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# Posted: 23 Oct 2024 01:16am
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Couldn't find my old thread so...
The wife was as a Dr's appt. And I had some time to kill. So I went behind the stores to throw some trash in the dumpster. Then BAM.
I found this brand new gas fire pit in the dumpster behind the True Value store. Didn't know what could be wrong with it, but I thought if I couldn't fix it, I could canabilze it.
Took it home, hooked up a tank. And it lit. But it wouldn't stay lit. Found a wire hanging. Don't really even know what it's for. But I figured it had some to do with the thermocouple. Stripped the end and held it where it looked like a wire was.
That fixed it. Just need to add rock on the top burner.

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gcrank1
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# Posted: 23 Oct 2024 02:47am
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Great save!

paulz
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# Posted: 23 Oct 2024 12:30pm
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Nice dumpster dive! I use the same method when at the mall, drop the wife off out front then go around back.

I have a similar unit on the cabin deck. Not a dumpster dive though, someone gave it to me. Takes an LP fiver.

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darz5150
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# Posted: 24 Nov 2024 10:58pm
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A buddy of mine got this out of a shed demo he was doing.
I believe it's a 1982 Chicago Electric ( Harbor
Freight) 110 volt stick welder. 42 years old. He sent it with me to see if it was T or T. Still works!
Only did a couple quick burns with it.

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ICC
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# Posted: 24 Nov 2024 11:41pm
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Cool. A 42 yr old HF welder might be better than any of the current ones.

gcrank1
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# Posted: 25 Nov 2024 10:05am
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Who'dathought that would happen, lol.

paulz
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# Posted: 25 Nov 2024 10:11am
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Made in Italy!

toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 26 Nov 2024 07:39am
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Quoting: paulz

Made in Italy!

Fragile (as seen on the movie "A Christmas Story")