My spot welder died halfway through a quarter panel job last Thursday

I was in the middle of replacing a quarter panel on a 2012 Civic in my shop in Akron. About 4 spot welds in, my old HTP welder just stopped sparking completely. I checked the ground clamp, the tips, everything. No luck, it was just dead. Had to call around to three different shops before I found a guy who could let me borrow his welder for the weekend. Lost a full day of work on that job and had to push the customer back. Anyone else had a welder crap out on them in the middle of a repair? What did you do to get moving again?

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kai7792mo ago

Makes you realize how much we depend on one tool until it just quits on you.

faithrodriguez2mo agoProlific Poster

My uncle had this old drill he used for like 35 years on every job site and then one day it just started SMOKING in the middle of a fence build. We had to use a screwdriver by hand for the rest of the day, felt like cavemen.