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    Large Welder - Want to scrap

    I was given this large welder, well, the tenant was being kicked out and the landlord didn't want it. He said If I could move it, I could have it. It's a Miller Mark VIII-2 Polywelder. I think it was used in a plastics manufacturing company. There are no leads, just this huge big old clunker of a multi station welding set up.



    Anyways, it seems that all the reading I have done that Welders aren't worth that much to scrap, but this thing weighs 4200 lbs.

    My thought was to take out all the copper I could, and then just scrap the unit.

    It's an 8 Station unit, but the copper doens't look as much as I though it would.

    Each Station has 2 transformers (coil I think?) but they just dont' look as big as I thought. I could keep it and try to sell it, but Its old and I don't think that it will go anytime soon.

    Any suggestions? It's a Miller Mark VIII-2 Direct Current Polyweld unit.


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    Do you know if it works? if so sell it on ebay people are asking 4500.00+ for units that may or may not work. if you need to move it under cut them by half and be sure to state that the working condition is unknown.


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    Is it one of these beastys?


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