Ready Welder II (1 Viewer)

[mabrodis]

Note: I first posted this in Chit-Chat, and didn't get one reply, so maybe nobody has used one of these??? Figured I'd post here in the 'real' forum also...

First off anyone actually used one of these welders at all, connected to batteries?

Also, it appears the ReadyWelder II has an attachment that lets you power the whole thing with a stick welder or MIG (not sure why you'd use the RWII if you already have a MIG), but it looks cool and I just sold my 110-volt wirefeed, and have a 220-volt stick, so hooking it up to that in the garage and with batteries on the trail could work out pretty good. Apparently a stick welder is Constant Current and a MIG is Constant Voltage, or I have that backwards...anyway...

Anybody have any experience with these? I know inacoma on this board is getting the ReadyWelder but not with the CV/CC attachment.

Thanks,
Mark Brodis

 

[landtoy80]

Did you look in the "outfitting" section?

 

[Junk]

Just moved it here Kurt.

Brodis - haven't used it, but I know Christo has one of those (maybe not that specific one). Don't know if he gets down to this forum, so you may want to drop him an email.

 

[inacoma]

[quote author=mabrodis link=board=14;threadid=15445;start=msg146208#msg146208 date=1083093793]
(not sure why you'd use the RWII if you already have a MIG)
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With the MIG setup it serves as a poor man's Aluminum SPOOL GUN (may I add, not a bad spool gun by any means). Normally miller sells spool gun setups for well over 500.00 EASILY. I got ready welder off of ebay for cheap cheap cheap. So now I have an AL spool gun AND trail welder. Also, since it can do 1/2" with ease, I may use it for large booger welds if needed (i probably won't ever weld greater than 1/2". My millermatic 175 could probably do 1/2" but damn that ready welder has some serious current handling capabilities!

K

ps. Mark, you're a pansy...pass it on.

 

[Junk]

Actually Miller usually runs sales yearly that gives away a free spool gun, but you just have to buy the 210 or up model mig.

K, I would not plan on the MM175 doing 1/2".

 

[inacoma]

[quote author=Junk link=board=14;threadid=15445;start=msg146458#msg146458 date=1083119489]
Actually Miller usually runs sales yearly that gives away a free spool gun, but you just have to buy the 210 or up model mig.

K, I would not plan on the MM175 doing 1/2".
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that's why I said "probably"...like really really slow <and not a full weld by any means>. either way, I will use the ready welder II for anything over 1/2" anyways (shoot, probably anything over 1/4"). The 210 with spoolmate is over 1000.00 more than millmatic 175. The 210 without spoolmate (assumming you get it free) is 500.00 over the 175. I didn't pay NEAR as much for my ready welder...did I mention that it's portable too?

all prices from cyberweld (just a quick look).

love ya all...i'm here all nite.

k

 

[mabrodis]

Ok, so here's another off-topic kinda...the MM175 and Lincoln (ProMig or WeldPak or whatever) 175 both have about the same power ratings. However the Lincoln (not sure about this on the MM) says it can weld 1" mild steel using 0.045" fluxcore wire!?! How the heck can it do that...from people that have used it (Christo, etc) they said it couldn't do anything close to that but most didn't try the 0.045" wire, which would give more heat to the metal, but still 1" steel?? I know most companies like to embelish their numbers slightly to out-do the next guy, but it would seem that claiming 1" mild steel would be something you'd have to back up...and if not 1" maybe 7/8" or 3/4" that is some serious steel if it would really weld that, even slowly.

Any opinion? (That's not really a question, a question would be like 'Why are your tires dirty?' or 'Is that a 1/4" drive extention in your pocket?' or 'Why did your wife smash your windows and light your Cruiser on fire?'...No, that is merely a 'go' flag, to signal the start of a race, or competition, or yelling match, or (more likely to be seen here) a pissing match )

Later..
Mark Brodis

 

[PHAEDRUS]

Mark,
can you say bevel and multilple pass???
as per the lincold and the miller rep that I had the pleasure of working very closely with a few years ago any static transfer mig welds over 1/4" should be multi passed. period. totally off topic here but unless you get into some serious .072 flux core with a dual sheild in a spray transfer pattern I dont see it happening.
come to think of it I dont think any flux core will go to spray transfer.
point of this post is to do multiple passes.
Dave

 

[mabrodis]

Makes sense to me...I've had to do the mutiple passes thing on my 110volt Lincoln in the past, but even that had more heat than I'd expect. Although I put in the MIG kit and uses 0.030" wire and shielding gas, that cut down on the power alot, I guess just the thickness of the wire, but it was all I could do to weld good at like 10-gauge with the real MIG setup.

Edit: Haha, no wonder I had trouble with 10-gauge with it...even a Lincoln 175 is only rated at 10-gauge for normal MIG welding...man after looking at the specs, to do any real welding you really need a 210+ machine don't you...Hmmm..anyone want to buy a old washer for $1200?

Thanks,
Mark Brodis

 

[Junk]

Brodis - find a shop that has them and go give them a trial drive dude. That's the best way to buy one anyway.

On the 210, that's also the first step that you can really do any spray transfer too.