Posted by Gordon Richmond on November 3, 2003, 11:01 am
There is a manufacturer, located I believe in California, that sells a
portable MIG gun which runs off two 12 volt batteries connected in
series. It is a nice-looking tool, but I thought it was too expensive
for the limited use I would give it.
Gordon Richmond
Posted by Mike Scirocco on November 3, 2003, 11:21 am
http://www.goweld.com/goweld.aspx
http://www.off-road.com/chevy/gowelder/goweld.html
Gordon Richmond wrote:
>There is a manufacturer, located I believe in California, that sells a
>portable MIG gun which runs off two 12 volt batteries connected in
>series. It is a nice-looking tool, but I thought it was too expensive
>for the limited use I would give it.
>Gordon Richmond
>
Posted by Survival Bill on November 3, 2003, 8:14 pm
you want to weld on the cheep here goes!
buy longest jumper cable you can then get some carbon welding rods and some
brazing rod
hook up jumper cables to batteries then hook up one to what your working on
put carbon rod in claw of the jumper cable and weld away using the brazing
rod to weld or if you just want to cut through just use the carbon welding
rod..
is that cheep enough for you may take some practice but easy enough to do if
your handy at stuff....
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> I am interested in having light welding capability in my barn, which is
run
> by solar power and a battery bank.
> Is it possible to weld directly from 2 heavy duty 12v (or 4 golf cart)
> batteries in series? I realize there are commercial units available, but
> they are extremely expensive for my limited needs.
> I know welding currents would be extreme usage for batteries, but I would
> keep amperage low using 3/16 or smaller maximum rod diameter. I also know
> better than to discharge my batteries below ~70%. I am aware of the
hazards
> of sparks around batteries as well.
> Thanks in advance,
> Bob
Posted by Bob Adkins on November 3, 2003, 10:26 pm
>you want to weld on the cheep here goes!
>buy longest jumper cable you can then get some carbon welding rods and some
>brazing rod
>hook up jumper cables to batteries then hook up one to what your working on
>put carbon rod in claw of the jumper cable and weld away using the brazing
>rod to weld or if you just want to cut through just use the carbon welding
>rod..
>is that cheep enough for you may take some practice but easy enough to do if
>your handy at stuff....
Funny you mention that. I "discovered" that technique as a youngster. It's
amazing how hot a carbon rod will get. It was almost as bright as a
purpose-made carbon arc.
Bob
Posted by Pike on November 4, 2003, 12:41 am
Will that be with regular auto batteries or with deep-cycle ones, or maybe
it doesn't matter if you're just going to use it casually. Any tips on how
heavy the materials can be? As a nerd kid I once made a carbon arc in my
bedroom using rods from flashlight batteries and a clothes-iron as a
ballast, it was fun untill my mother smelled what was going on and busted
me.
wrote:
> >you want to weld on the cheep here goes!
> >
> >buy longest jumper cable you can then get some carbon welding rods and
some
> >brazing rod
> >
> >hook up jumper cables to batteries then hook up one to what your working
on
> >put carbon rod in claw of the jumper cable and weld away using the
brazing
> >rod to weld or if you just want to cut through just use the carbon
welding
> >rod..
> >
> >is that cheep enough for you may take some practice but easy enough to do
if
> >your handy at stuff....
> Funny you mention that. I "discovered" that technique as a youngster. It's
> amazing how hot a carbon rod will get. It was almost as bright as a
> purpose-made carbon arc.
> Bob
>portable MIG gun which runs off two 12 volt batteries connected in
>series. It is a nice-looking tool, but I thought it was too expensive
>for the limited use I would give it.
>Gordon Richmond
>