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newbie from North Florida
Hello everyone,
My name is Scott and I live in Tallahassee FL. I recently ordered a new 256 multi machine for my home shop and can't wait to get it in and running. I just sold a 10 year old Miller 250X mig machine with a 30A spool gun to fund the new 256 and I still have money left in my pocket! My welding experience is from 15 years in the custom wheelchair and custom seating business where I specialized in custom fabrication and modification of factory built wheelchairs to fit a particular patient's needs. I have done a pretty good bit of Mig, Tig and a bit of gas welding as well but have not done any stick welding for a long time. My home shop is fitted for support of my hobbies that include building and racing vintage flattrack motorcycles (the trackmaster TT500 Yamaha shown) and building muzzle loading rifles and making rifle barrels. The attached pics are of my deep hole gundrill and sine bar rifling machines, planer mill and lathe. The gundrill and rifling machines are both of my own design and were built by me from scrap and ebay treasures! I have found that lack of money makes a person much more clever by necessity. I fish and hunt and my favorite past time of all is hunting squirrels with a muzzle loading rifle. I think everyone likes to consider themselves the best at something but sometimes the things we are the best at are not readily recognized by anyone else. I am one of the world's foremost authorities on head support for people with disabilities (you can say it...WOOOWW) LOL--and the best muzzle loading squirrel hunter in the world too(any challengers?)
Thanks for the welcome Gary
I was let go from Sunrise Medical (the quickie wheelchair folks) on July 2nd after 15 years but thankfully they didn't want me to work for anyone else either so I still get paid until the middle of next year. There are some great chairs on the market now and although making one would be cool it is really not hard to buy something made to fit and still not break the bank. I could definitely get you a demo chair at a discount if you need a new one though. I still know all of the dealers and sales reps in the southeast. The new Q7 is a pretty cool chair...lighter than titanium but made from 7005 aluminum and then heat treated post welding and priced like aluminum too. I can't wait until the new welder comes in... I have some welds to do on a falling block rifle action I am working on and then some boat trailer work and then a tig torch cooler and welding cart. I have worked harder being unemployed than I ever did on the job!
Finally got my PP256 up and running
Got my PP256 and finally got everything plumbed and working. I had no outside shipping damage but I did have the minor issue with the arc start like Jody had on his in the video. Mine was a bit of both of the common causes with the points being slightly bent and the bus bar bent up and contacting the film can looking deal above it. So far so god and the next step is to make a welding cart for it and my Lincoln 135 mig unit. I plan to build the water cooler reservoir into the base of the welding cart to save space. I already have a small radiator with fan and a pump and a 12 volt power supply to run them both. It should be pretty lick and I will try to take some pictures along the way. I did make a cool adapter to use to connect a standard argon fitting on a standard tig torch to the quick coupler on the front of the 256. I got tired of trying to find the right connector to use so I turned a piece on the lathe and soldered it to a female argon fitting. Also made up a 3 way ball valve to switch easily from Argon to compressed air for the plasma cutter. I promise I will share everything once I finish the welding cart.
