Eugene Kenny

John,

I have no hands-on experienced with the welder you linked.  However... I see numerous problems....

1. You cannot achieve "250 Amps" from "110Vac" household circuits. And even if it were even remotely possible (which it is not), it would require much larger diameter welding rods than their 1/8" maximum.

2. Some of the weld sample images they show appear to be robot created, (specifically the colorful stainless examples). Others are obviously amateur creations.

3. I could not imagine using that unwieldy beast trying to weld an exhaust system (or trailer hitch) while under a vehicle.

4. They claim 4.63 pounds weight - a quality welding stinger weights well below 16 oz. Do you fatigue easily?

5. The physical size of this monster is a seriously limiting factor.

And I question the genuineness many of the reviews

Edit:
I revisited the Amazon reviews of the above Faiuot Handheld Welding Machine on Amazon.  Look closely, only the first few reviews are for the Faiuot. However, many of the reviews on the same page, are obviously NOT for the same product (as the reviewer below points out).

"Austin Cho
3.0 out of 5 starsPlastic Welder not Arc Welder!
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2023
This was originally a listing for a plastic welder which worked exceptionally well. Unfortunately it looks like the seller was just farming positive reviews for an Arc Welder and switched the product.

The plastic welder works great. Sucks that the seller is doing this bait-and-switch though."







 

Works for me..

Just  thought... I, personally, am not comfortable mating thin, square-wall to square-wall tubing sidewall-to-sidewall at the joints. The only exception, is when you cap-off the exposed tubing ends (and that still doesn't completely appease me). I likely would've angle cut both ends of the braces and welded to the axle's face, and the side of the tongue instead. However, it would've required 8 verticals, and 4 overheads in addition to the tops.  

1. First,  Check the screen on your inlet garden hose connection (at the pump inlet).  Remove it, clean, and reinstall.
2. At first startup, hold the pistol grip down for a minute or two to evacuate any air in the system.

Make & Model please?

John F Dean wrote:In a real sense, there are dangers to acting without fully understanding how the pieces interact.

Mid 70's, I was hired as a forklift mechanic in a rural agricultural area. While I was reasonably experienced with the nuts & bolts of the position, I was, admittedly,.. lacking in hydraulics savvy. A couple of months had passed, the local company sent me and a second mechanic to the regional HQ in SLC, Utah for an extensive hydraulics seminar.  When I entered the empty classroom, I immediately noticed a blackboard to my left. On it, in large handwritten print, it read.....

Successful Troubleshooting Requirements:

1. Understand the system.
2. List the symptoms.
3. List probable causes.
4. Verify suspected culprit(s).
5. Take corrective action.

Second-hand outlets usually have those in a wide variety of dimensions ... and cheap too.

1. Loose coins, bills & duplicate keys - painted flat black and stuffed under the seat in your car.
2. Random & odd sized nuts & bolts.
3. Convenient when repairing or dissecting electronics, computers, mechanical hardware and such.
4. Secure mouse & bug resistant storage for seasoning in the kitchen - (please wash first).
5. To protect exposed, table-top butter bricks - especially outside - (again, please wash first).

     

My cabin is approximately, 127sf. and is heated with a vent-less ODS equipped radiant propane heater. Some 7 years ago, I seriously pondered a RMH (Rocket mass heater), but shelved the idea. Why?...

1.)  I'm solo (except for a 10 pound, 4-legged, furry companion), and well-into senior status.
2.)  While I live near an abundant wood source, I'd prefer to not spend my precious time driving, hauling, cutting, splitting and storing wood. Not to mention, I don't have dry outside storage area.
3.)  I own a 100 gallon propane tank (easily 7-8 mo supply) - and free delivery.  
3.)  Continuous feeding of wood throughout the day, irks me. And I prefer 6-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep.... and waking up to a warm cabin.
4.)  I have relatives I occasionally visit 5.5 hours away - 2 maybe 3 days duration away from home. Really nice to be greeted with a warm home upon returning - especially when temps drop into the 20's - and not be needlessly worrying about loosing a cabin full of temperature sensitive perishables.

Aaron Yarbrough wrote:If you don't occasionally empty the 20 Liter buckets into a larger vessel you'll need a lot of buckets. In our household it take four or five days to fill a bucket.

This, of course, depends largely on the number of contributors in your household. Solo, I properly fill (adding browns, greens & liquids) a 5gal 'container' in approx. 3-4 weeks - sometimes extending the fill to 5 weeks.
 

Aaron Yarbrough wrote:Temperature is a variable but typically you want to let the waste rest for at least a year to allow for pathogens to be killed off.

Temperature is what kills pathogens. Knowing this, I built a small, insulated compost shack, specifically for humanure composting.  The entire south facing wall is a thermo-glass (double pane) window. I regularly see compost temps well into the 90's during the 25f degree winters, and occasionally exceed 120f during summers. Still, I leave the containers throughout the year. I carefully and continuously monitor temperatures throughout the year.    

Aaron Yarbrough wrote: I also don't think a 20 liter bucket has enough material to generate enough heat to kill off the pathogens.

Joseph Jenkins (4th ed. Humanure Handbook) made mention of not being completely successful employing 'smaller' containers, but he also, admittedly, just assumed it because of smaller samples. My personal reasoning and experience clearly tells me that it is not the volume of ingredients that matters... success is dependent on proper ingredients, proper mixtures, moisture, ventilation and temperature.  Works for me.  

Fact is,... stabbing a pair of energized electrodes into the ground... is a guarantied way to see the fishing worms pop-up.