Another Murphy's Law Day

rrlund · Apr 24, 2014

The cord on the arc welder was in bad shape,all cracked,bare wires,a fire hazard. So I had a little time on my hands,thought I'd better put a new one on it. I broke the switch trying to get the wires off. Called the Lincoln dealer. Just sold the last one,have some more first of the week. That'll be $55.

centralilbaler · Apr 24, 2014

events like that happen here daily

rrlund · Apr 24, 2014

Yep,if I have to fix a dripping faucet,I end up all the way back to the well.

danmcdonald · Apr 24, 2014

I was cleaning the aerator broke the faucet taking it off. No joke.

jennifer408 · Apr 24, 2014

at least you didn't drop a brand new $ 2000. pump down the well. you know when i mess up, i do it good and proper.

showcrop · Apr 24, 2014

Well, you are extremely fortunate that it happened when you had time on your hands as opposed to when a needed welding job was keeping you from being able to bale hay with 400 bales worth down and a rainstorm forecast for over night.

rrlund · Apr 24, 2014

That kinda thing was running through my head,but then I thought if I had to,I could bolt the wires together and plug it in and use it without a switch. Where there's a will there's a way.

Royse · Apr 24, 2014

Or wire it direct to an old wall mount 220V throw handle
switch like we used to use for lights, etc in the barns.
I'm not sure that's the right name, but I'm sure you've seen them.
Metal box with a large handle on the side. Easy to find in the dark.

rrlund · Apr 24, 2014

That thought crossed my mind too. The one that ran one of the vacuum pumps in the barn is just hanging there doing nothing. Only trouble with that is,it wouldn't be portable of I wanted to load it on the generator cart and weld away from the shop.

Royse · Apr 24, 2014

Let's hope Murphy doesn't ride on the generator cart!

samn40 · Apr 24, 2014

Murphy started that law around here somewhere!!!!!.....LOL.....Sam

Grampy · Apr 24, 2014

Murphey was an optimist !

PJH · Apr 24, 2014

Randy - I mounted the box on the front of my welder, so it's still portable. My box was for a hot tub or something, that someone was throwing away. It has 50 amp 220 breakers, but one of those old knife switch boxes would work if you jumpered it. $55 would break my heart if I already had a switch, ha.

NCWayne · Apr 24, 2014

Just be glad it was only a $2000 pump. The outfit my Dad works for does well drilling. Awhile back they were drilling a well and hit rock, so they put the down hole hammer on and went back to work. When they tried to draw it out a rock that had fallen out of the wall of the well, about 300 feet down, wedged it in and wouldn't let it back out. They spent several days trying to recover it with every tool they had, and even tried a few things not 'in the book' and still no luck. Ultimately they were out both the cost they had in the well up until that point, along with a $17,000 hammer. Now THAT is a bad day.....

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