave out all the earth wires in the 13 amp sockets, what a good idea.
In reality it would be very unlikely anyone would get zapped as no one gets to touch my welders unless they have a death wish AND THEY KNOW IT! so if they have such a wish it would save me the bother of expending energy if they fried themselves
Pah who needs earth wires, they are for southern jessies
Sounds good, think I will be getting a new EWM very cheapHe's more than welcome.
That is what my workshop looks like after I have spent a fortnight tidying, and no, I am not joking
That is what my workshop looks like after I have spent a fortnight tidying, and no, I am not joking