assh0l3

I've got a super ghetto stick welder I got from "Princess Auto" for $77. Its pretty ----, but, it lets me tack ---- up to take to a friend of mine that has a decent welder. I might trey to weld up some other stuff with it and see how it go's.

Smith-02

ive never touched anything but stick and i haven't yet to require a mig to do any of my welds

E-b0la

I've used Arc (stick welder) only a few times. I don't care for them too much. If I can do the job with a mig I'll use a Mig. Sticks usually can get better penetration than some migs can but I would say If your going to buy one for exhaust tubing and stuff, go with a mig. Your welds will look cleaner, you will be able to control the weld better, and they are easier to learn how to weld with.

For the extra $$ get a mig welder and make sure you use a shielding gas setup. Flux cored sucks *****.

I <3 my hobart 180

fork

Getting a stick welder for charge pipes and exhaust is a waste, you have to be pretty good with one to weld stuff that thin with an arc welder, go for a wire feed or don't bother

k24em2

FCAW doesn't "suck *****" 99% of people on here just don't have a clue how to weld with that process.

E-b0la

Oh when I said flux cored sucks ***** I meant flux cored mig, not stick. Stick is good if you know how to use it.

Welding with shielding gas is no different than welding with flux cored on a Mig welder. The process doesn't change at all. Your welds will just come out cleaner, with much less spatter.

J-MAN

i am almost done with my flux core migged exhaust. looks like *** but yet it will work. will post pics when i'm done.

Toysrme

The biggest thing is the heat range settings on the flux-core machines. A cheap arc welder will produce welds that look just as ------- nasty as any wire-feed will. If the choice was between an arc welder with descent heat adjustments VS a wire-feed welder that has 2 heat settings. Take the arc welder every day of the week.

Engloid

First thing's first. What kind of an "arc welder" are you talking about? Mig, tig, plasma, or stick?

BoosTedZSix

i'm sure he's talking about an stick welder