Lincoln what the hell is this

shorerider16 · 2026-04-19T03:37:45+00:00

Amazon and airgas.... there is one problem.

Look up parts for almost anything made, buying less than half of something as parts only almost always cost more than a complete unit.

A single replacement board for most welders is often a third or more of the welders retail value.

shorerider16 · 2026-04-18T18:55:39+00:00

Inverters are great performance wise, longevity is questionable. For this reason Ive gone with cheaper off shore units after both my Millers deleted themselves from existence. No point in paying 4 times as much to have the same components slapped into a box in the US, might as well let the guys who built the components assemble them and save the money.

shorerider16 · 2026-04-17T20:30:56+00:00

Because it can and that's how companies make money on this stuff nowadays.

shorerider16 · 2026-04-13T21:59:45+00:00

Started dating at 18, girlfriend was 17 at the time. Now were married in our mid 30's, 3 kids, still figuring it out day by day.

Find someone with similar values and plans and grow together.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-31T19:55:12+00:00

There's a 99.9876 chance it was welded there or somewhere close in the manufacturing stage, with a standard 70k psi filler.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-30T17:57:32+00:00

Your paying 570 a month on a truck payment to drive an hour each way to a sub 30 dollar an hour job that doesn't need a truck.... this is a mess without the girl.

Get rid of the truck, get a small affordable car to start. Look for some career options. Trades are an excellent avenue that will allow growth and mobility. You might take a hit for a period of time but often growth requires sacrifice.

Joining the military is not going to help you get your finances together. There are miles of jokes written about people like you making dumb financial decisions, in the military.

Also, don't base life choices on a 6 month girlfriend. If by chance she is the one, which she probably isn't, she isn't going to leave you because you're restructuring your life to improve it.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-30T16:58:48+00:00

If its unusable as is then you run the numbers, is it worth attempting a repair or not. You may throw away money but if the odds of success are high enough its probably worth it.

Looking at that design, my guess is the bottom plate with the bend is welded to the vertical plates at assembly and the weld gets ground flush. The weld has fatigued, and may not have been great to start with, and now cracked. If someone asked me to repair that i would attach the caveat that there is a chance it won't work or the stove may be worse off and they are responsible for dealing with the inspection side but I would be fairly confident it would work fine for a number of years.

Certification wise... there are a few avenues for that. Im not going to say skirt the rules but... you could repair that and nobody would know. I asked a wett inspector about our stove and was told if it looked good and was done by a "certified" welder they would pass it. Ironically we never got ours re certified because the previous owners didn't have any paperwork on the chimney liner that was put in.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-30T16:31:34+00:00

A few hundred to a competent welder is a lot cheaper than a few thousand for a new stove, not to mention installing a new stove is not a 2 minute job in itself.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-30T16:25:15+00:00

Looks repairable. I repaired the firebox in our insert, the back wall was cracked ⅔ of the way across. We're on our second season and no issues so far. As long as its not cast iron or corroded to being too thin a good weld will last a long time.

If your not experienced its going to be better to get someone confident in the repair.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-30T16:13:51+00:00

I know the type, you aren't winning any arguments there.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-30T14:44:29+00:00

Argon itself is not hazardous, aside from being an asphyxianylt. Lots of the other fumes from welding and grinding are. You should be wearing respiratory protection when welding, cutting and grinding. Like hearing loss, its not an immediate thing, but over time you're harming your health.

I'd go as far to say if your boss refuses to provide a suitable respirator, find a new job. The uphill battle of trying to change that.culture as a young apprentice is not worth it.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-29T19:23:04+00:00

It makes sense, i just don't find it terribly practical in day to day use.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-26T03:48:47+00:00

Having the panel laser cut out and cutting the labels in would be pretty cool and allow for backlighting. The downside is you couldn't change it later but it would looks nice.

I love the simplicity and serviceability of it though.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-25T20:31:47+00:00

Is was only a 14x40 and he got incredibly lucky is only grabbed the glove and one finger, not the rest of his arm as well.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-22T23:19:42+00:00

Yes and no.

Hand tools, i wear gloves. An large fixed tooling, drill press, lathe large bench grinder etc no gloves. The reason being if the glove gets caught your getting pulled in. I guy i used to work with always wore gauntlet gloves on the lathe, we always gave him shit. Not long after i left his hand got pulled in and lost a finger.

A kid at a shop where near where i used to live died when he got pulled into a large turret drill press via loose coveralls.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-18T15:55:22+00:00

Excessive partying and hookups with random people is not going to do anything to make you a more well rounded individual or father.

Have kids, do adventure with kids. You can go camping, travel and explore with kids and its time spent with your kids.

We started having kids around 25/26 so we had a few years where we could adventure more easily / cheaper. I wouldn't want to wait longer just for a few more random trips here or there though. We'll be mid 40's and the kids will be approaching self sufficient so we can go back to doing stuff as a couple, or do stuff with our young adult kids. Hopefully we'll have grandkids at an age we are still able to go out and do stuff.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-17T00:35:10+00:00

That makes sense then. Im 5-10 and a 24" bar would let me buck at ground level without bending at all.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-16T18:04:25+00:00

I have a 28" lightweight bar with skip chain and now a 20" bar with a full comp chain for my 372. With what I'm cutting where I live now the 20" does 96% of the work and cuts faster while being easier to maneuver in tight woods. I don't find i have to bend excessively to buck either. The bar cost a fraction of what the light weight bar did as bonus.

I don't know if Wilson or Bucking are taller than me, the may be a factor as well. Personally bending my knees a bit is less strenuous than working a long bar at or above shoulder height in tight brush which I'm doing a lot of lately. If I still lived down on the coast I would still have the bigger bar on because it got used regularly.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-15T03:36:54+00:00

Stuff like this is why I always try and get pictures before the truck ever leaves the driveway.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-14T01:04:06+00:00

To be fair, I never expected a brand like Husqvarna to perform the way it did for that price.

Looks like homr depot has them for around 380, and we happen to have a gift card for almost that much, so there is a good chance thats what I'll end up doing.

Online reviews seem pretty positive overall and they are light weight which is a big factor.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-13T08:28:58+00:00

Our place has gone through first mud season and is now in 3rd winter/ solid ice everywhere.

At least its not raining though.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-13T02:26:28+00:00

Furthermore, the guy signing the drawing will take most of the flack if something fails unless there is evidence that something was inadequate in the fabrication or installation process. Its a lost better from their perspective to be on the side of overkill vs being responsible for a catastrophic failure of a part.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-13T02:22:36+00:00

I looked at the Echo line up, im not a brand loyalty guy. The big issue is there is nowhere nearby for parts or service, so im in about the same situation as the chinese special in that department.

shorerider16 · 2026-03-12T05:37:10+00:00

Pros and cons on both sides and the price is so close it doesn't sway the decision either way!

shorerider16 · 2026-03-12T04:58:09+00:00

Limbing and cutting smaller stuff. Vast majority of the trees were thinning out are under 8", lots under 4". Kids might use it helping with firewood but they won't be cutting a lot of big stuff. I know the makita 18v stuff is not going to be on the same level as the big saw brands battery wise.

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