Do we want a welder?

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Chamelaeon Wombatowski

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Apr 27, 2017, 8:33:36 AM4/27/17
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Someone at work has a Northern Industrial 125A flux core MIG welder (https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200403263_200403263) that he replaced bc it's not quite working, and he was wondering if we wanted a new welder badly enough to try fixing it.
In his words, "the wire feeds but it won't arc". 

Thoughts?

Caleb Nachtigall

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Apr 27, 2017, 8:38:16 AM4/27/17
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Just putting my hat in the ring... If OMG doesn't want it, I'd be interested in adopting it. Sounds like an electrifying diversion. 

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Nate

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Apr 27, 2017, 8:38:44 AM4/27/17
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I suspect a fault in the ground cable, and think that I'll help fix this if no one else wants to.

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Stephen Beck

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Apr 27, 2017, 10:06:47 AM4/27/17
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What's the power requirement? If it takes 480VAC 3-phase, do you have that available at OMG?

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Chamelaeon Wombatowski

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Apr 27, 2017, 10:15:22 AM4/27/17
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It takes standard wall power.

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Jared Wirth

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Apr 27, 2017, 11:15:28 AM4/27/17
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Caleb, you are hereby duly warned that I intend to bring suit on grounds of "Pun"-ative damages.

Chris Olson

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Apr 27, 2017, 11:25:31 AM4/27/17
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Ooh, a hot topic, as it were.  A truly shocking development....

... I can go on ...

Chris

Jared Wirth

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Apr 27, 2017, 11:29:42 AM4/27/17
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DARTH VADER:  Noooooooo! (mornfully)

PALPATINE:  (seen cackling under his breath)

donovada

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Apr 27, 2017, 7:16:19 PM4/27/17
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I just want to say, this chain has me rather amused.  I think more metal working is always a good thing.

On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 10:29 AM Jared Wirth <jared...@gmail.com> wrote:
DARTH VADER:  Noooooooo! (mornfully)

PALPATINE:  (seen cackling under his breath)
On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 10:25 AM, Chris Olson <chris....@gmail.com> wrote:
Ooh, a hot topic, as it were.  A truly shocking development....

... I can go on ...

Chris
On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 10:15 AM, Jared Wirth <jared...@gmail.com> wrote:
Caleb, you are hereby duly warned that I intend to bring suit on grounds of "Pun"-ative damages.
On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 7:38 AM, Caleb Nachtigall <calebna...@gmail.com> wrote:
Just putting my hat in the ring... If OMG doesn't want it, I'd be interested in adopting it. Sounds like an electrifying diversion. 
On Apr 27, 2017 7:33 AM, "Chamelaeon Wombatowski" <chame...@gmail.com> wrote:
Someone at work has a Northern Industrial 125A flux core MIG welder (https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200403263_200403263) that he replaced bc it's not quite working, and he was wondering if we wanted a new welder badly enough to try fixing it.
In his words, "the wire feeds but it won't arc". 

Thoughts?

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Jared Wirth

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Apr 27, 2017, 8:54:51 PM4/27/17
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Here here

On 27 Apr 2017 6:16 PM, "donovada" <dono...@gmail.com> wrote:
I just want to say, this chain has me rather amused.  I think more metal working is always a good thing.

On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 10:29 AM Jared Wirth <jared...@gmail.com> wrote:
DARTH VADER:  Noooooooo! (mornfully)

PALPATINE:  (seen cackling under his breath)
On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 10:25 AM, Chris Olson <chris....@gmail.com> wrote:
Ooh, a hot topic, as it were.  A truly shocking development....

... I can go on ...

Chris
On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 10:15 AM, Jared Wirth <jared...@gmail.com> wrote:
Caleb, you are hereby duly warned that I intend to bring suit on grounds of "Pun"-ative damages.
On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 7:38 AM, Caleb Nachtigall <calebna...@gmail.com> wrote:
Just putting my hat in the ring... If OMG doesn't want it, I'd be interested in adopting it. Sounds like an electrifying diversion. 
On Apr 27, 2017 7:33 AM, "Chamelaeon Wombatowski" <chame...@gmail.com> wrote:
Someone at work has a Northern Industrial 125A flux core MIG welder (https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200403263_200403263) that he replaced bc it's not quite working, and he was wondering if we wanted a new welder badly enough to try fixing it.
In his words, "the wire feeds but it won't arc". 

Thoughts?

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Apr 28, 2017, 8:46:36 AM4/28/17
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Indeed! A beautiful story arc. Glad to know so many of you are well so grounded.

And metalworking is nifty, so I'm glad that it looks like there can be more of it now.


On Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 7:54:51 PM UTC-5, Jared W wrote:
Here here

On 27 Apr 2017 6:16 PM, "donovada" <dono...@gmail.com> wrote:
I just want to say, this chain has me rather amused.  I think more metal working is always a good thing.

On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 10:29 AM Jared Wirth <jared...@gmail.com> wrote:
DARTH VADER:  Noooooooo! (mornfully)

PALPATINE:  (seen cackling under his breath)
On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 10:25 AM, Chris Olson <chris....@gmail.com> wrote:
Ooh, a hot topic, as it were.  A truly shocking development....

... I can go on ...

Chris
On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 10:15 AM, Jared Wirth <jared...@gmail.com> wrote:
Caleb, you are hereby duly warned that I intend to bring suit on grounds of "Pun"-ative damages.
On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 7:38 AM, Caleb Nachtigall <calebna...@gmail.com> wrote:
Just putting my hat in the ring... If OMG doesn't want it, I'd be interested in adopting it. Sounds like an electrifying diversion. 
On Apr 27, 2017 7:33 AM, "Chamelaeon Wombatowski" <chame...@gmail.com> wrote:
Someone at work has a Northern Industrial 125A flux core MIG welder (https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200403263_200403263) that he replaced bc it's not quite working, and he was wondering if we wanted a new welder badly enough to try fixing it.
In his words, "the wire feeds but it won't arc". 

Thoughts?

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Jared Wirth

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Apr 28, 2017, 8:56:02 AM4/28/17
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This is the true test of our mettle, do you not concur?

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Caleb Nachtigall

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Apr 28, 2017, 9:30:35 AM4/28/17
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Whatever the case, getting it for free is certainly a steel of a deal... 

Kevin Fusselman

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Apr 28, 2017, 9:33:16 AM4/28/17
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For what it's worth, the space has a pretty decent wirefeed already that is (sometimes) set up for gas, when the tank doesn't get left on. Omg probably has no need of this unit.

Eric J. Kaplan

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Apr 28, 2017, 9:37:09 AM4/28/17
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Agreed. Unless fixing it would result in something better than what we already have, it's not worth it to OMG. 

But... thank you for keeping OMG at the forefront of things like this!  You never know.....

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Caleb Nachtigall

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Apr 28, 2017, 1:37:00 PM4/28/17
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In that case, I'll adopt it if it's up for adoption. If you'll be at the space anytime soon, you can leave it there and I can pick it up on my way home from work. Otherwise I can meet you somewhere to pick it up. You have my email, right?
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