01-17-2021, 03:12 PM
That's how I learned Fuzzy, from the millwrights at work. Especially if one lives rurally the skill comes in very handy fixing equipment.
I first bought a plug in stick welder. Then when I wanted a generator I sold that and bought a 8k gen/welder that was even more versatile and with a 100% duty cycle. Added a buzz box (hi-freq' gen') for even more versatility a bit later. Out of that I have a pretty decent gen' for power outages. When I was pondering the purchase I asked the millwrights and the feedback I got was, "It can tolerate a complete short 100% of the time, Yeah, it'll do what you want for electrical generation.".
My point is that if it's bought right it can be made more affordable by other jobs it might be called on to do. We've never regretted the purchase and I enjoy having another skill of the shade tree mechanic.
I first bought a plug in stick welder. Then when I wanted a generator I sold that and bought a 8k gen/welder that was even more versatile and with a 100% duty cycle. Added a buzz box (hi-freq' gen') for even more versatility a bit later. Out of that I have a pretty decent gen' for power outages. When I was pondering the purchase I asked the millwrights and the feedback I got was, "It can tolerate a complete short 100% of the time, Yeah, it'll do what you want for electrical generation.".
My point is that if it's bought right it can be made more affordable by other jobs it might be called on to do. We've never regretted the purchase and I enjoy having another skill of the shade tree mechanic.