which welding machine to get?
01-23-2006, 01:17 PM
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which welding machine to get?
ok so i have like 1k from some scholarship fund i guess i have, cuz it came in the mail. im in a welding class, and the money HAS TO BE spent on materials. of coarse i have to buy: gloves, glasses, and mask. but i also have to buy a tig torch. so i was thinkin i might as well use up all this money, so how many amps should the welder i get have? keep in mind i only have 1k, and i have to buy the other stuff too.
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01-23-2006, 01:46 PM
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Re: which welding machine to get?
Originally Posted by CRXDrew
umm... try asking in the fab forum?
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01-23-2006, 02:19 PM
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Re: which welding machine to get?
Depends.
You want Mig or Tig? No matter what welder you get, you can add at least 150-200 for Gas, Gloves and Mask.
Normally when buying a new tig unit it comes with your torch. I am happy so far with my Smiley Tig. Mind ya, I had 2-3 Gas Bottles already, My Auto-Dark and Gloves, So I didn't have those costs.
As for amps, What do you plan on welding? For exhuast, manifolds and such, you shouldn't need anymore then 120-140amp.
You want Mig or Tig? No matter what welder you get, you can add at least 150-200 for Gas, Gloves and Mask.
Normally when buying a new tig unit it comes with your torch. I am happy so far with my Smiley Tig. Mind ya, I had 2-3 Gas Bottles already, My Auto-Dark and Gloves, So I didn't have those costs.
As for amps, What do you plan on welding? For exhuast, manifolds and such, you shouldn't need anymore then 120-140amp.
01-23-2006, 10:02 PM
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Re: which welding machine to get?
hey now!
I'm really impressed with mine. But i hope soon to step up. Buying this unit was more or less a step in a direction to see if I could justify spending money on fabbing!
Bottle of gas around here cost about 90-110 the first time you lease it, then you just pay for re-fills. depends if you want to buy your bottles or lease them.
I'm really impressed with mine. But i hope soon to step up. Buying this unit was more or less a step in a direction to see if I could justify spending money on fabbing!
Bottle of gas around here cost about 90-110 the first time you lease it, then you just pay for re-fills. depends if you want to buy your bottles or lease them.
01-25-2006, 06:49 PM
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Re: which welding machine to get?
Buying a smiley or HF machine will leave you a lot of money unspent.
Well, if you have to spend the money on welding stuff, look at it like a gift certificate you might get at Lowe's. If it's for $90, and you don't spend but $80 of it, you may lose the rest. If you spend $100, you may fork $10 out of pocket, but you don't lose anything.
Same may be true here. If you have to fork out a little extra money in order to take full advantage of what you have available, do it.
That in mind, you could probably fork out a small amount and get into something like a USED econotig or maybe get a Thermal Arc new. I'm not sure of the prices of them, exactly.
Well, if you have to spend the money on welding stuff, look at it like a gift certificate you might get at Lowe's. If it's for $90, and you don't spend but $80 of it, you may lose the rest. If you spend $100, you may fork $10 out of pocket, but you don't lose anything.
Same may be true here. If you have to fork out a little extra money in order to take full advantage of what you have available, do it.
That in mind, you could probably fork out a small amount and get into something like a USED econotig or maybe get a Thermal Arc new. I'm not sure of the prices of them, exactly.
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