Has anybody cooked with their welder?

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Microwaves aside, I am wondering if anybody has cooked with their welder, and just their welder. Example, ground and whip hooked to the same metal structure to produce heat/boil water, ect.. Would or can it hurt the welder?Heading to the lake this weekend with some pals and was wondering if it had been done. If so, post pictures. I know I can do charcoal...14' PowerMig 210 MP13'Burntables 5x10 CNC Table14' SAE300 HE on a 12' Ram 4500 60 CA 4x4. Custom bed/bottles/reels.87' SA250d, 78 SA200,11' Ranger 250 GXT AC/DCThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 8112' Lincoln Precision Tig 22508' LN25
Reply:If you happen to know a heat stress guy, ask him to hook you up with a ceramic heat pad. I know they can get well above 500 deg. you wont hurt your machine unless you leave it under load for several hours...
Reply:Worked with a hand from Wyoming (Payton) that had a grill on the back of his rig that was wired to cook from his welder. Kinda simple really, copper wire with ceramic tubes that were 1" to 1 1/2" long.Classic 1D 200SAE 30086 SA 200Hyperthem 45Jancy Mag Force O/A Victor-GossCable's remote2-12" Mathey Dearman bevelersLN 25Miller Auto Set 211Wendy's Pancake/Jackson PipelinerNew Holland LS 180Great story man....tell it again!
Reply:I've read that you can cook a hot dog by putting 120 volts across it.Maybe you could do the same with a  welding machine and other meat/food products.Put electrodes(nails etc.) in each end of meat,connect one wire to each electrode.Probably not the safest/most appetizing.Miller a/c-d/c Thunderbolt XLMillermatic 180 Purox O/ASmith Littletorch O/AHobart Champion Elite
Reply:done the hot dog thing, many a time when I was young,  (we had a cooker that used 120 volts), we forgot it one day so we jsut striped some wires and cooked them that way,
Reply:Never even thought about cooking with my machines, though I did cook a bit of my lower lip last night in a jackass move.  Was welding some vacuum ports onto an intake pipe for a Mk2 Toyota Supra, lifted my hood, and put the business end of the filler in my mouth to hold it.  Whoops!  I got lucky.  I've used my mig to light my soldering iron.-AaronJet 17.5" Drill Press1942 South Bend 16x84 Lathe1980s Miller 320A / BP --- 2013 Power Mig 2562012 Jet 7x12 Horizontal BandsawVictor O/A Setup
Reply:In 'The Spirit of St Louis' (w/ James Stewart?) an aircraft mechanic fries eggs with a cutting torch.
Reply:I know a couple of guys who "cook" their aluminum filler with a tig torch all the time.Syncro 250 DX Dynasty 200 DXMM 251 w/30A SG XMT 304 w/714 Feeder & Optima PulserHH187Dialarc 250 AC/DCHypertherm PM 1250Smith, Harris, Victor O/ASmith and Thermco Gas MixersAccess to a full fab shop with CNC Plasma, Water Jet, etc.
Reply:i was trying to make coffee with a rosebud when the power was  out..it worked but i scorched the wifes counter..i promptly bought a ranger 8 so i wouldnt hurt that  counter anymore..
Reply:Used to heat our coffee and C's with a small chunk of C4 (bout as big as your thumb nail).  Just light it with a match.PS.  Don't try to extinguish it by stomping it with your foot.Syncro 250 DX Dynasty 200 DXMM 251 w/30A SG XMT 304 w/714 Feeder & Optima PulserHH187Dialarc 250 AC/DCHypertherm PM 1250Smith, Harris, Victor O/ASmith and Thermco Gas MixersAccess to a full fab shop with CNC Plasma, Water Jet, etc.
Reply:I could probably cook some food by laying it on the exhaust manifold if'n I wanted to...have run a toaster and toaster oven off mine quite a few times on long jobs.IMO, the leads are for welding/gouging/etc.  The receptacles are for everything else.
Reply:14 years ago.130 amp MIG.  CIG.Over duty cycle.  Cooked real good.
Reply:Originally Posted by Mick120The only cooking I've managed with my welder is....myself....middle of summer, 45c (113f) in the shop.......
Reply:I cook on my woodstove all winter..I cooked a Hobart AR 250 HF into oblivion once......zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Originally Posted by Mick120Hey Larry,You kicked off with the new job yet ???
Reply:I guess I need to do some pioneering!14' PowerMig 210 MP13'Burntables 5x10 CNC Table14' SAE300 HE on a 12' Ram 4500 60 CA 4x4. Custom bed/bottles/reels.87' SA250d, 78 SA200,11' Ranger 250 GXT AC/DCThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 8112' Lincoln Precision Tig 22508' LN25
Reply:A little off topic, I used to cook my lunch in hot asphalt, when I used to haul it. Left over stew or chinese, in a SS pot & lid, wrapped in foil to keep it clean. Get loaded at the asphalt plant, climb side of trailer, put pot in a divet, get to job and take it out, 350* F temp!!! I did it ALOT."Where's Stick man????????" - 7A749"SHHHHHH!! I sent him over to snag that MIC-4 while tbone wasn't looking!" - duaneb55"I have bought a few of Tbone's things unlike Stick-Man who helps himself" - TozziWelding"Stick-man"
Reply:Originally Posted by LarryOHaven't been looking for anything full time yet until the missus gets back from Bali on Saturday.Old job rang Thursday about some welding.  Went to quote it yesterday, and had approval in an hour to start Tuesday.  Should take a week @ $100hr.  They supply rail safety personnel, bollards and barricade, welding screen, mobile scaffold and steel.14 X 6mm plates to cut off and re weld square and at 600mm centers on 4 different rail platforms.
Reply:The only thing that p!ssed me about it was they had another quote that they didnt tell me about till after i priced.The other quote was for $19,500.   I only gave my normal, non government price.  I would have at least put it up to $140hr.In the 5 days i do it, i will make about $2700 in my pocket.  $1000 roughly in tax and $300 in travel, rods and disks.
Reply:you happen to know a heat stress guy
Reply:Oxy/acyatelene  Nacho's.  Quick, but didn't taste quite right.  A little sooty
Reply:Have at times baked cookies and other lunch stuff in the engine shop industrial oven even though the sign says food items not allowed.