08-24-2012, 09:16 AM
Tom,
Yes - using it for bore cleaning. Saves a lot of elbow grease and wear and tear on the bore by not scrubbing it to death with a bore brush. I used to think I was getting my barrels spotlessly clean with conventional methods - that is... until I bought a borescope and saw what was left behind.
The electrode is a length of stainless TIG rod with a couple of o-rings slipped over the rod. The o-rings keep the rod centered in the barrel. On the off chance that the rod accidentally contacts the barrel, there is a warning LED on the unit that signals the short - and you can correct it. The larger the bore, the larger the o-ring (O.D.) you use.
Darren,
There is nothing wrong with the original unit so there is nothing I have to repair/replace. I just wanted another one so I can run two of them at the same time. When I start cleaning after a trip to the range, I always have 4 - 6 "patients" lined up awaiting treatment.
Running two units instead of one will cut my clinic hours in half!
Yes - using it for bore cleaning. Saves a lot of elbow grease and wear and tear on the bore by not scrubbing it to death with a bore brush. I used to think I was getting my barrels spotlessly clean with conventional methods - that is... until I bought a borescope and saw what was left behind.
The electrode is a length of stainless TIG rod with a couple of o-rings slipped over the rod. The o-rings keep the rod centered in the barrel. On the off chance that the rod accidentally contacts the barrel, there is a warning LED on the unit that signals the short - and you can correct it. The larger the bore, the larger the o-ring (O.D.) you use.
Darren,
There is nothing wrong with the original unit so there is nothing I have to repair/replace. I just wanted another one so I can run two of them at the same time. When I start cleaning after a trip to the range, I always have 4 - 6 "patients" lined up awaiting treatment.
Running two units instead of one will cut my clinic hours in half!
Willie