My 200DX came in yesterday..

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I work on a boat, and I don't get off until Tuesday. So I am pumped!

My wife told me the shipping box looked to be in good condition.

I can't wait to use it. I can stick weld pretty good. Well enough to get by. I have to tell you, I never TIG welded before in my life. I don't even know how to start it up or anything. So it's going to be a new world for me.

So any super noob tips would be great.

[Kats1719]

Your lucky you only have to wate a few days. My welder turnd up two weeks ago and i maniged to cut the top off my finger.BUGGER. I havent had a chance to have a go yet and wont for 5 weeks until i get the rod pulled out. Still mite get sume nice titanium filler rod out of the deal

[Brian Ski]

Your lucky you only have to wate a few days. My welder turnd up two weeks ago and i maniged to cut the top off my finger.BUGGER. I havent had a chance to have a go yet and wont for 5 weeks until i get the rod pulled out. Still mite get sume nice titanium filler rod out of the deal

Oh c'mon now what did you do?????

At least with the welder you could have cauterized it and just moved on.

[Bigwilly01]

Looks like he found a saw blade. A pretty sharp one if I do say so myself. At least it was a clean cut.

[redbeard]

At least with the welder you could have cauterized it and just moved on.

Wouldn't that be a job more suited for a plasma cutter?

[Brian Ski]

Wouldn't that be a job more suited for a plasma cutter?

I remember years ago cutting roll remesh for concrete. I was using a acetylene torch. Last cut that piece recoiled back took a chunk out of my finger and it was still hot from the torch and sealed it right up. I guess chalk that up to a learning experience.

[Kats1719]

It was an industrial metal cutting band saw just one second of inattention and the bugger had my three and a half hours of micro surgery and it is stuck back together BIG thanks to the plastic Sargon gee thay do a great job

[Rodsmachineshop]

hey get your welder get it with the lead on right of picture the rod holder on left suck what a goofy set up just tossed it in the trash lol

I work on a boat, and I don't get off until Tuesday. So I am pumped!

My wife told me the shipping box looked to be in good condition.

I can't wait to use it. I can stick weld pretty good. Well enough to get by. I have to tell you, I never TIG welded before in my life. I don't even know how to start it up or anything. So it's going to be a new world for me.

So any super noob tips would be great.

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hey get your welder get it with the lead on right of picture the rod holder on left suck what a goofy set up just tossed it in the trash lol

Hey Rod, is the stick holder on the left the twist type? The pictures for the 140st and 160sth show both and I'm wondering if anyone on the forums can verify which is actually shipped with the unit. I hear the twist types are to be avoided.

[Rodsmachineshop]

yes hate it lol I will go to the welding store tomorrow and get one like on the rite . The one i got with my 250ex is the one on the right but were it plugs into my mig is to big for the hole its a act of god to get the rod in it then a pain to get out to put a new stick in and is angled wrong for welding , But have to say the 205 i mig welds awesome with stick

[Kats1719]

I still havnt had a chance to use my new welder yet Board Board

[Winky]

yes hate it lol I will go to the welding store tomorrow and get one like on the rite . The one i got with my 250ex is the one on the right but were it plugs into my mig is to big for the hole its a act of god to get the rod in it then a pain to get out to put a new stick in and is angled wrong for welding , But have to say the 205 i mig welds awesome with stick

Those are weird looking things … I’m hoping when I get my 200DX I'll find that one of my old style electrode holders will fit ... there's alot to be said for "old school" ;-)

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Those are weird looking things … I’m hoping when I get my 200DX I'll find that one of my old style electrode holders will fit ... there's alot to be said for "old school" ;-)

The old style rod holders cost $12-15. I am still using the one that came with the machine. My pedal and torch has been working well though.

[SeanMurphy265]

Hey Rod, is the stick holder on the left the twist type? The pictures for the 140st and 160sth show both and I'm wondering if anyone on the forums can verify which is actually shipped with the unit. I hear the twist types are to be avoided.

The one on the right. I hate those euro style electrode clamps. I have a tweco stinger, but I actually prefer the red one that came with my 140st.

[Brian Ski]

The one on the right. I hate those euro style electrode clamps. I have a tweco stinger, but I actually prefer the red one that came with my 140st.

When I started digging on the net about welders, I have seen a lot of those holders... Had me puzzled... I thought that was the plasma cutter until I found out what they were...

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When I started digging on the net about welders, I have seen a lot of those holders... Had me puzzled... I thought that was the plasma cutter until I found out what they were...

Hehe, me too. I thought it was a plasma cutter too when I first saw it. Got my hopes up and then I realized ....

What does the 160sth come with? I think SeanMurphy265 stated his 140st came with the red clamp style.

[Rodsmachineshop]

like the red style since has notches so you can set the rod in the rite angle

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like the red style since has notches so you can set the rod in the rite angle

I'm with you about the angle.

How in the world does the green one work? Can't figure it out from looking at the picture.

[everlastsupport]

Hey Rod, is the stick holder on the left the twist type? The pictures for the 140st and 160sth show both and I'm wondering if anyone on the forums can verify which is actually shipped with the unit. I hear the twist types are to be avoided.

160STH came with a clamp style, which I prefer.

The above style a number of people like. You have to bend rods to get certain angles (and can chip off some flux make some of the rod unusable) and if you are in a tight spot and have a good stick where you can not rock it, you can over heat the rod and burn the flux on it.

They are OK

[posixPilot]

The old style rod holders cost $12-15.

I replaced my snub nose, twist style with the old style clamp holder, and I think I paid a few dollars more at the LWS. I found that after a while the contacts on snub nose type would get sooty, and I would have problems striking an arc. You can't disassemble the snub nose to get at the main contact for cleaning, and it shouldn't be that much work anyways. With the clamp style, you can just squeeze the clamp and use a brush to clean it up real quick.

Cheers
Mike