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Re: (ET) Welding up a trailer and recommendations for a helmet

2 words- Harbor Freight!

> On Jul 4, 2016, at 7:30 PM, Christopher Zach <cz alembic crystel com> 
> wrote:
> 
> So I loaded up my Sears trailer with wood the other day, hit a bump 
> while towing, and the trailer tongue bent almost 90 degrees. Bye bye 
> trailer.
> 
> Except... I HAVE AN ELEC-TRAK WELDER!
> 
> Took off the tongue, pounded it back into shape, used some 1.5 inch 
> angle iron on the inside to stiffen the side that ripped the metal, 
> prepped it a bit, put on the welding helmet, and rolled out the 
> Elec-trak welder.
> 
> On medium heat it worked well: Welded up the seam, then put a fairly 
> crappy bead on the angle iron along the side. Looks a little bubbly, but 
> good enough for a simple repair.
> 
> However I was thinking: I really do need to get myself a better welding 
> helmet. Does anyone have any recommendations for a nice auto-darkening 
> one so I don't have to weld in the sun all the time?
> 
> And I love the welder. The welds I did on the hulk E15 are still holding 
> years later; I think I did a pretty good job there.
> 
>> On 6/27/2016 11:04 AM, Solar wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> For sale New Idea EGT 150 electric garden tractor, needs batteries and
>> front wheels/tires to operate.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> There is also a front mower and a mid mount mower, fiberglass mower
>> deck, old tractor frame, transaxle, rear wheels/tires.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> $850 or best offer.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Located in Cambridge Ontario Canada and can be seen at the following 
>> link:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?requestSource=b&adId=1177246112
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Tony
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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