Hey guys!
For my 23rd birthday my dad gave me my grandfather's old welder. It's an old school Miller Thunderbolt 225 A/C only stick welder.
I've done some research online and found out that it's a pretty good machine and I'd like to learn how to weld on it. I've done some welding in the past using a MIG welder and did okay. I'd really like to learn how to arc weld and I think it would be really cool to use papou's old machine.
It's been sitting in a barn for god knows how long, but it seems to be in decent shape. I'd like for someone to give me some input on what steps I should take to get this old thing going again and safe enough to use. I've got the leads for it and they seem to be okay. It was all stored in the tack room of our family barn.
Look forward to the insight!
Here's the welder the day I got it:
For my 23rd birthday my dad gave me my grandfather's old welder. It's an old school Miller Thunderbolt 225 A/C only stick welder.
I've done some research online and found out that it's a pretty good machine and I'd like to learn how to weld on it. I've done some welding in the past using a MIG welder and did okay. I'd really like to learn how to arc weld and I think it would be really cool to use papou's old machine.
It's been sitting in a barn for god knows how long, but it seems to be in decent shape. I'd like for someone to give me some input on what steps I should take to get this old thing going again and safe enough to use. I've got the leads for it and they seem to be okay. It was all stored in the tack room of our family barn.
Look forward to the insight!
Here's the welder the day I got it: