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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 01:33 PM
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home made welder

Has anyone done this to a 22r?

http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/on-boardwelder/index.html
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 01:40 PM
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Looks like a good idea. You can also burn rod with jumper cables and 3 batteries (about 40 volts enough for 1/8 rod)

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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 01:52 PM
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Heres the vid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tHJ0NSjZnM


Hey i noticed your in Puyallup, i'm down in Yelm, we should go wheelin sometime
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 02:20 PM
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Yea anytime you want to go, I have a rather stock rig, its a work in progress. I went to evans saturday.
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 03:23 PM
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Sweet i was up there a few weeks ago for the first tiem. Do you have lockers?

I like wheelin with rigs stock to built as long as i get out and wheel. My trucks out of comission right now but it should be going in a week or so
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 03:46 PM
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no lockers, no winch so i like to take it easy.
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 03:48 PM
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I have heard of using car batteries for temp fix welding. Clever.
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 06:18 PM
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Al, All you need is 2 batteries and 2 sets of jumper cables, id much rather just do that then go off and buy all that crap in that article...



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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 07:13 PM
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Al, All you need is 2 batteries and 2 sets of jumper cables, id much rather just do that then go off and buy all that crap in that article...



They talk about that in the article too.
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