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TOOLS AND THE SHOP => WELDING & METAL FABRICATION => Topic started by: highland512 on June 21, 2019, 02:38:38 PM
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I was cruising the local craigslist tool section and saw an add for "welder". I asked for pictures and gladly got in the truck and took them $50. I will get more pictures when I get home but just by judging from the cover this Thunderbolt has spent its life in a hobby garage with very little use. The old Miller blue still has shine to it and the leads look perfect. It will be nice to have a machine that can actually penetrate into some heavy gauge material.
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You got a deal on that machine. It was Miller's equivalent to the Lincoln AC225, but in many respects it was a much more versatile homeowner grade machine. Fifty dollars were well spent -- congrats "highland"!
Take the cover off and blow it out thoroughly -- they are notorious for accumulating dirt and debris, due to the fan design.
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50 bucks for that is a steal, very nice
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You suck....there I`ve said it.
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You did very well on that buy.
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Nice older low mileage machine. For $50 ya did good.
Stay mindful of the 30ish% duty cycle and you can weld some pretty big stuff with that machine
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Great find I would have grabbed it as well!
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Got it home and unloaded, I think I could get my money back in scrap. I swear it weighs 50-60 lbs. the deal was even better when the ol’boy showed up with two each 5lb sleeves of 7018 and 6013 rods still sealed.
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The face is very clean with some minimal stains.
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It is dirty inside but not nearly as bad as you would think for its age. I know it’s older than me but I’m not sure by how much, early 80’s maybe??
I blowed it out real good and that left it looking good. I would like to clean the old grease out and put in new. Any suggestions? To me it’s to nice for repainting, I think I will just clean it up real good and regrease the insides and have fun.
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if the 7018s aren't marked for AC they're not gonna work with that machine.
It really not that dirty inside. I've seen way worse.
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That Oliver is still in pieces....how come?
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That Oliver is still in pieces....how come?
Like most things time and money. I need to get the crank to the crank doctor, but he works Banker hours and I haven't had the time to get it to him. Plus the wife is due to have kiddo #2 late July so most of my time and $$ has been wrapped up in getting ready for that. Hopefully after baby girl is here and Im off a few days for that I can load the crank up and take it to the shop.
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simple and robust design - that thing will easily last another 50 years.
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That Oliver is still in pieces....how come?
Like most things time and money. I need to get the crank to the crank doctor, but he works Banker hours and I haven't had the time to get it to him. Plus the wife is due to have kiddo #2 late July so most of my time and $$ has been wrapped up in getting ready for that. Hopefully after baby girl is here and Im off a few days for that I can load the crank up and take it to the shop.
Congratulations! I know the feeling my to do list is long and #2 is due in December.
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Machine cleaned up nicely, lots of shine left in the paint with just a few stains I couldn’t remove.
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Welds good to, I just need to brush up on my stick skills. Upon closer inspection all the rods the seller gave me where ac so plenty to practice with.
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Looks good.