Old Lincoln Welder

[Truck Shop]

Does anyone have a old Grant welder.

 

[DMiller]

Have not seen a Grant since 1976

 

[Truck Shop]

None of you have a Bullet/Torpedo 250-Now that's a high production welder good for any top notch fab shop.

But I'm not a welder.

 

[Bluox]

Wanna bet ? I think those are referred to as a aircrafter .Last time I used mine I helped my friend rebuild his sawmill
Those are a great welder.
Bob

 

[mitch504]

They are referred to as "hardhats" around here. Like I said, I have one that the dept of the army took delivery of in 1936. I hooked it up once and it struck an arc.

A welding shop here has one that gets used 2-3 days a year, when the other machines are busy.

 

[Truck Shop]

I think that welder is called a bunch of names.

 

[mitch504]

I guarantee that Lincoln AC-225 buzz box I started with was called a bunch of names, but most of them would get me banned!

 

[dirty4fun]

Repowerguy, I have the same old Lincoln welder, use it quite often. The bakelite on the switch broke years ago, so have to turn it off with a screwdriver a good bang downward. My father bought it 65 years ago.

 

[repowerguy]

Repowerguy, I have the same old Lincoln welder, use it quite often. The bakelite on the switch broke years ago, so have to turn it off with a screwdriver a good bang downward. My father bought it 65 years ago.

A 30 amp double pole manual motor starter is a mostly direct replacement for the power switch. That’s what I repaired mine with.

 

[Welder Dave]

None of you have a Bullet/Torpedo 250-Now that's a high production welder good for any top notch fab shop.

But I'm not a welder.View attachment 227518

Problem is they are 3 phase.

 

[mitch504]

Problem is they are 3 phase.

problem? When I had power to my shop, it was 3-phase. If I ever get power again, it will be 3-phase.

 

[DMiller]

3Ph around here is hard to find as Hen's Teeth.

 

[Truck Shop]

My shop is 480

 

[Welder Dave]

Most people won't have 3 phase at their home shop. You can pick up used 3 phase welders very cheap.

 

[Truck Shop]

Most people won't have 3 phase at their home shop. You can pick up used 3 phase welders very cheap.

If you don't have enough power to light up the Frankenstein Monster in your shop then you need way more power.

 

[repowerguy]

My shop is 480

My shop is 481.

 

[DMiller]

Working at the power station I learned more about electrical than I ever wanted to know!!!

 

[Truck Shop]

My shop is 481.

Well miller has you beat-his is 482

 

[Old Doug]

Problem is they are 3 phase.

Thats not a problem they can be made to run on single phase. The bad thing is there hogs they use alot of power to run. A guy 2 miles from me used one on single phase of years. They are very cool and weld good but stick welders are very cheap so hardly worth the time to convert.

 

[Tugger2]

Working at the power station I learned more about electrical than I ever wanted to know!!!

Being a life time welder Straight and reverse polarity are the extent of electrical knowledge drilled into my brain. Hooking up 3 phase becames an arc n spark learning curve every time. Just what what happens when you dont do it every day.