does this welder seem ok....
 

alright so after many people telling me to do so I've decided to try my hand @ welding and doing my own exhaust, custom 3" DP (not sure if a true 3" DP has ever been done on a 15G greddy turbo....I know 2.5" has been done) and I'll also be redoing the charge piping.

I've done very little welding before and that was a few years ago in autoshop and the instructor set everything and said "go" LOL. I did manage to get an A+ for the welding portion of the class, but again that was with the instructor setting everything up

here is the welder I'm thinking of:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=55060


it is an ARC welder....will that suffice or do I need a MIG welder? I plan on using only mild steel and don't care how "pretty" the welds look, so long as they serve their purpose

Re: does this welder seem ok....
 

arc welders pretty much suck. Some people may be good with them but I'm not. If you have to go harbor feight get a mig fluxcore welder. that way you can upgrade to gas at some point.

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something like this one? :

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=55167


or maybe this:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=55525

Re: does this welder seem ok....
 

stick welding is very easy but not good in confined space like a manifold. its more expencive in the long run and you need to burn alot of rods to be welding alright with it.
HF wirefeeds suck. Get something else under $500.


http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00920569000P

used one of those at a friends house. for $500 it was useable. find yourself a cheap jackson shadow with a #10 lens in it and go at it.

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well if I'm gonna end up spending over 500 on just a welder I'll just have a shop do it for me....my reasons for wanting a cheap (sub $250)harbor freight welder is to get a piece of crap that can puke on some welds that will adequetly work and I can get better/refresh myself @ welding...seems kind of stupid to me for someone who's done very little welding and probably forgot most of it to go out and spend about 500 on a nice welder

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A welder is always useful, so buy that mig and use it when you want. Anyway, I'm not sure you're going to do manifold tomorrow... Try to install a exaust pipe without welder it's a mess. If you think you're only going to weld bracket here and there, just buy the arc fluxcore stickshit welder.

I don't know about charge pipe welding tho...

Re: does this welder seem ok....
 

nah, no plans on attempting to make a manifold, but I just want something that can weld some 3" tubing to a 3/8" flange at the very most and hold together....I carnothing about looks LOL

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http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=55525

i bought that same welder over two years ago, it works amazing and the only issue i had was the spindle for the wire was broken when i got it, but four 1/4" washers under the screws fixed it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...x/IMG_0692.jpg

old sloppy flange weld, but the pipe welds turned out rock solid

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compared to paying someone about 20/weld on 3" pipe those look beautiful LOL


I figured with a cheap welder from harbor freight and a decent chop saw I can make some pretty decent stuff. and pepboys is litterally like right across the street from me so I can get all the 3" mild steel tubing I desire LOL....pie-cuts FTW LOL

Re: does this welder seem ok....
 

For a week until the liner has been poked through the feed becomes inconsistant and you put some SAE rollers on it so it can grip north american wire.