I bought this unit and did not get the clip and carbon brush to allow the unit to give the ability to use the turntable for Welding. I've contacted vevor about this and am getting the runaround. They said it's a consumable they drop $60 off, and I then needed to find the brush and clip. I said no way either send the part or give me a return label and a full refund. I wouldn't have any idea where to buy the part and I'm assuming by there reply they don't offer replacement parts rendering it worthless in time. Bad business practice.
of course, no useful instructions…. I’ve watched 3 videos and nobody mentioned how they connected the ground to the positioned?? There is a rectangle aluminum bracket on my VEVOR model similar to this one, and a block of copper, bronze that goes in the aluminum bracket that looks like it’s designed to make contact with the back side of the turntable?? BUT no spring, no anything it just free slides in and out. When you turn the table horizontal it just falls out of the aluminum bracket!! That bronze piece has wires and a open ring terminal crimped on… but no idea how to connect the ground properly? Any help would be welcome. Thanks.
Hi On my positioner there is a terminal on the top/back plate of the frame for the ground cable but as my welding bench is earthed direct to my welder so that my table top is my earth all i done was grind the paint off the bottom of the frame so that its got a goodcontact to my table, that way i dont have to worry about a seperate earth cable and that works fine for me Thanks Marc
hi, great review! which chuck did you buy? I have just ordered one of these positioners and want to order the upgrade chuck like yours, just not sure on the fitting. how does it earth the work piece? can you get a pipe through the centre of the chuck for argon purging?
Hi I got the chuck seperately from ebay, just a cheap import type, i have not purged through the centre as there is no hole through the main backplate on the positioner, im not sure if it could be modified though so cant say
Wonder if a light sensitive switch would work ? Turntable starts when the arc is struck. I'm currently getting the bits together to build a positioner - not gonna be cheap though....
@@kinzy_fabrications I'm building a table up out of bits so I may give it go - only downside is I think you may need the weld pool to form before it starts going round. But then, I'm not sure I have enough coordination for the torch, filler, TIG pedal and positioner pedal - one or all is gonna go wrong !
Hi On this one the back plate is solid but you may be able to drill through it to add an argon hose, i havent properly had a look though into it though Thanks Marc
Hey Marc. Good to see you posting more videos. The Welding Positioners definitely come in handy. As you already know not a common use item which does make it difficult to commit to much money towards buying one. I own a similar one myself which i have also posted a few videos on for those who might be interested to buy one. Looking forward to seeing more from you soon. Peter.
Hi I have the table ground and remove paint from the bottom of the frame on the positioner to save having another lead across the table Thanks for the sub Marc
Looking at getting one of these as I weld rollers for hangar doors and it's a pain in the arse welding them up, thought this would save me so much time
Hi I don’t use it loads but it’s still going, had zero issues and it’s been perfect for the sort of small jobs I do with it Highly recommended Thanks Marc
A toggle relay circuit with a selector switch to choose between a momentary and latching foot switch would have been an easy job for the manufacturer and a good feature to sell their product especially when the parts are well under $20. It's also possible for anyone handy since the information you'd need is readily available....or a mechanically latching switch would work too.
Great review mate, I’ve got a few hundred stainless bsp 2 inch pipe sockets I have to weld together and this is exactly what I need. They don’t need to be perfect but I’m having nightmares over the thought of doing them in a v block
Thanks for this informative video. Wouldn't have minded to see more details about the chuck. I know nothing about these things but I'm looking at getting one to get neater TIG results like you and these come with a small chuck. I'm trying to see how the larger chucks are fitted/mounted before I pull the trigger on buying one.
All the chucks ive seen just bolt through from the back so pretty simple to mount any chuck really, the only thing this would be no good for is through chuck work as there is no through hole in the rotary the way its made Thanks Marc
Pretty cool review, I was more interested in the construction of the tank. You said you press them out in house. Why not have a double shoulder so youre doing s lap joint instead of a butt joint. Would help with heat soak too on a lap joint versus a butt joint. Would not have to worry about tacking it.
Hi I prefer the tanks not to have a step on the body diameter like you would if you done the caps that way Glad you like the video, Thanks for commenting 👍 Marc
It does have a specific bracket for the welder ground but I just let it ground through the frame to the table and my welder ground is hooked up to my table and that works fine Thanks Marc
It is so funny how I just came upon your video. I just found the exact turntable on eBay for $300 and free for prime members on shipping. After seeing how well it worked out for you I'm going to order one for myself. Good video glad you shared your experience with this.
@@kinzy_fabrications Very few weld procedures have no root gap , granted its not going to make much odds on an oil tank , but your welds would sit lower and look less like a caterpillar , but as you say each to their own , thanks for taking the time to make content though.
With aluminum, all a wider cup will get you is a larger frosting zone on the toes of the weld, which everybody wants the opposite.(The arc won't frost outside the gas envelope.)
