The Welder Restoration Thread.. Post 'EM UP!

[Mr Patches]

My buddies 650 amp 1ph Airco Bumblebee. He paid 250$ for it on ebay.

Not the Airco Orange he was wanting but hes happy with it so far.
Also have to say wow! There are some Beautiful restored machines on here! Nice work guys!!

[Cam Stromstedt]

My dad bought this old Forney at an auction sale in 1974 (I'd have been 8 years old), took it home and put it in the shed. I brought it home with me on the weekend, he's still never plugged it in.
Electrician wired me in a 220v 50 amp receptacle in my garage today while I was at work, I went out after supper and gave it a go.

Much to my surprise, it works like a charm. Work cable in high ground and positive in 120 and ran a few beads of 6013 1/8 on a piece of scrap. Seems to be easier to strike and hold an arc than the Thunderbolt I've been practicing with in the shop where I work. (I'm very much a beginner)

Won't be much of a restoration though other than a wipe down, although the battery charger that chme with it needs new clamps.

[ballingerjonathan16]

Attachment 1252761Attachment 1252771Attachment 1252781 WeldanPower cleaned up well.

that is a gorgeous restoration i might have to do that to mine

[mxpapa]

Thanks, It was fun and learned a little. Just finished this Bluestar 2E and sold it. I like rebuilding these little welders.

[ok_state_sticks]

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[DLHCC]

The bar is set high , thats for sure . hope to get started on mine later this summer .
Lots of inspiration here , thats for sure.

[jimrr]

Some of us get a real charge seeing this old stuff look brand new again. Is it because when we were young we had to use worn, broken stuff all the time?

[Jess]

My dad bought this old Forney at an auction sale in 1974 (I'd have been 8 years old), took it home and put it in the shed. I brought it home with me on the weekend, he's still never plugged it in.
Electrician wired me in a 220v 50 amp receptacle in my garage today while I was at work, I went out after supper and gave it a go.

Much to my surprise, it works like a charm. Work cable in high ground and positive in 120 and ran a few beads of 6013 1/8 on a piece of scrap. Seems to be easier to strike and hold an arc than the Thunderbolt I've been practicing with in the shop where I work. (I'm very much a beginner)

Won't be much of a restoration though other than a wipe down, although the battery charger that chme with it needs new clamps.

I love running 7018 on my old Forney C-5 arc welder.

[vidaliaman]

any idea what year?
thanks dave
michigan

[Alphonse]

I have 1958/59 Sears catalog that has this welder in it $199!

[vidaliaman]

great, thanks for the info

dave
michigan

[eeapo]

[QUOTE=leightrepairs;6425681]Not to hijack this thread but Everytime i see Ceps pictures of his welder sitting on the stack of pallets i think of a jobsite i was on last year and here are a couple of pictures of the work area built by the iron workers on the job.Attachment 1252431Attachment 1252441Attachment 1252451. Always seemed odd that iron workers fab so much out of wood.

Mike[/QUOTE

Yeah, I see what you mean