The invertec machines have had lots of bad press. When I was researching them, everyone said to NOT buy them. I forget exactly why -- it was a while ago. I would check up on them on the the welding newsgroups:

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...oining.welding

 

i searched under "Invertec V205-T" and it looks like they didnt have anything bad to say about that specific model. but there was only one guy who actually posted that he had one, so i guess its hard to say. i'm thinking if you went with either lincoln or miller you can't really go wrong. especially if its intended use is mostly hobby.


[Modified by SEFI8LOxCivic, 3:54 AM 2/6/2003]

 

Here's another mig i did tonight...frickin love it when i get off track from the joint and have those wandering welds

 

low wire speed and high voltage

 

dang..loks pretty hard to do

 

Is thats what's best? or is that the problem..

 

That's how you get the cleanest, lowest profile welds from my experience.

 

that's teh best IMO...having teh wire speed coming fast and mild voltage will cause too much spatter

 

wait those are crazy garys welds, are u crazy gary?

 

jeeze .. welds are like signatures huh ??? i remember the guy sayin geoff recommended hihm to weld the dump tube

 

yep, there is a manifold that geoff says i welded, but i can look at the welds and tell that i didnt. its really strange

 

Yes those are garys welds, and no, i am not gary.. but you did post a reply in my post about this dumptube, so you were aware(im assuming) that it was welded by gary and not me,.. i didnt know this was a post for people who did their own welds, honest mistake..

 

for all you welders! Great beads and great fitment. I'm ashamed to post mine ..........

I have to stop making excuses for my eyesight and buy a cheater lens to put in my helmet. I have been having one h*ll of a time since I had to go to bifoculs.... it basically stinks! I have a distance of like 9 inches or so where things are in focus, if I go to 8 or 10 inches its blurry. If I pull my glasses down on my nose to clear things up, they fall off with the sweat inside the helmet then I can't see squat .............. gak!

Any old guys (tm) out there that beat this problem, PLEASE share the solution with me.

Regards,
BigMoose

 

LOL...my only real problem is getting off track from the joint. I was looking at this soap stone stuff....I assume you can mark where to weld and it makes it easier to see or something??

 

my friend is taking welding classes now and swears by soap stone...i just use it to color in stuff haha

 

big and kind of quarter roll look. I dont think they are half bad for a 1975 Lincoln Arc welder(if you can see the welds). Ill post more pics later tonight...


[Modified by Tinker219, 12:32 PM 2/6/2003]

 

here s what I did today, I wasn't in a rush so I did the roll of quarters deal.

this was done with a Hobart/Miller 135 MIG

It might not be the beat and doesn't look that clean, but you guys get the picture

 

that is horrendous hehe j/k. The bead is all over the place, I'll have to show mine later tonight

How thick is the metal? What wire size are you using?

 

that bottom pic is 2 different welds put together for the picture.

I used .030...this is like some 24 gauge sheetmetal I had laying around

 

oh, and to get the rolll of quaters going, either do have moons like you said, or move teh gun back and forth to force the molten metal teh way you want it...

 

24 gauge !??!?! i hhave enough trouble welding 18 gauge exaust pipe, how the fuuck ......

 

yeap...24guage or something like that...it's very, very thin. You just have to play with the heat and wire settings so you won't burn holes while welding, plus get ebough heat to penetrate the metal


[Modified by 1320development, 1:36 PM 2/6/2003]

 

what are your techniques and settings for welding that **** ??

 

tony1

 

nice


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