The Welder Restoration Thread.. Post 'EM UP!

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Figured we could start a thread for restored welders and related machinery.Post your cool restored machines here!Expert Garage Hack....https://www.facebook.com/steven.webber.948
Reply:I got a couple.  Attached ImagesDon’t pay any attention to meI’m just a hobbyist!CarlDynasty 300V350-Pro w/pulseSG Spool gun1937 IdealArc-300PowerArc 200ST3 SA-200sVantage 400
Reply:Not to hijack this thread but Everytime i see Ceps pictures of his welder sitting on the stack of pallets i think of a jobsite i was on last year and here are a couple of pictures of the work area built by the iron workers on the job.. Always seemed odd that iron workers fab so much out of wood.Mike
Reply:Originally Posted by leightrepairs.... Always seemed odd that iron workers fab so much out of wood.Mike
Reply:Originally Posted by leightrepairsNot to hijack this thread but Everytime i see Ceps pictures of his welder sitting on the stack of pallets i think of a jobsite i was on last year and here are a couple of pictures of the work area built by the iron workers on the job.. Always seemed odd that iron workers fab so much out of wood.Mike
Reply:WeldanPower cleaned up well.Thermal Arc 210 - Tweco 211I - Cutmaster 52
Reply:CEP - LOVE The Shorthood!!!!  BEAUTIFUL!   1981 SA250.  Junkyard Find. Last edited by DieselDon16; 10-26-2015 at 09:20 PM.Some Blue , Some Red & Some GreyProverbs 16:2-3.2 "All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord. 3 Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans."
Reply:Very nice Double D.
Reply:Liking this thread already...250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
Reply:I thought I posted pictures of member here JAS 1964 SA-200. I must have hit the wrong button. Attached ImagesDon’t pay any attention to meI’m just a hobbyist!CarlDynasty 300V350-Pro w/pulseSG Spool gun1937 IdealArc-300PowerArc 200ST3 SA-200sVantage 400
Reply:Man Carl, whoever painted that thing did an awful, uh I mean AWESOME job! You guys did a first class job all the way on that one man!Expert Garage Hack....https://www.facebook.com/steven.webber.948
Reply:I was over at JAS’s Sunday, that welder really looks good. Well as long as you don’t look real close.Don’t pay any attention to meI’m just a hobbyist!CarlDynasty 300V350-Pro w/pulseSG Spool gun1937 IdealArc-300PowerArc 200ST3 SA-200sVantage 400
Reply:Well, I posted pics on the Hobart forum here of this G-213 I picked up yesterday. The internals and engine seem to be working OK Just needs a new fuel pump and the carb cleaned and I have acetone breaking the varnish loose in the bottom of the homemade stainless tank. Gravity fed it long enough to see if it welds and has AC power. Will order a new pump for it later. The Wisconsin seems to be in great shape, starts first or second pull w/ the hand crank as the batts were dead. When I get everything else fixed I plan to give it the DuPont Overhaul.                                                 MikeAttachment 1254281Attachment 1254291Ol' Stonebreaker  "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:Originally Posted by CEPI was over at JAS’s Sunday, that welder really looks good. Well as long as you don’t look real close.
Reply:Originally Posted by 7A749I know JAS appreciated it
Reply:Originally Posted by CEPIn almost 30-years, you wouldn’t believe the crap JAS has talked me into doing!
Reply:That's really nice!! weld it like you own it
Reply:Originally Posted by 7A749Figured we could start a thread for restored welders and related machinery.Post your cool restored machines here!
Reply:The WeldanPower is pretty. I love the Idealarc. You need some new faceplates. Or do you like the worn ones better?
Reply:Originally Posted by Joker11The WeldanPower is pretty. I love the Idealarc. You need some new faceplates. Or do you like the worn ones better?
Reply:Originally Posted by John TI'd love to find new faceplates. Not sure about the serial #s stamped into them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Reply:Beauty Machines boys!! I am parshal to the lincolns but anything that lays bead and is old is cool! I really need to get my projects done and restore another as its been years since I did one. Again, Nice work.
Reply:JobSmart MIG125Lincoln AC225-SLincoln Pro-Mig 175Dewalt GrindersRidgid ChopsawIR Garage Mate CompressorAny thing worth doing, is worth doing right.
Reply:1951 that literally came in boxes and a milk crate. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkLong after the price is forgotten, the quality will remain.Both of my Poppy's 1954 Short Hoods -Third generation to weld with it and teaching a fourthSA 2## - Bought and sold more than I can remember or care to list, 8 in the shop right now
Reply:UKfan that is slick. I really like those connectors. Adam it looks great. That's the color combo for my 48' some day when my ship comes in and father time slows life down and gives me a break.My buddies 650 amp 1ph Airco Bumblebee.  He paid 250$ for it on ebay.  Not the Airco Orange he was wanting but hes happy with it so far.  Also have to say wow!  There are some Beautiful restored machines on here!  Nice work guys!!Airco 300 Miller 330A/BP with Miller Radiator 1 cooler.RFC-23AG to share with both machines..Snapon YA 2126x10 burntable cutmaster 82 Protools HD 105 turned verticalTwo Big Jeeps 1 black dog and a mean wife!
Reply:My dad bought this old Forney at an auction sale in 1974 (I'd have been 8 years old), took it home and put it in the shed. I brought it home with me on the weekend, he's still never plugged it in.Electrician wired me in a 220v 50 amp receptacle in my garage today while I was at work, I went out after supper and gave it a go.Much to my surprise, it works like a charm. Work cable in high ground and positive in 120 and ran a few beads of 6013 1/8 on a piece of scrap. Seems to be easier to strike and hold an arc than the Thunderbolt I've been practicing with in the shop where I work. (I'm very much a beginner)Won't be much of a restoration though other than a wipe down, although the battery charger that chme with it needs new clamps. Last edited by Cam Stromstedt; 01-19-2016 at 10:03 PM.
Reply:Originally Posted by mxpapaAttachment 1252761Attachment 1252771Attachment 1252781  WeldanPower cleaned up well.
Reply:Thanks, It was fun and learned a little. Just finished this Bluestar 2E and sold it. I like rebuilding these little welders.Thermal Arc 210 - Tweco 211I - Cutmaster 52
Reply:Code #8399SA 200 Blackface Code #730780's model Lincoln Weldanpower AC/DCKeep Calm and Weld On!Oklahoma State University - The STATE'S University
Reply:The bar is set high , thats for sure . hope to get started on mine later this summer . Lots of inspiration here , thats for sure.
Reply:Some of us get a real charge seeing this old stuff look brand new again.  Is it because when we were young we had to use worn, broken stuff all the time?
Reply:Originally Posted by Cam StromstedtMy dad bought this old Forney at an auction sale in 1974 (I'd have been 8 years old), took it home and put it in the shed. I brought it home with me on the weekend, he's still never plugged it in.Electrician wired me in a 220v 50 amp receptacle in my garage today while I was at work, I went out after supper and gave it a go.Much to my surprise, it works like a charm. Work cable in high ground and positive in 120 and ran a few beads of 6013 1/8 on a piece of scrap. Seems to be easier to strike and hold an arc than the Thunderbolt I've been practicing with in the shop where I work. (I'm very much a beginner)Won't be much of a restoration though other than a wipe down, although the battery charger that chme with it needs new clamps.
Reply:any idea what year?thanks davemichigan
Reply:I have 1958/59 Sears catalog that has this welder in it $199!Century AC/DC 250 Amp & Midstates 300 Amp Industrial AC stick welders, Century Flux core 80 amp. wire feed welder  Harris Oxy-Acet. cutting & welding outfit:SEE MY INFORMATIVE VIDEOS AT http://www.youtube.com/user/alpho52
Reply:great, thanks for the infodavemichigan
Reply:[QUOTE=leightrepairs;6425681]Not to hijack this thread but Everytime i see Ceps pictures of his welder sitting on the stack of pallets i think of a jobsite i was on last year and here are a couple of pictures of the work area built by the iron workers on the job.Attachment 1252431Attachment 1252441Attachment 1252451. Always seemed odd that iron workers fab so much out of wood.Mike[/QUOTEYeah, I see what you meanLast edited by eeapo; 12-03-2016 at 09:01 PM.