[AT] spot welder - WANTED

Herbert Metz metz-h.b at mindspring.com
Thu Apr 3 07:19:21 PDT 2008


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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