"You Suck" Thread 2016--Pics required!

[Michigan Escapee]

I've done a bit of welding but all I ever had was a stick welder, mine's an ac/dc Hobart. I tried some TIG welding at work but they weren't interested in getting the right gas and rods for me to practice on, don't really know why they bought a TIG anyway, we mainly just stick welded at our shop.

TIG seems to work a bit better for intricate aluminum pieces, like this weird ass gizmo, some sort of intercooler.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

I've welded a bit of aluminum with my stick welder, it wasn't pretty but seemed to be strong enough..

 

[tla100]

I was bout an hour too late on a CL add. MS440 with 28" bar for $200 OBO. Emailed him, and he replied about 10 min later and said he was on the way to meet someone already. It was only posted 3 hours.....

 

[a. palmer jr.]

I was bout an hour too late on a CL add. MS440 with 28" bar for $200 OBO. Emailed him, and he replied about 10 min later and said he was on the way to meet someone already. It was only posted 3 hours.....

Gee, I wonder why!

 

[2stroke800]

pawn shop, near new condition Stihl USG chain grinder, $180 bucks.... does this count???

 

[raumati01]

Yes, thats some suckage right there.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

The spool of wire gives it away. That is your basic workshop MIG welder.

A TIG is generally bigger than that because you're pumping juice across a shield gas to transmit heat.

Once you get above that box size though, not as easy. You have to look for the hinges for where you load the wire in, the shape of the hand piece, etc.

Some are everything in one box as well. Stick, MIG, TIG. Like this one.

No telling just how well that last one works, or how well it'll wear in. Sometimes you pack too much guts in a tiny box, the cooling fan clogs, and all the magic smoke escapes. Then they decide they need to go back to a bigger case.

Those are tiny! My TIG is pre inverter, a 250 amp Miller. It's about 5ft tall and 3ft wide. Just the water cooler is about 80lbs.

Have 2 MIGs, 1 stick, 3 engine driven stick.

 

[hseII]

View attachment 520945 pawn shop, near new condition Stihl USG chain grinder, $180 bucks.... does this count???

Yes.

Yes, You Do.

 

[barton174]

I scored a FREE 028 WB in pretty good shape (other than the coil being dead) from a friend's dad! It also came with the old orange Stihl saw case that it's lived in, in their barn, since I was a kid (other than occasional use if a tree fell or something) This is straight out of the box. I haven't cleaned it up or anything. It says "Made in West Germany" on it, so it must have been from right about the time they moved to Indiana and bought the house/property, in the early 80's. I can't seem to find a tag on it like the Huskys have, though??

 

[rynosawr]

I scored a FREE 028 WB in pretty good shape (other than the coil being dead) from a friend's dad! It also came with the old orange Stihl saw case that it's lived in, in their barn, since I was a kid (other than occasional use if a tree fell or something) This is straight out of the box. I haven't cleaned it up or anything. It says "Made in West Germany" on it, so it must have been from right about the time they moved to Indiana and bought the house/property, in the early 80's. I can't seem to find a tag on it like the Huskys have, though??

Very Nice, and yes, YOU SUCK!!!

Haha....

Make sure the points are cleaned and gapped before replacing that coil.... It may be fine and be a runner yet again once the points are serviced...

 

[barton174]

Very Nice, and yes, YOU SUCK!!!

Haha....

Make sure the points are cleaned and gapped before replacing that coil.... It may be fine and be a runner yet again once the points are serviced...

Haha, thanks!

The coil is dead, says the local Stihl shop, when he took it in for repair. They told him the coil was dead and that it would cost as much to repair as the saw is worth (not to mention no chain brake). He ended up just going over to Lowe's and picking up a Husky 460.

I've got a $25 electronic replacement coil coming.

Mike

 

[rynosawr]

Good deal!

 

[svk]

Very nice!

 

[undee70ss]

Does this qualify? Brand new Homelite 1/2 pitch, .063 gauge, 58 link sawchain. (chipper) 10 bucks.

 

[67L36Driver]

Does this qualify? Brand new Homelite 1/2 pitch, .063 gauge, 58 link sawchain. (chipper) 10 bucks.

Yup. Def. a you suck!

 

[svk]

Does this qualify? Brand new Homelite 1/2 pitch, .063 gauge, 58 link sawchain. (chipper) 10 bucks.

Not counting the way cool factor of finding NOS parts you could make about a 600 percent profit on this.

I have a 1/2" bar for my Mac and access to a sprocket but just can't spring for the chain!

 

[67L36Driver]

I need a 9/16" X .080" X 56 dl loop for my gear drive Remington but not in the least interested in being a victim of the James boys.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

Thing must be a powerhouse to run 9/16. I guess gear drive makes a difference..

 

[ReggieT]

How about this guys???
I met this guy from Letgo.com right across the state line in Georgia...retired Engineer, bought the saw new, said that him and his wife just moved into a Condo and are done with the country life!

$150 deal: Stihl 026 with 16 inch bar/chain, 2 extra RS chains, two chainsaw tools, small jug of oil, 1 small container of fuel mix, a gallon jug with a half gallon of pre-mixed fuel, original owners manual, 3 new spark plugs, and a fairly heavy duty Cant hook/Log prop.

 

[Rob Stafari]

My buddy showed up last night after his craigslistin' I think he sucks...
$120 well spent if you ask me. Homelite 1050. Was advertised as a 36" bar. Silly sellers, that there is a 40" bar