welders

[JShadzi at aol.com]

I agree, all the steel welding I have done on my car was with a $250 Harbor 
Freight 110v MIG welder, that I usually use as wire feed mode anyway.  No 
need for a $600 Lincoln or Miller, I have been using mine for over almost 2 
years.  Check out www.80tq.com to see some of the things I've welded, 
including swaybars, coil overs, and all kinds of engine stuff.
Javad

In a message dated 5/17/2001 9:04:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
pdooley at gte.net writes:

<< I just built a 12 foot utility trailer out of 11 gauge box tubing with my
 110v welder.
 Had the heat setting at 3 out of 5 and wire speed half way from max.
 I'm sure it would work fine with up to 1/4 inch steel.  And I don't think
 anybody on this list is going to build with anything thicker than that.
 Fabbing things like motor mounts out of 1/8 inch is entirely adequate.
 With 75/25 argon/co2 mix it makes very pretty welds.
 
 I would say anybody who advises against a 110 welder for home use doesn't
 have any experience with them.
 
 Personally I run a Lincoln Electric with the MIG conversion kit.  A
 Coca-Cola CO2 bottle provides the shield gas.  The entire setup cost about
 $400.
 If you buy a bottle and nice roll around cart you'll be into for about 6-700
 dollars.
 
 It's one of those tools that you wonder how you got by without.
 
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