hey all, im new here. been reading on here for awhile and theres some good info on here. i weld for my job but not too long ago i bought my first tig welder. it is a 99 model syncrowave 350lx. i was looking at new welders at first but for a machine that would do what i wanted i couldnt pass this one up for the money. i paid 3000. for the welder. it is has all the options and it came with a watermate 4 cooler,foot pedal,2 tig torches,arc welding stinger,hand remote switch, smith flometer,and a nice homebuilt cart.
for my first project i decided to build a fuel cell for my car. i still have to order the cap and bungs but basic structure is built. thought id share some pics for you guys.
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05-12-2009, 06:54 PM #1
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fuel cell, first project with new welder
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05-12-2009, 07:10 PM #2
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I'd like to see them!
Miller Syncrowave 200
Homemade Water Cooler
130XP MIG
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05-12-2009, 07:16 PM #3
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i think i got it.
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05-12-2009, 08:09 PM #4
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finally figured it out
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05-12-2009, 09:44 PM #5
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and heres some more
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05-12-2009, 11:53 PM #6
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Wow that's really nice, what gauge and alloy of AL is that made from? I had an order for one here local and the guy said "i'll supply the sheet aluminum and cut it" well turns out the stuff was anodized, talk about a b*tch to weld ... it was a night mare bump welding all the way around the seems of a rather large cell
Yours looks great though, makes me wanna trash the one down stairs and go get some 1/8th 5052 and start over
Dynasty 200DX
Hobart Handler 135
Smith MB55A-510 O/A setup
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05-12-2009, 11:51 PM #7
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Holy he11 man...those are some nice looking welds. Whats it going in?
Precision is only as important as the project...if you're building a rocket ship...1/64" would matter. If you're building a sledgehammer...an 1/8" probably wont.
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07-21-2009, 08:26 PM #8
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yeah those are nice.....J.R. teach ya that???
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