Recent content by JustinLR

Should I test 3 to 4 with my meter to see if there is conductivity and therefore a problem?

No wire 1 hasn't been cut off and it ran when the old plug was wired in. I believe the old plug was 3 wire also and I believe 1, 3 and 4 were used.

Which connection is the case? 3? And, if so, if I connect it this way and it blows the breaker, is the motor toast?

I picked up this electric motor a while back and it runs good. The original plug however was falling apart. I had this extension cord that had a damaged section laying around and thought I would use it for the motor. Can I get some help on which wire goes where? I tried and it's not working...

Picked the desk, file cabinet, and both chairs up at an estate sale for under $100! I'm stoked and they are all in excellent shape. The desk is Devon.

I'll have to look for the year/serial. I believe ESAB bought them out.

It is a mig and stick welder yes. To do tig you need a frequency box or something but I don't tig so not worried about that. Got it for $50 and cleaned it up and repainted the orange shell. It's a nice welder too.

I've been reading and lurking for a while now. I thought I would post some pictures of my welding table that I just built. I wanted to build a welding table that can be stored in the side are of my garage and was somewhat mobile so that I could move it to the door when I wanted to work on...