Re:what welder should I get?
 

OMG how do the lights even work in your house?! ??? :o Time to upgrade. Do you know any good electicians? ;)

I have a 110 cheapy welder that kicks ass. I paid close to nothing for it, but I can weld charge pipes like you wouldn't believe. I doubt it could lay down any serious welds, but it works great for the small stuff.
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Re:what welder should I get?
 

ive got the cheapest wire feed welder lincoln makes...ive welded everything from charge pipes to shifters to a step notch in the frame of my old truck (the first time i actually tried welding something big)...i just got a gas setup for it, cant wait to mess around with that

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Hey Doc who said the lights work.LOL!


Come down here amd help me put in a 200 apm service with a 70 amp sub. in the garage.....Ill pay you with beer and a crazy night in TIJUANA MEX!If were lucky we can find the donky show :o Hahaha...GROSS!

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Shouldn't you be able to spell it then? Just wondering. I'm an assdro fizzysist. Not really. :P

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I was in a rush that morning but sorry ...here...electrician.happy?lol

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i was think of buying a 110 hobart walmart cheapy mig, just for small stuff

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Me too, its like $179 or close to that, I look at it everytime I go to WallyWorld.

Re:what welder should I get?
 

I picked up a Lincoln Mig-Pak 10, which is 100 amp peak, 110v. I've only used it for shielded so far. I've put about 3lbs or wire or so through it. I tried a non-Lincoln wire and the welds look great compared to the Lincoln stuff, I'm also able to carry a much cleaner fatter bead, it seems to penetrate well. This welder is rated upto 1/4" steel with shielded, so I used it to build my manifold and all my charge pipes. I did three passes on the manifold welds just to make sure. Where the runners met the flange I did two passes on the outside and one on the inside.

Although this unit was able to do the job, it would have been alot less work with a 150 amp, 220volt mig with gas. Cleaning up all the slag every time you stop and start, or for each pass is a royal PITA. And then cleaning up all the little beads of molten metal that spatter all around the weld sucks too.

As soon as I get out of this temporary house and buy a new house, I'll rig it up with 220v to the garage and definitely get a bigger mig. Probably just another Lincoln, cause I'm happy with this one. No problems with wire feed etc. so far.


Neil

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Thanks Neil!Thats exactly what I wanted to know before I got the 100amp and regreted it.

Make your own! :)
 

My first post, I might as well include something with a little info. LOL

http://www.turbomustangs.com/forums/...?threadid=8872

DIY TIG welder. Sweet!