imported_bevboyy

Was in Walmart- found they have a AC 120v Arc welder for $109.86. If any of you are in need of a welder - then this is the time. My wife cringed when she saw the price..She got me a Lincoln Hobby Weld for Christmas last year - at almost twice the price...

punkindrublic

arc welding sucks


i almost bought a used tig welder the other weekend for $400... that would've been fun times

imported_complex

What exactly can these welders do, im not sure of the difference in the different types of welders out there. Thanks for any info!

imported_viper_2_4

imported_bevboyy

Yes Rick, I know where you sand on the subject of Arc welding - you welding god you..


For the others..

You can weld up to 14 guage thickness metal with these. That means welding up exhaust, floors, fab a roll bar, make your own strut tower bars, fix your rusty rockers......

Whiplash

anything else i wouldn't even try it..
when using heavy metal ya, even exhaust i'd use mig/tig

imported_bevboyy

Actually, I've done it. 70amp with 6013 rod - more than sufficient for exhaust (16 guage). It's a lot trickier than mig tho..striking the arc is trickiest part of the deal...

I've built a go cart frame for my son using my arc welder. The welds are strong as hell....

Mig/Tig gives you a far cleaner bead for sure..and so much easier to use...Also cost's hundreds of dollars, and needs a 220v circuit..

punkindrublic

not always, lincoln does have a 110v mig welder, i think it hits a max of 70 amps... but you can only run super thin wire with that thing

a stick weld can be as stong as a mig weld though, the differences are stick welding takes a lot more skill cause you can't just pull the trigger and slide the nozzle... but with enough practice you can get good at stick for sure, and the other is using exotic materials, mig is ok on aluminum but tig owns pretty much all the non steel welding hands down

Gallagher

my dad has been a welder for over 30 years.....


He welds me lots of cool stuff

imported_Sir_Civik

im taking a 3 year coarse for welding, well its actually called Manufacturing Engineering Tech - Welding and robotics, we've been doing stick all first semester, then just started oxy acet, then it goes to mig then tig, then we gotta program robots to do the same.. I just picked up a panasonic pos dc 220, from my gramps for free cause he can't do it any more, poor guy. thing works like a charm, and nothin beats free sticks from school heh

n1_taboo

what u think of this bad boy...

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...subcat=Welders

http://www.hobartwelders.com/products/handler140.html

let me know im looking for a nice all around welder...

imported_loudsubz

that hobart is a good welder.... for 115 but then again your still limited by the 115v, so if your only going to be welding smaller stuff it should be fine, but with a 220v model mig you can go up to like 3/8" because it has more output amperage.

i saw that hobart for about $450 in the winter at an industrial store in mississauga... well i never saw it but they had a flyer... it was only to registered business's though so i couldn't buy it, but was a great price.

imported_complex

so this would be a good welder for me just to do some floor work and rockers and maybe some 1/4 panels or something? I have an 83 s10 that neeeds some floor! :P

imported_loudsubz

if your inexperienced at welding id suggest you go mig

like Rick mentioned you need to be good at welding and have practice to do arc welding, esp. on something with thin metal like the floor and 1/4's

get a mig

princess auto has migs on sale for good prices sometimes

imported_complex

how much roughly for a mig? The reason im asking is im looking but for something under like $200 :\

imported_loudsubz

under $200 isn't going to get you much unless you find a smoking deal on a used mig though

migs start around $400 for a decent Lincoln unit

punkindrublic

hobart is a good name, at my work we buy lots of wire from them and used to use all welding machines from them too, but within the last 4-5 years they switched to miller, possibly cheaper i think they are like $7000 a piece so i guess every little bit helps there


any mig welder running off 110V will be for the most part useless though, i know two guys who have the 220V lincoln mig though and its not bad, for good mig though you need to spend around $500-600 or whatever CT sells the mig pack 15 thing for at the time, cause you want the gas attachment... then a bottle of co2 or argon... so it gets pricey but with it comes weld quality

bbarbulo

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I'm bout the 220 Volt MIGs.... no arc welding for this chump if I ever gotta use filler rod, it'll be cuz I have a TIG torch in hand.

imported_complex

damn....i guess i wont be getting my own welder then :P Unless i buy a arc and just practice for a bit... I have welded before but not enough :\

scarlemthug

Where are some places to check out mig welders? I am looking to get a mig welder, air compressor and tank and some air tools and practice some fabrication