Spot welder for Handles- Good or Bad Buy?

by **LockNewbie21** » 4 Jul 2006 2:20

My hot glued handles are good but am always willing to try something new

http://cgi.ebay.com/30-AMP-110V-PROFESS ... dZViewItem

I figure this would do the trick, but i don't anything about welders except SO and such spot welds there metal handles, so heres the question.

Good? bad?- and why

Thankx in advance andy

by **TOWCH** » 4 Jul 2006 2:40

That's cool if it's good.

by **LockNewbie21** » 4 Jul 2006 4:30

That was my thoughts, concidering a full professinal unit is in excess of 10-20 grand and very high powered, this seemes ok of pick handels, and if it works good.. would'nt mind having one around the job site just incase

but if i get one of these i will right a review of it, not that many would bother but it never hurts to have a good review for back up.

Andy

by **Shrub** » 4 Jul 2006 8:01

Ive got an expensive version of that, i wouldnt use it for pick handles, the spot will cause a depression in your material and they wont stick too well unless you do a few spots,

The spot size is around 10 times bigger than the factory types, you should learn the art of silver soldering instead imho and i have a good guide on here to start you off on that.

by **HeadHunterCEO** » 4 Jul 2006 9:43

thats for spotwelding car frames together man.

may be a little excessive

by **Octillion** » 4 Jul 2006 11:34

I've spot welded some handles, and it worked out pretty good. I put one spot weld on either end of the handle, and it holds up just fine.

by **pie muncher** » 4 Jul 2006 12:33

i work with spot welding robots, that a rec bed repair gun way to big for what you want mate, we use them to repair range rover body shells!!!!!!!

by **LockNewbie21** » 4 Jul 2006 16:04

!! ( Thinks of what this would have to his poor little pick handles)

I think i a taking shrub of on his silver soddering sticky. But for the heack of it, what kind of tool would i use to spot weld in the fashion of SO's metal handles, The reason i considered this is I was talking to Varjeal and am sending him some picks for ecamination for his site to sell, and i figured my hot glued handels work well for me, but other could ahte them, not including time to make them so i figured spot welding is a bit more recognized and durable to sell to people. But shhhhh, i am currently making him some picks and i don't know if he will accept them or not so its not for sure.

Besides that i am going not to check out shrubs silver sodering page, but any more ideas for an economcal way to secure handles more securely?

Andy

by **Shrub** » 4 Jul 2006 16:08

Well thats a spot welder but a lower current and smaller contact points, the one you pictured would melt the tips if you made them that small and unless that one has a current adjuster that goes low enough it will melt them,

You could drill a hole in once side of the handles and then simply put a blob of weld or such like in it when they are together, you then clean the weld up flush and you will have a good handle,

SS stainless may take some practise, (its under peaky by the way :wink:

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by **LockNewbie21** » 4 Jul 2006 16:38

Read the guide, very well written shrub, i will try it, i am going ot my boss's fourth of july party i will tlk to him and see if anybody on the crew has a now power or adjustable power spot welder , appreciate the tips anf fine guide buddy cheers

Andy

by **Shrub** » 4 Jul 2006 17:16

Make sure they know the material and thickness,

Thanks, it could have had pics but i didnt get a cam until after.

by **LockNewbie21** » 4 Jul 2006 20:45

Will do shrub... ahh don;t worry the guide speaks for itself i got it

Andy

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