What welder to get???
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What welder to get???
well im just starting; i have done a few things with torches and MIG at skool and then at college so is not that a scratch of a start. all i want to make right now is charge pipes, exhaust, and manifolds for my car and maybe my friend's. after a while i would like to make me a roll cage. and looking into the future, having the unit at the shop im planing to open. so im looking right now at a lincoln weld pack 100, and lincoln MIG pack10. are they good/suitables for my needs/wants
are there any other options in that range of prices
thank you
are there any other options in that range of prices thank you
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Re: What welder to get???
www.harborfreight.com
I got a dual MIG131 for $200 shipped to my door.
Great unit. Had a few issues with the hoses on the torch, but what do you expect for $200? Little super glue and it was good to go again.
If going mig, DO NOT settle for flux. argon all the way. Those lincolns are about $150 to set up for gas, they dont come that way from the store. The chicago is $200 total ALREADY set up. all you hve to do is reverse 2 wires, get gas wire and a tank. Thats what I did, cost $325 all said and done.
Great unit for the price and small projects like most people around here do. Plus harbor freight is great with service
I got a dual MIG131 for $200 shipped to my door.
Great unit. Had a few issues with the hoses on the torch, but what do you expect for $200? Little super glue and it was good to go again.
If going mig, DO NOT settle for flux. argon all the way. Those lincolns are about $150 to set up for gas, they dont come that way from the store. The chicago is $200 total ALREADY set up. all you hve to do is reverse 2 wires, get gas wire and a tank. Thats what I did, cost $325 all said and done.
Great unit for the price and small projects like most people around here do. Plus harbor freight is great with service
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Re: What welder to get???
Originally Posted by AndrexXxo
Originally Posted by hcivic
get the lincon mig, and look at a good stick and scratch start tig.
this is a whole new world to me. 
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Re: What welder to get???
Originally Posted by Joseph Davis
Originally Posted by AndrexXxo
Originally Posted by hcivic
get the lincon mig, and look at a good stick and scratch start tig.
this is a whole new world to me.
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Re: What welder to get???
An arc welder is the exact same thing as the power supply in a DC TIG.
When you can get scratch start DC TIG for $200, and HF start smileytools DC TIG for $300 (after ship), plus cost of tank/regulator, is it worth all the ------- around to you, to rig some lines and find a HF startbox?
When you can get scratch start DC TIG for $200, and HF start smileytools DC TIG for $300 (after ship), plus cost of tank/regulator, is it worth all the ------- around to you, to rig some lines and find a HF startbox?
