Today I acquired...........

[Kram]

Hermes today was a little old lady, she was complaining about the weight

 

[Lewis_RX8]

Hermes today was a little old lady, she was complaining about the weight
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Any plans for it?

 

[Other Daniel]

What ?
The little old lady ?

 

[Kram]

It might become a 400mm rotating top for the welding bench

 

[Bornfree]

I'd be interested what's inside along with many others I'm sure. I love my little Parkside 140A one about the same size.

Here's the inside. No earth and look at the fuse in the plug.

 

[Bornfree]

The current meter over reads by a good 80amps showing 210 flat out which I reckon is actually about 130. But it works and ran 10x 3.2mm rods in a row without cutting out flat out. The welding leads were smoking though.

 

[Hood]

The current meter over reads by a good 80amps showing 210 flat out which I reckon is actually about 130. But it works and ran 10x 3.2mm rods in a row without cutting out flat out. The welding leads were smoking though. View attachment 320239View attachment 320240

Probably doesn't have a thermal overload going by their use of the slow blow fuse

 

[dobbslc]

No words to describe that plug.
Why do we let them get away with it?

 

[RichardM]

That's a No blow fuse

 

[pcwizme]

No words to describe that plug.
Why do we let them get away with it?

I would have thought a 13amp fuse would be cheaper than that slug!

 

[Bornfree]

No words to describe that plug.
Why do we let them get away with it?

Ive heard rumours that the Chinese want to take over the world. Perhaps they are starting by electrocuting all the welder's.

 

[dobbslc]

Covid not quick enough then?

 

[Kram]

No words to describe that plug.
Why do we let them get away with it?

How does it compare to a similarly priced Uk, handmade, to order machine..?

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Think Id prefer the Zx7!

 

[highseas]

Why do people name vehicles?

I know a man and wife who have names for all theirs and speak about them like they’re people!

My first 5 vans were all red berlingo, and were names “sqeaky death bus” MK1 MK2 ext given that they all had a slight belt squeal and were always full of dead critters of some kind.
A good friend names his vans girls names thou

 

[Geoffm]

Thanks Geoff. I was going to ask about welding it but thought that you need to arc instead of mig, and I'm arcless

There is only 1 solution. You need to buy another welder... at least 2nd hand arc welders are usually on one and cheap

 

[Lewis_RX8]

How does it compare to a similarly priced Uk, handmade, to order machine..?

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Think Id prefer the Zx7!

Well that's quite clearly a welding mashine not machine

 

[pedrobedro]

Well that's quite clearly a welding mashine not machine

More like a welding mashup

 

[selectedgrub]

We went to the stables on the weekend.
17 bags of horse dumps.

 

[Blobber]

We went to the stables on the weekend.
17 bags of horse dumps.

Cant wait to see what your going to make out of that!

 

[Cobbler]

Cant wait to see what your going to make out of that!

Crap welding?