GW's Motorized
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Bike tubing is thin. The thickest ive seen it the 1/8 wall on the bike I am putting my Phantom on.
Advice on a welder
- Thread starter Copygod69
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Generic rule of thumb to go by is the welding amps represent the thickness of material that it can weld in one pass. 125 amps = .125 thickness.
This is just a generic rule of thumb and in no way covers the full reality. Often thicker metal can be welded if you know what you are doing.
This is just a generic rule of thumb and in no way covers the full reality. Often thicker metal can be welded if you know what you are doing.
Chainlube
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What power supply do you have in your shop? A 240 welder won't run on 110 power.
GW's Motorized
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Mine has a switch to flop from 240 to 110 and I have the adapter. It works great
Chainlube
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My new welder is like that, but no switch. It has an adaptor plug.
GW's Motorized
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That's interesting. It must have something inside that can tell what voltage it is getting. Mine has a switch on the front that swaps from 110 and 240
Copygod69
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I am working with 110 but I have access to put in a 240v Plugin box if I need to
GW's Motorized
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Then you might look at a welder that can do both. You never know if you might need to weld something thicker.
No matter what you can plug into, also make sure that outlet/circuit can handle the amps too.
Copygod69
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My shop is a garage with its own breaker box and hook up to main power
