MAKE A TIG TORCH COOLER, COMMERCIAL QUALITY Part 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Part two of two parts. This video shows how to make a high quality, good looking TIG Torch Cooler with commercial quality. The video for part 1 is here
• MAKE A TIG TORCH COOLE...
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Just had to say 'Thanks!' This video series is absolutely fantastic and your approach to fabrication and problem is wonderfully spot-on.
I hope to build a cooler soon and your thoughts and methodology will no doubt be a guiding force.
Thanks so much!
Thank you and good luck!
Very nice and good quality. Great job
Thank you!
I know your video on the DIY Big Cooler is a year old but I just now viewed it today ( One day after ordering my first Tig Welder ). I really like your design and hope to build one myself. A Hugh Thank You for your 2-Part Video, God Bless ! ! !
Thank you!
Thanks for the video. Just curious, why didn't you put the radiator in the return line, before the tank? That way, the tank and pump would not see hot coolant.
It is a good thought. I wanted the coolest water going to the torch. So far it hasn't affected the tank or the pump, but time will tell. If need be I can re-plumb it pretty easily.
40 years ago I made a tig cooler from refrigerated Elkin water cooler components.
Sounds like a great idea. Mine works well, even at high amperages, but I can see how a chiller would be even better.
jo, en el teu cas, hagués fet la instal·lació amb canonada rígida de coure i amb els connectors de coure. Amb això t'assegures que la pressió dels líquids no superen els límits dels accessoris de plàstic i ràcords de ferralla. A més, com es una instal·lació fixa, no cal donar-li toleràncies de distàncies ni mobilitat a cap accessori; ni tant sols al dipòsit de plàstic; que en el meu cas, també el faria de metall amb tuberia externa transparent per veure el nivell de líquid.
Però en general, ho has fet be.
Gràcies senyor!
I like what you did over all the designs you showed before. In my opinion, even a 300 amp TIG torch only needs about 1 quart per minute flow to keep it safely cool. I have a design in mind that will be thin and can mount to the side of a welding cart to save space. With a radiator, only 1 gallon of liquid should be fine. I do not think that many BTU's transfer into the torch head, total. I am about to do testing.
Good luck, a I hope you make a video to share.
@@freeidaho-videos Also meant to mention, the low cost LED temp displays would be a useful addition to monitor actual temps of the coolant.
@@funone8716 For me, the temperature of the torch is most important. And I have to hang on to the torch to weld.
Thanks for the video, very helpful. Looks like those faulty hose barbs were pex adaptors. They’re meant for pex tubing with a pex clamp. They don’t work at all in hose applications
You may be right. Unfortunately, that is not what was ordered. Thanks for watching.
I already have a maxcool 3000 water cooler from primeweld I found it to be cheaper to get it and I modified it with 4 computer fans to quite the machine down. Whole cooler was $300 and it holds 2.5 gl of coolant.
Glad you found a solution. It looks like the MaxCool has gone up a lot, it is $400 at Primeweld. primeweld.com/products/maxcool3000-tig-torch-water-cooler?variant=33684306624600¤cy=USD&gclid=CjwKCAjwu5yYBhAjEiwAKXk_eF5O2KjyqnHv-hckqZnL0tV43twpZd8qEM4uNwYpuF5IwvEovbPV7BoCv78QAvD_BwE
I've got right at $100 invested. Since mine is powered by the welder it comes on automatically when my welder is set to TIG, (my machine does MIG TIG Stick and Spool gun) and it works the same whether my welder is running on 220V or 110V. I can't get any of those features from MaxCool, but I can get them from Everlast for about $700.
Fantastic 👍👍
Thank you!
I did it the lazy way. I purchased a used commercial stainless steel bronze pump cooler for $250. Works great!
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Nice work. I built one that also used an old computer case and fans, a similar pump, and a transmission cooler. Trans Cooler must be thoroughly cleaned, I'll only make that mistake once, lol. I included a flow alarm in the return line to the tank, instant audible flow warning.
After seeing yours, I just might add a pressure gauge.
I opened the plastic cover on my pump. The motor inside of it is a fan cooled brushed dc motor. I cut a couple of holes in the plastic cover for air flow. The air flow may not be needed for the duty cycle of the average home shop Tig torch cooler.
th-cam.com/video/T_v3d9jMpXU/w-d-xo.html
Thank you! Computer cases are great for this function.
I wonder if a trans cooler is made of aluminum or copper? I have tried to keep all my metals the same.
My pump advises not to run it over 6 hours continuously. So far the pump is not getting hot, but I check the whole cooler periodically, since it is a new build.
Love your channel
Thank you!
What pump did you use?? Have you had any problems with it??
That is covered in part 1 th-cam.com/video/uZR1QHCkVq8/w-d-xo.html, around the 5 minute mark.
Nice build! I'm thinking about something similar. Just wanted to ask why you chose to run the outlet from the pump through the heat exchanger? My current setup runs from the pump to the stinger, and the return goes through the heat exchanger, before returning to the tank. In my mind, this removes the heat before it can "heat soak" the reservoir/enclosure. I'm not an expert, but would like to hear your thoughts.
Hi Jack,
Probably no big deal either way. My thoughts were that the coolest water in the system is the exit of the radiator, so I sent that to the torch. But I haven't verified it either way. Good luck with yours.
@@freeidaho-videos Thanks, same to you! I was worried about over-pressurizing the heat exchanger, but I imagine these smaller units can withstand it better than something meant for a car.
@@jackgarage6433 That could be a consideration. Less pressure on the hot side from the torch. Either way, it is a simple re-routing of some tubes.
Great job Ken! ...way to work your way past those component issues. ...glad it all came together, it looks fantastic
Thank you Sir!