Since a bursitis sidelined my favorite financially devastating hobby (aerial circus arts), I apparently needed to replace it with a different financially devastating hobby:
It's an
Everlast Hurricane 220 MTS-C multi-process welder, since I knew if I got a MIG machine, I'd want to learn TIG, etc.
The OSHA-approved setup in the second photo was tonight testing out MIG, stick, and TIG since we're to test all processes within the first 3 days of receipt to verify it works
That's actually a lot of stuff to put together quickly to test, especially since of those 3, I've only done MIG. Next tests are Flux-Core and the plasma cutter (which will be done outside). The crappy MIG lines in the photo were how I found out that the table's grounding lug isn't grounding well and I dunno why.
The why is that I started taking a welding class at the Mesa Arts Center. Previously, it mostly taught basic joinery welding. Now, it's an arts guy who previously worked for Disney making all kinds of stuff. Anyhow, it has been a boon for ideas of making mixed-media woodworking. These were the first two projects... I have a few other things to add to the second that aren't worth taking class time on, including patinating it with Sculpt Nouveau:
The next project is "student's choice", so I'm taking great inspiration from
TKWeld on Instagram (do give his profile a browse) and this lovely northern scrub python my
bestie's husband breeds (um, not personally):
Lastly, cuz too many words, I will neither confirm nor deny that the Everlast "green" was a motivating factor in choosing it
... I've been entertaining using that on a cast iron drain grate in the garden.
