On 1/26/2021 11:03 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 5:27:07 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 9:49:48 AM UTC-5, Snag wrote:
>>> On 1/25/2021 2:09 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On Monday, January 25, 2021 at 2:49:37 PM UTC-5, Snag wrote:
>>>>> On 1/25/2021 11:53 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>> On Monday, January 25, 2021 at 10:58:12 AM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2021-01-25 8:20 a.m., Snag wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 1/24/2021 2:33 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 2021-01-24 3:00 p.m., cshenk wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Exactly. Main room is a bit too hot, the rest is fine from the leached
>>>>>>>>>> heat at 71F. No gas or electricity used but it is somewhat labor
>>>>>>>>>> intensive.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Don is really liking the electric splitter. Someone else here got one
>>>>>>>>>> after I posted the link to it. Sorry, forgot who. It is underpowered
>>>>>>>>>> for Snag probably but many others could find it useful.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I mentioned before that I used my neighbour's splitter when I was
>>>>>>>>> cleaning up the branch that fell on my house. BTW.... this was not a
>>>>>>>>> small branch. It was about 2 ft. in diameter where his snapped off the
>>>>>>>>> main trunk. It could not handle those big pieces but it had no
>>>>>>>>> problems with those that were a foot or less across.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> They are light enough to move around easily. They might not be
>>>>>>>>> suitable for situations where there is not ready access to
>>>>>>>>> electricity. You need to heavy duty extension cord to handle the
>>>>>>>>> current requirement.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Or a generator to power it out there . And if ya gotta haul power out
>>>>>>>> there too you might as well have a gas splitter .
>>>>>>> Exactly. By the time you get an electric splitter and a generator you
>>>>>>> might as well just get the gas powered splitter. It will be more
>>>>>>> powerful and less hassle to move around.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OTOH, a generator can provide household power during an outage.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>
>>>>> Which is why there's one big enough to power everything but the water
>>>>> heater and AC under my workbench along with the hookup to feed the main
>>>>> panel . I've also used it to power one of my welders for doing field
>>>>> repairs . A country boy can survive ... because he thinks ahead and
>>>>> prepares !
>>>>
>>>> Not just a country boy, although it's possible we're a tad bit less prepared for
>>>> anything than we used to be.
>>>>
>>>> We had a portable generator; not big enough for welding IIRC. My husband
>>>> was out of town one winter and I needed to use it after an ice storm. I
>>>> wasn't strong enough to start it (but I got the neighbor to help). We replaced
>>>> it with an automatic standby generator big enough for everything in the
>>>> house, including the central air. It doesn't feed the hot tub, garage, or workshop,
>>>> though. If we needed to fix anything during a power outage, we'd have to haul
>>>> it and any power tools that we'd need up to the house. Most things are on
>>>> wheels; I'm not sure about the table saw. Still, in a pinch I doubt we'd be doing
>>>> any fine woodworking and the circular saw(s) would do just as well.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>
>>> The welder is a small 110V wire feed unit . Good for light work only
>>> , under 3/16" mostly . My generator lives out in the shop , my hookup is
>>> through the shop sub panel for now , though there are plans for a bigger
>>> unit someday that's wired straight into the main via a transfer switch .
>>> I do have to turn off the main breaker and breakers for the big
>>> compressor and water heater , but we still have hot water at the kitchen
>>> sink since it has a point of use heater under the house . I needed
>>> hotter water for the dishwasher than the main unit is set to provide .
>> I'm not sure what my husband's welder is. I know two things:
>>
>> He often shuts down the (220 V) hot tub pump/heater when he welds.
>> Even when he does that, the lights dim a little when he's welding.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>
> Most people at home have an arc welder. Perhaps in the future we'll be using lasers.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkvJsyP18bk
>
Bullshit , of the people I know less than 1 in 20 have welding
equipment . People no longer repair things , they just toss it and buy
new shit . Not here , at The 12 Acre Wood we believe in that old saying
"Use it up , wear it out , make it do or do without" . We don't often
"do without" simply because I DO have lots of tools and the skills to
use them .
What was YOUR last project that needed welding ? Mine was the weather
vane that's now mounted on our house . Downloaded a rooster pattern ,
enlarged it and cut the rooster out of steel with my plasma cutter ,
other parts cut with the bandsaw , machined the parts that needed
machining with my lathe , welded it all up with the little MIG , and now
we know which way the wind blows ... and the best part is that it was
made completely from material I had on hand . Scraps , as it were .
--
Snag
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