cbbr said:
well im glad to know i got a good deal...i looked up the helmet it was 100 bucks,the glove i dunno ill say 20 bucks,the rods lets say 20 bucks,and the stand 10 bucks...so that right there is 150 bucks alone without the welder so i think i did alright...the guy also has 50 ft extention cord,but it has 220 on one end and 110 on the other he wants 40 bucks for that i havnt decided on that yet...diesel4me said:You stole it for 200 bucks!..I have never owned anything BUT an arc welder,though I have used friends and relatives MIG welders..the Lincoln "Tombstone" welder has been the industry standard for years..older ones had all copper windings though,new ones use aluminum--but for a "home handyman" type of use,you'll never know the difference..
I like the arc welder better,especially when welding frames or thicker metal,but I have gotten enough experience to be able to use it sucessfully on body sheet metal too,by using it as a "spot"welder..
If you do buy a MIG welder in the future,I'd avoid any cheap 110V ones like the plauge..I could not even run a bead with one a friend let me borrow,a "Century" 135 amp "flux core wire" version..yet at another friends shop with a 220V Miller Mig,I can weld like a pro,the difference is unreal!..I'd only have a 110V Mig if someone gave it to me free,I'd never waste my money buying one..
id pass on that, that sounds sketchy, never seen a 120-240 cord yet. Or cut the cord caps off and see how much the extention cord is, and also it must be at least 10 guage cord. Just make sure its not a regular orange extention cord braided together and trippled up, thats how mine came and it was super ghetto.twoslo4five0 said:
cbbr said:At $8 savings per 10#, I would save enough to pay for the bottle that holds the gas by approximately 2012.
what you think about my purchace is that a good on to get me going....sandawgk5 said:I own my bottle
Ira
. Don't forget to post up pics of your practice welds to get some feed back on what you are doing right or wrong.
sounds good precciate all the help ira!!!sandawgk5 said:Yeah I think it was a good deal. You can't really go wrong with that welder ya got. As for the extension cord if you run a 220V welder on a 110 circuit it will either pop the breaker instantly or it will burn the power supply of the welder out. As voltage goes up Current goes down so if you are running 1/2 the voltage you will have more input current to push it. It is kinda wierd to think about. Basically do not try to run it off of 110 with the jerry rigged extension cord that guy was trying to sell you. You can build a good cord with pieces from Home Depot or Lowes like was stated earlier.
Now that you have it get a cord and start practicing
Ira
ide love to do that...i have my own place but work at my moms cause thats were all my tools are...i dont think she would like that too much...dhcomp said:
gimme some instructions on this cord....im no electician by any means...sandawgk5 said:Yeah I think it was a good deal. You can't really go wrong with that welder ya got. As for the extension cord if you run a 220V welder on a 110 circuit it will either pop the breaker instantly or it will burn the power supply of the welder out. As voltage goes up Current goes down so if you are running 1/2 the voltage you will have more input current to push it. It is kinda wierd to think about. Basically do not try to run it off of 110 with the jerry rigged extension cord that guy was trying to sell you. You can build a good cord with pieces from Home Depot or Lowes like was stated earlier.
Now that you have it get a cord and start practicing
Ira
79k20350 said:
.sandawgk5 said:I thought I told him that but re-reading my post I never actually said DO NOT. I did tell him what would happen if he did though
Ira
