HF 80 amp inverter

[Bluesman]

I would try to find one of your college buddies that knows how to wire 220v to hook you up.It's really not that hard.Don't try it yourself or let anybody else for that matter, if you do not know what you are doing.Post what you need on a bulletin board at school and see what you come up with.I'm sure one of the guy's there might know how,or they may know somebody.It's worth a shot,because 220v is way better,and you'r going to need it sooner or later.

Yeah, what gilly said.

[shortcircuit911]

Well wiring the 220 plug into the buildings circuit isn't a concern of mine (I'm going to school for electronics engineering) the problem is the landlord will not allow me to do that. I will be mainly welding flat pieces of metal together for brackets. I will probably do some frame welding on scooters and bikes as well, but that material is pretty thin.

[gilly]

That 80 amp welder,if I am looking at the right one,says it runs off of 110v and 220v.So I am not sure you are going to be able to weld the thickness it says it can on 110v.I could be wrong.Maybe someone smarter on here would know.

[matteh99]

I will be mainly welding flat pieces of metal together for brackets. I will probably do some frame welding on scooters and bikes as well, but that material is pretty thin.

Are any of the bike or scooter frames aluminum? If so you will need an AC TIG welder the HF one and the cheaper inverters are all DC only.

Other than that a TIG welder would help you with the thin stuff for the frames. I know some bike frames are chromoly which can be hard to weld correctly.

Another option for 220v would be to find a friend with one

[Bluesman]

I would trade the landlord in on a less grumpier model :P

[shortcircuit911]

Some of the frames I've worked on were aluminum. But I will be building some custom stuff from scratch or existing steel frames so I won't be dealing with a whole lot of aluminum.and yes the next best thing to having a 220v welder is a friend with one lol.

[matteh99]

Do you have a tubing notcher? You will need one to get the frame parts to fit right. HF sells one. I don't know how good it is.

[Gadget]

Do you have a tubing notcher? You will need one to get the frame parts to fit right. HF sells one. I don't know how good it is.

The HF notchers work ok but need some shimming to cut on center. I've seen better notchers.

[whitescout]

If you will be notching a lot, I would spend some money on a good quality notcher, and hole saws. If you won't be doing a lot of notching, you can use a plasma, a chop saw, or a grinder to cut your notches. There is a program that you can down load that will allow you to put in measurements, and it will let you print off templates to tape on to the tube.

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The program i have used in the past, was called winmiter, but I found a link to an online calculator.


Pipe Joint Template Software

[Freddytk421]

That 80 amp welder is good. there are lots of people that hook tig torches to it in forums and there is a youtube video of someone doing it. you just need the torch and tank. That welder is the whole reason I started making youtubes.