[AT] spot welder - WANTED

[Larry Goss]

Hey, Herb.  Good to hear from you.  I don't have a source for a used spot welder, but I have a suggestion for your Chinese tires -- break the bead on both sides and coat them with bead sealer.  It's a simple "receding forehead" solution that works.  Of course, if you already have tubes in the tires, all bets are off!

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: Herbert Metz <metz-h.b at mindspring.com>
Date: Thursday, April 3, 2008 9:27
Subject: Re: [AT] spot welder  -  WANTED
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> I am interested in acquiring an "old" spot welder.  Herb, 
> Cumming, GA 30028
> ph 678-947-6987
> Not interested in a Chinese job; still pumping up Chinese tires 
> on a lawn
> cart. We normally get what we pay for when we buy that stuff.
> 
> 
> 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Larry Goss" <rlgoss at insightbb.com>
> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 6:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: [AT] spot welder
> >
> >
> > > Yes, John.  I used one similar to the Harbor Freight 
> style when you
> could 
> > > still get them as "Made in America".  The one I used 
> was 110 volt, but
> it 
> > > was also water cooled.  I wasn't using it for 
> production work, so the 
> > > water-cooled function was unneccessary.  I used it for 
> repairing spot 
> > > welds on all sorts of things -- sheet metal, wire grids like 
> shopping 
> > > carts, etc.  I needed to adjust the clamping force with 
> the power off,
> but 
> > > it did a good job.
> > >
> > > Larry
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: John Hall <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
> > > Date: Sunday, March 30, 2008 16:18
> > > Subject: [AT] spot welder
> > > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > >
> > >>  Anybody have experience using "cheap" spot welders? I
> > >> needed one Fri to fix
> > >> the grill on a Faramll 140 but welded it OK with the stick
> > >> welder--the
> > >> repairs were inside. Got a couple more projects that spot
> > >> welding would be
> > >> nice for. I see Harbor Freight has spot welders pretty 
> cheap in
> > >> 115 and 230
> > >> volt--they look the same but the 230 can weld thicker matl.
> > >> Thoughts, reccomendations and/or opinions on the matter?
> > >>
> > >> John Hall
> 
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