Ohh, and I converted a backpack battery powered lawn sprayer to use as my cooler. Works perfect.

I upgraded from a ck17 air cooled to a ck18 liquid cooled, and man what a difference in comfort! Well worth it. After long welding sessions at 150A, it never gets more than barely warm.
I would have gone with a smaller torch but didn’t want to have to invest in more consumables.

Just fyi, $195 shipped to your door, available right now.

SusKatCas wrote: ↑Fri Mar 11, 2022 8:54 am Fun project.

What did that NOS bottle hook up to?

Nitrous solenoid

Too hot to stay comfortable on long sessions. Water cooled setup will be here next week.

Price tag to me is $1424 +tax (Canadian) + $156 +tax for the recommended torque limiting screwdriver. 4 neuton meters if my memory serves me correctly. Pricey but definitely nicey, They did a cost analysis for a large shipbuilding firm in the US and they said a task that took 8-10 minutes with conv...

You can’t buy a coat rack that sturdy, that’s for sure. It’ll be around for a long long time.

Nice build! Great improvement from just rolling around that’s for sure.

I do miss my old NOS days . Power on demand.

The 225X arrived last Friday
Tigging aluminum is a lot harder than I thought, but I’m looking forward to the challenge.

What was the final price tag? Well the rep showed up that day and explained to me there a miscommunication and he didn't have a portion of the tool to show me. He had it rush shipped up here and it arrived yesterday, he came in today. My oh my what a aluminium removal to this is. Cuts smooth with no...

Oscar wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 12:26 pm I have a CK Torch kit for sale. It's the TL 18/300 that came with my TIG welder, 25 ft leads with 9mm quick disconnects. It's very new, probably less than 3 hrs on it if you are interested. LMK if interested.

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<r><QUOTE author="cj737" post_id="137967" time="1645939451" user_id="11032"><s>[quote=cj737 post_id=137967 time=1645939451 user_id=11032]</s> Consumables are the same. I use and like Miller brand torches, but CK are also very good. A 20 is a 20 in terms of comparability but not quality. <br/> <br/> ...

I think that a 20(water cooled) series torch is the same family(parts) as a 9(air cooled)series torch. The 18 series torch is the water cooled version of a 17 series air cooled torch. Bottom line: 17 & 18 are interchangeable. 9 & 20 are interchangeable. 17 is not interchangeable with 9 or 2...

This has been a great thread to follow, really cool to hear and see your progress

I’m looking for a water cooled torch to replace my CK #17 flex air cooled. Will a #20 water cooled use the same sized consumables from the #20 air cooled? What’s a good alternative to CK that is priced better?

After you brush it clean does it stay clean?

The only thing that’s holding me back is that it is HF stay only, no lift start. I don’t know If I’ll ever want/need to weld to a car or truck but you can’t do that with high frequency, right? Won’t it potentially damage the car’s ECU and other electronics? Is there another machine in the price rang...

Hi guys, what’s a decent auto darkening helmet in the $150 range?
Thanks!