On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 08:26:48 -0800, Grant Erwin
wrote:

===I picked up a little Miller spotwelder recently. It runs on 117VAC power
===but it calls for a 30A circuit. I know I'm probably being a nervous Nell
===but I'm wondering what bad thing could happen if I hook it up to a 20A
===circuit just to try it out? It will only draw power for maybe 2 seconds,
===not enough time for any wire to get very warm, and the worst it could do
===is blow the breaker, right?
===
===It's just a chicken and egg thing. I haven't decided yet if I want to sell
===it or keep it and I don't want to put in another electrical circuit if I'm
===going to sell it and to find out if I like using it I have to power it up ..
===
===Grant


I don;lt know about you and your upper body and arm strength, but it
sure does not take long bending over or lifting the spotr welder up to
wear my broke ass out. I try and use mine while its clamped in a vise
and lift the work if its at all feasible to do so.......ONe day I will
get around to making a stand or one of the counter balancers for
it........Until you get used to it, actually get used to having it,
you will still find yourself going for different methods to attach
items etc, and then it will hit you .....duh, I can easily spot that
sucker.........IMHO they are handy.........I got mine on ebay, brand
spanking new Miller complete with extra tips and tongs for $60 some
bucks..........a few years back, and I was the sole bidder.......that
place took a beating on selling it that cheap........and shipping was
pretty cheap aswell considering how much it all weighed. Sometimes yu
luck out other times you getshafted.......
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