attachment for arc welder

Looks like the same as this one:

Best Regards, Keith Marshall snipped-for-privacy@progressivelogic.com

"I'm not grown up enough to be so old!"

An identically functioning item was sold in the UK over 30 years ago - still have it gathering dust somwhere. The claim then was that you could weld using one (or preferably two) 12v car batteries and maintain an arc more easily at very low currents due to the buzzer action. It works but doesn't compare to a 'proper' welder.

Andrew Mawson Bromley, Kent, UK

I'm using it on very thin metal with a current of 30 Amps less. Works fine on car exhausts.

"Keith Marshall" wrote: Looks like the same as this one:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Keith, I went to that website, and the thing looked so intriguing that I ordered one, just to play with. It just came, and I am having fun with it. I am not sure I have it dialed in right yet, but when it's working right it makes a beautiful, narrow bead on thin metal. The instructions make it clear that striking the arc is the hardest part to learn, and that is where I am having the most trouble. I'm not sure I am using the recommended rod--I am using some old 1/16" rod in an unlabelled package. Instructions say to use a non-agressive rod, which makes sense. I find that the cold rod wants to stick, but it strikes and runs nicely after it is hot. So what I do is drag it until it gets hot, and start to weld. I think with practice, I'll get it down.

After I get so I can use it smoothly, I will have to figure out what to use it for :-).