Old school welding sets

[the artfull-codger]

(01-06-2016, 06:16 PM)RobWilson. Wrote: Evening chaps    


Was given this old oil cooled set today , 





something about it failing a PAT test 




I rued the day I got rid of my old oil cooled Oxford welding set ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,now I have a bigger one to mess with 

so have any of you lads got any old welding sets  hiding away ?


Rob

Given it?? jammy sod!!, My brother & I wired a farmhouse out about 36 yrs ago & out of the profit we both bought a pickhill bantam set each like yours [they were made 16 miles up the a19 at Thirsk]from where I live, a fantastic set, proper old school stuff people poo poo 'em 'cos they're heavy[true] but gr8 in the workshop ,weld all day[& night] & never cut out,keep all your modern ones with electronics these things never fail, my brother took the top off recently & everything was good,no corrosion or low oil heavy to lift out though without slopping oil all over the shop!.