Well, I got it done, and all I can say is, "Good thing this is a freebie". I bought the adapter ti run my Everlast WP20 torch and water cooler with the 185 micro, and figured with 2 practice pieces prepared, it would be a great time to compare the 185 Micro to the 250EX. So, I go to hook up the torch to the 185, and..I currently have only one outlet to run, so even though the outlet in the back of the 250EX is live with the machine powered down, I need the outlet to power the 185. So, lacking the means to do the true side-by-side comparison, I fired up the 185 with the factory torch and ran a few beads with the 185 anyway. The 195 Micro would have been excellent for this job, but I wanted to possibly use pulse on this anyway (which I did) so I went back to the 250EX for the second practice piece, then went to work on the actual part. Even though I managed to get the pulse dialed in beautifully, and will be using this feature often, it didn't help much when it came to the actual part. The tank on the intercooler was cast, and from the get-go, it was a smutty mess. It seemed like NOTHING wanted to cooperate. I eventually managed to get it done, but not nearly as pretty as I would have liked. below are some photos if the finished weld.
Sorry, but forst tehy didn't make it into the post, now they made it twice!! The guy came and picked it up, and couldn't have been happier. These pics seem to add a little bit more ugly than it is in person.
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