Adding a spool gun to a Hobart 140/135

pinballlooking · 04-26-16, 09:36 AM

The Hobart 140/135 did not come with spool gun ready. That is the one thing I wish it did.
Will here is a video on how to convert it to handle a spool gun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipUr0TQXjTc

I know a couple of you have a 120V Hobart welder this might be interesting to you.
I might build a Big Green Egg table aluminum is probably the best material for this stand.

jeff5may · 04-26-16, 05:10 PM

Idunno, man. Anything under 200-250 amps I have welded aluminum with, I have burnt up. I even torched one of the new pulse Millermatics last year, not even using pulse. Push pull gun with a whip. On smaller/pretty jobs, I would much rather TIG weld aluminum, given a choice.

pinballlooking · 04-26-16, 05:14 PM

When you say burned up. Are you talking about what you are welding or the welder?

jeff5may · 04-26-16, 08:50 PM

The welder. That millermatic just rolled out the magic smoke one day. I think it was a 350P. The dealer just swapped it out for another for who knows how much.

Looked like that.

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jeff5may Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: elizabethtown, ky, USA Posts: 2,424 Thanks: 427 Thanked 618 Times in 516 Posts	The welder. That millermatic just rolled out the magic smoke one day. I think it was a 350P. The dealer just swapped it out for another for who knows how much. Looked like that. Last edited by jeff5may; 04-27-16 at 09:01 AM..

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04-26-16, 05:10 PM	#2
jeff5may Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: elizabethtown, ky, USA Posts: 2,424 Thanks: 427 Thanked 618 Times in 516 Posts	Idunno, man. Anything under 200-250 amps I have welded aluminum with, I have burnt up. I even torched one of the new pulse Millermatics last year, not even using pulse. Push pull gun with a whip. On smaller/pretty jobs, I would much rather TIG weld aluminum, given a choice.