Welder dust cover....Where are they?...Vote/Poll...Who's in?

[wileyone123]

This thread is silly.

Why on earth would This thread be 'silly' ?
The comment seems unjustified.....and the post contradictive.
I was simply wanting to get ideas/thots for a cover...and possibly even twist someones arm(Everlast) to consider manufacture of said covers.

Dust covers are heavily marked up items, like undercoating for cars, with the idea that if you don't buy it you are risking your $$$$ actual device/car/sailboat/plane/whatever.

The idea that the raw materials are expensive is absurd. You can buy 4ft x 5ft transparent welding curtains from McMaster for $22, which as we all know is about 300% the cost you'd get for the same thing from China (or AirGas for that matter), who then also mark their stuff up to make a profit. And those screens are for use around welding, not as a mere cover, so any flammability concerns are moot.

Agreed!...100%

I think Everlast just has other things to focus on, which is reasonable.......

But I think they should reconsider spending some time to make SOME kind of dust cover.

If i understood correctly, this seems contradictive....???

I don't even want to think about whats all over my welder circuit boards from the 4 years of that fan running in my machine shop before I made the dust cover.

Obviously, U agree there is a Need for covers....hence the plastic drop cloth on yours ...(flame retardant?....Hmmm)

Its simple, there are situations that having a dust cover is needed/preferred....and at worst, helpful.

Other company's make them for the same reasons.
Im sure that if covers were reasonably priced, most everyone(non-commercial) would own one for their machine........and use it!

Again, Why would this thread be silly?.......as it has been very helpful to me so far.
I think i am going to make a cover for the whole welding cart...and not just the welder.
....as i plan on installing the plasma cutter on it as well.
Cart mods currently being done to my likings.