welder to make mounts? is a 110 good enough?
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welder to make mounts? is a 110 good enough?
i have a 110 fluxcore, but it has the gas option, so if i get the gas and run the gas wire, will it lay down strong enough beads to make mounts with? or is that a bit iffy? i was considering getting the harbor freight tig for 200 bucks because that woudl probably make for some nice strong mounts. but i dunno. so yea
#3
Re: welder to make mounts? is a 110 good enough?
scartch start isnt that bad though right? i'll probably just end up getting that welder, it lays down nicer beads than mig, and i'll have to make custom manifolds/ crossover pipes. so i might as well get the better welder
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Re: welder to make mounts? is a 110 good enough?
Originally Posted by scottsi
scartch start isnt that bad though right? i'll probably just end up getting that welder, it lays down nicer beads than mig, and i'll have to make custom manifolds/ crossover pipes. so i might as well get the better welder
#9
Re: welder to make mounts? is a 110 good enough?
Just get some scrap that's the thickness you're going to make your mounts with and try a few practice beads and adjust your machine until you are happy with the penetration, wirespeed etc. Heck, 0.125 thick steel on a 110V machine should be very doable with either flux-cored (0.035) or solid (0.030-0.035) wire with any style joint you'd have to fabricate.
#10
Re: welder to make mounts? is a 110 good enough?
just go nice and slow with the flux and itll work fine, Ive made plenty of sturty ---- already and Ive probably only welded 3 hours total, frame rail, manifold, workbench, engine hoist
Sounds like you dont know what ur getting into tho, dont waste ur money
Sounds like you dont know what ur getting into tho, dont waste ur money