can this be converted to mig?

[builder bob]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Campbell-Hausfeld-115-Volt-Wire-Feed-Welder-Flux-Core-Only-WF200000RB-/280892934391?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41668608f7
also has anyone used one? the reviews I've seen look good

 

[Doc Sprocket]

I doubt it. Here's what you would need IF it could:

Compatible gun and cable assembly
Gas solenoid
Gas regulator
Correctly sized and compatible nozzle, diffuser, contact tips, and cable liner

Now- Here's the REAL hurdle- Nowhere on that page does it tell us if the machine's output is AC or DC. A lot of the cheapie FCAW machines are AC, and thus cannot run GMAW properly. Research the actual model, and find out whether the output is AC or DC. THEN find out if you can even GET compatible gas conversion parts.

 

[builder bob]

looks like it can run mig! not realy well but it should work for building small stuff! http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?t=40197

 

[builder bob]

agg! it can't, this one can! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Campbell-Hausfeld-115V-MIG-Flux-Core-Wire-Feed-Welder-WG202000RB-/390560209162?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5aef33d90a

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Well- maybe you will get lucky. Bit of a crapshoot though. I am a bit stumped about the "preset internal regulator". A regulator is what you would attach directly to the gas cylinder, and feed the machine from there. I see no point, and have not had a welder with one inside. Inside, there should be a soleniod- but it does not regulate. The solenoid is just an electric valve that turns the gas flow on and off when you press the trigger.

EDIT- there you go. Second one looks a lot more promising.

 

[builder bob]

ya but I don't have enough money for it! pooey

 

[Doc Sprocket]

By the time you got through buying the gas and all the conversion parts for the other machine, you'd be there anyway!

 

[builder bob]

I so whish I had a faster internet connection, then I would've won an almost new Lincoln weld pak 100. stupid internet.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Another case where I wish I was closer to other members. You want a Weld Pak 100, and I'm about to sell mine. LOL

 

[builder bob]

how much? will you ship it?

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Oh, man- you don't want to pay shipping on 80lbs of welder from Ontario Canada to where you're at!!!

FWIW- I'm letting it go for $300CDN to "preferred customers" including ALL gas parts except the cylinder.

 

[builder bob]

guess I've got to keep looking, lol.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Yeah. Honestly it'd be a great deal locally, but shipping would kill the deal. Too bad though! A bit over a year old, and absolutely perfect.... *tease* LOL

 

[builder bob]

Meany! lol

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Sorry- unintended. And absolutely not my fault you live there... Come to think of it, it's not my fault I liver here, either. LOL

 

[builder bob]

I don't have the money any way but somthin's up with the music i'm listing to, every comment you post is making me laugh for a good minut!

 

[Doc Sprocket]

You sure it's the music? I think you're just making fun of my Canadian accent.

 

[builder bob]

your doing it again! i'm shur it's the music, this awesome.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Well- it's obviously not loud enough. I can't hear it.

 

[builder bob]

now you can! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXamGOxsyaU. first 2 minuts are good then it gets boring

I had never heard this genre before, it's weird

listen to it for a couple minuts then scroll down, it's so funny