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  • Several Regions have held meetups already, but others are being planned or are evaluating the interest. The Ontario GTA West area meetup is planned for Saturday April 26th at Greasemonkeys shop in Aylmer Ontario. If you are interested and haven’t signed up yet, click here! Arbutus has also explored interest in a Fraser Valley meetup but it seems members either missed his thread or had other plans. Let him know if you are interested in a meetup later in the year by posting here! Slowpoke is trying to pull together an Ottawa area meetup later this summer. No date has been selected yet, so let him know if you are interested here! We are not aware of any other meetups being planned this year. If you are interested in doing something in your area, let everyone know and make it happen! Meetups are a great way to make new machining friends and get hands on help in your area. Don’t be shy, sign up and come, or plan your own meetup!

Neat Welder

Ironman

Ironman

Ultra Member
I recently flew up to the Northwest Territories and into the bush to weld a cracked hydraulic cylinder. As the welding machine on site has been stolen, I had to rent one, and I wanted a line powered machine with DC. Well, it's Yellowknife, and it's fallen down a long way. So I reluctantly rented an old 6hp Honda powered 30-150 amp DC chopper welder and off we went. I have never seen a little stinker like this, with auto idle and all. As for arc force, hot start and impedance, they picked the middle settings which aren't adjustable. You got what they give you.
I am really impressed. That little critter did a great job and I repaired the work of past idiots and found it a pleasure to use. I am a bit snotty and particular as to what I want to see in a welder to give me good results when I'm dealing with high pressures...or anything.
All I can say is if you see one for sale, buy it.
 
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