gillbot

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I'm pretty sure it has more to do with the gauge, quality and overall cost than the type of cable. No need to turn this into a giant pissing match though. Hell, I've used jumper cables to weld with before.

That would be determined more by the gauge of the wire than the type.

here is some vehicle info on the 3G alternator http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/485507-3g-alternator.html

Stick welders don't need to control gas flow, but some tig torches have a valve on them if you go that route. Audio cable is typically easier to find as well, and it's often more flexible. As for high current diodes, check on ebay. You can sometimes grab them there for under $1 each and they can handle in excess of 300 amps. I have a few still here that I keep as spares. The typical ford 130 amp is one of the most popular for this, but I forget the part number and typical application. If you simply google Ford 3G welder you'll find all the info you need.

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I would agree, but if you are trying to build this then you typically want cheap. Adding a watercooled torch to a "junkyard" welder is like trying to polish a turd.

Arc Electrode Holder: http://www.harborfreight.com/200-amp-electrode-holder-97892.html Ground Clamp: http://www.harborfreight.com/300-amp-ground-clamp-97897.html Sometimes you can get cheap wire from some salvage yards but with the price of copper and recycling, it may be easier to just buy some. You can also look through salvage yards for old welders and cut the cables from those too. For TIG, it's MUCH easier to get an air cooled torch and cable but it depends on how much you want to put into it and what you want to do with it.

Arc handle is easiest, but you can get fancy and use a tig torch. Got mine from ebay. I'll see if I can dig some up, but i'm not sure I even have any. Done that also, just be sure you don't let them get too hot. I keep a stack of them in my garage just in case.

You ever make it to Quaker City?

When I was a senior in high school I was considered unhealthy underweight at 6' 2" ~140 lbs. I was WAY too thin, but according to the charts I was "normal". My doctor scoffed because I was scarily thin.

Build it yourself, don't get a combo. Microcenter is there in columbus, wait for a 2600k sale again and combo it with one of their motherboards and some ram, pick out a case and decent GPU and be done.

yeah, this is old news. I made four or five of them when I lived in dayton and sold them off. They work good on an old mower deck too.

she's already been told twice

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These ^ Wait till microcenter has their 2600k on sale again for $200 and bundle it with a mobo. Load it with ram (16gb+) and a good HDD and you'll be set.

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I'm running nearly the same exact times. Best of an 11.62 all motor and 11.9 on motor at the drag day. Now i need to put on the big boy pants and spray a real shot instead of the 50 I used at the drag day to be sure I got everything working.

I'm in the 3-6" band from the looks of it, i'll believe it when I see it.