welder...

[BigDaddyCool]

i'm thinking of buying a new ( more powerfull) welder, so what did you use for your tear

since i'm a welder/fabricator for a truck trailer company , welding is no secret for me

just wana know what your welding whit

[doug hodder]

I sold my gas welder when I moved, but bought a Lincoln WeldPak 100...for around the house/yard, no commercial use...gasless...has enough poop to do the frames I want to do....no fatigued welds/falilures or problems on either one, over 6K miles on #1, it's just a year old...3 miles on #2 in and out of the shop a lot!! ...also takes up a lot less space in the shop, but I do miss aluminum gas welding capabilities.... Doug

[Leon]

Miller Syncrowave 250 TIG.

[jdsackett]

miller dvi. holds 2 bottles. argon / argon-co2. change plugs for 110 ot 220 input. has a switch and diverter valve to switch from spool gun to steel gun. sweet machine

[emiller]

A Miller 130xp and a Miller 250. What else what a Miller buy.

[BigDaddyCool]

i want too keep the cost low so i was tinking Lincoln AC225 stick welder

[jdsackett]

good machine bigdaddy. still have one in the shed i bought in the 70s and it still works. just got lazy when migs came out i guess

[Chris C]

I welded my frame with oxy/acetylene....................and sure wish I'd had a wire-feed welder. I warped my frame from front to rear and have had a dickens of a time pulling it back to plumb. Think I'll use my oxy-acetylene rig for cutting only in the future.

[Steve_Cox]

Got an ancient Lincoln 225. Made a rod box out of an old mailbox, I put a 15 watt light bulb in the back of it to keep my welding rods dry.

[Cutterpup]

Welder what welder I used duct tape. It has a light side and a dark side and holds the world together

Dan
























I used an acient craftsman buze box 230 amps and never went over 100 amps

Dan

[sunny16]

Millermatic 175 220V with gas. Tried the cheap HF 110v wire feed but the welds were terrible and didn't work good on the thicker stuff.

[IndyTom]

Model 151 from HF. Not the best, but it did all I ever asked of it when I was welding my frame. It may die tonight, but it has served me well so far. With 20% off coupon and HF's perpetual sales, should be able to get it for $160 or so.

[TRAIL-OF-TEARS]

Used a Lincoln DC stick welder. Took a welding class a few years ago and the teacher could do anything with a stick welder and a cutting torch.

[Nitetimes]

Lincoln 175 MIG ... 220v ... none of the smaller ones will do what I need them to and this one is even a bit small for me.

[hammer & tongs]

Since i am a blacksmith, I weld with electric, oxy/acet and occasionally some forge welding.
My electric welder is "old dependable"..an early seventies Lincoln 225 (copper wound)..

I decided , a couple years ago to get a MIG welder..so I went to a big-box store and bought a no-name unit...

BIG MISTAKE !!...If I were to do it again, I would spend the same money and buy a 10 year old BRAND NAME...

That no-name sits in the corner..collecting dust...