Pullstart 62,878 #1 Posted May 5 I have a Snap On welder. Big money back in the day, but it came from auction. I’ve needed a new stinger for quite some time. Fed up with the $650 price tag for the proprietary cable, and tired of the counter guys telling me that won’t work, I ordered an $89 cable on Amazon (15% off coupon applied at discount) and got to machine work. 3 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,321 #2 Posted May 5 Nice!! Like the "Little Engine That Could"!!!! I think I can, I think I can......The simple SHOULD be simple, but not always. Ran into similar years ago when we would get an order for a second Machine we delivered 4 or 5 years earlier, only to find that a key component was no longer available - but there was a possible one we could use if it was "modified"..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCW 1,295 #3 Posted May 5 @Pullstart I am truly impressed with your modification of the welder. After retiring from teaching Tech Ed five years ago I really miss having access to the millers and lathes where I could make the parts I needed to modify various things. Though none as elaborate as your welder. Well done. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,321 #4 Posted May 5 14 minutes ago, CCW said: Though none as elaborate as your welder. Well done. "And no Band-Aids were injured during the filming of this video" !!!!! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,229 #6 Posted May 6 18 hours ago, Pullstart said: proprietary , Well done Kevin. Seems to be the case with lots of things, if they don't make enough profit from the sale of the product they make it up selling parts. That is one of the best parts of working on a Wheel Horse, off the shelf repair parts. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,878 #7 Posted May 6 (edited) The missing piece to be welding again, some tubing for my argon shield gas. I’m so much $$ ahead! Edited May 6 by Pullstart Photo 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #8 Posted May 7 Great work Buddy, i like the kiss Method. kiss = keep it stupid simple. happy welding. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
