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I picked up a Primeweld 225X to weld aluminum and thin steel. I have watched several videos on setting up this machine. For some reason I cannot weld with it. I can’t get a nice puddle going, it just melts the material and balls up the tungsten. I’m careful not to dip the tungsten and have tried...

I have the parts to build this just haven’t got around to it yet. I hear it works well.

That sounds like just what I want to build! Post some pictures if you can. Thanks

Anyone build a press brake for a 12 ton hf press? They look fairly simple to build . Looking for ideas. Thanks

Has anyone done the conversion on an old AC stick welder to DC? My brother in law just did one with a 300 amp bridge rectifier. Cost him about $20. I would like to do my Miller Thunderbolt and be able to change it back to AC. Anyone else do this conversion?

I have a project at work to weld 3/8” thick plates together. They are 18”x48”, I have to weld them together on the 48” side. The plate will be used to cover a hole in the driveway/storm drain. I will be using a Miller 211 Mig welder with .030” solid wire with gas (because that’s all we have)...

Great story ? Thanks

Another question: what tungsten would be best for what I’m trying to do, red, gray or blue? Thanks

Thanks! I will try that. Thanks a lot for the excellent advice!

Thanks SWM motorcycles were Italian made bikes built from the early 70s to mid 80s. From 1978 until they stopped production they used Rotax engines. They won the World Trials Championship in 1980 and won many other championships in trials and enduros. They were built with high quality parts. I...

My tungsten is 3/32” and the filler rod is .060” ER 70. So I need at least smaller filler rod. I’m going to try the .035” Mig wire, that sounded like a really good idea ?

This is the bike muffler I was going to try and tig weld. I ended up using my mig welder. I have two more to do. The baffles come loose inside and it has to be cut open to spot weld the baffles back.

Thanks! That helps a lot! How long does your Tungsten last before you have to grind it?

I tried tig welding on the Primeweld and just couldn’t do what I wanted. I was grinding my tungsten on an old wheel so I might have been contaminating it. I wanted to weld thin steel and it just would burn through or ball up on the tungsten. I haven’t tig welded in many years so it could just me...

After reading a lot of reviews I decided to buy a PrimeWeld ct520d. I mainly bought it for the plasma cutter, but wanted to relearn tig on some lighter steel. The plasma cutter works great! I tried the stick welder and it worked better than I thought it would! I recently bought everything for...

I compete in Vintage motorcycle trials, I ride a 1980 SWM TL320 (Rotax powered). My muffler started rattling, one of the baffles came loose. New mufflers are nonexistent so I cut it open with my Primeweld plasma cutter and welded it with my Hobart 210MVP. Came out better than I thought.

I built a motorcycle lift stand from an old car jack. I welded a socket so I can use my cordless drill to raise and lower. I’m using it as it is but eventually I’ll weld a bigger plate to the top.

I built a rotating dirt bike engine stand with my Hobart 210mvp and Primeweld plasma cutter. I got the plans/idea from Internet search and modified for my needs and materials I had on hand. Works great ?

I have a Hobart 210MVP, great machine!