Anyone ever been around or have one of these? http://www.ebay.com/itm/250968758672?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 They look nice and for $325 (which is 1/4 the price of a reelcraft) they sound too good to be true.:beatsme
it looks good as my reelcraft & ALOT cheaper. i think i would try it. if you do get one let us know how it does.
never had experience with one of those, but by god, I'm building one for my shop soon
I've had mine for about a month and it seems to work really well. A lot of old timers say that the coiled wire on the spool will create a magnetic field and cause problems. I don't think I really weld enough to have that problem. A step here, piece of sheet metal there, etc.:usa
On the old MG welders when using carbon arc rods and the welding cables were coiled up on a hook every time you would strike a arc the cable coils would try expand to a circle.
Leaving leads coiled causes unnecessary EMF, go to a steel mill and watch the leads when they drop the electrode in the pot. However, I doubt that using the leads like most do, will cause that much extra energy loss. Your electric bill might climb $20.00 max over a month here in the NW worse case scenario. I like the storage idea, but when welding I still want all the lead on the ground for mobility. Just a personal preference...