Once you get it all cleaned up like that . Put some clear tremclad on it to keep that look .RoamingGnome wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 12:20 pm That's a cool vintage welder - Good job on the wire brushingyou left a really nice patina too!
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Great idea guys, illustrated get some clear rust paint just for this.DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 4:58 pmOnce you get it all cleaned up like that . Put some clear tremclad on it to keep that look .RoamingGnome wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 12:20 pm That's a cool vintage welder - Good job on the wire brushingyou left a really nice patina too!

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I’m not good on ladders. So I’ll keep it on the “ low “ setting. Thanks DaveDavidBarkey wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 4:55 pmHigh is for standing on a ladder and low is for lying under .
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@Eugen even if you end up scraping the internals, the case would be really cool to display!
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Nice welder!
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There are two connections for the stinger plug. One for high and one for low. The amps on the scale on the front of the machine may read the same but the voltage will be different. Higher voltage on the high scale.
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