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OB welders - I want a welding machine
Posted on 4/29/13 at 2:30 pm
Posted on 4/29/13 at 2:30 pm
I've never welded, but I want to do some small projects around the farm. There appears to be a bunch of different kinds of machines (arc, tig, mig, stick, etc). which kind of machine should I get for light to medium duty stuff? I need it to be easy to pick up and not too dangerous, because I want to teach my kids how to do it with minimal risk of death.
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Posted on 4/29/13 at 2:45 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
Lincoln 180c dual. Can plug into any socket and it's easy to weld with. It's also on a rebate program right now until the end of june
Posted on 4/29/13 at 2:47 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
I suggest you don't go too light or you'll regret it.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 3:03 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
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but I want to do some small projects around the farm
I guess it depends what you got on the farm, or rather what you're kids are able to break on the farm.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 3:13 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
do you have access to 220v?
Posted on 4/29/13 at 3:27 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
I've got the 140. It wouldn't generate enough heat/penetration when I was building my bumper out of drill pipe. That's the heaviest stuff I've tried to weld and it just wouldn't cut it. Everthing else though...piece of cake.
If I had a picture of it I would post the photo of the trebuchet that my 12 year old is building. It's a great unit for kids to learn to weld as well.
Go ahead and figure on buying a Victor gas axe as well. +/- $500 for a decent setup there.
If I had a picture of it I would post the photo of the trebuchet that my 12 year old is building. It's a great unit for kids to learn to weld as well.
Go ahead and figure on buying a Victor gas axe as well. +/- $500 for a decent setup there.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 3:31 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
I have a miller 211 mvp auto set. It is a mig gun and can be hooked up to shield gas as well and is spool gun ready for AL welding just need the spool gun and argon shield gas. It can be plugged into 110V or 220V just by changing out the plug. Easy to use just turn the dial to the material thickness and go. So far so good with it although i haven't done any hard core projects with it. I plan on gettin the spool gun soon so i can make an aluminum pirogue. 
Posted on 4/29/13 at 3:33 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
I'd suggest a cracker box rig. You can get nice ones for a little over $300
Stick is a little harder to learn than mig, but its not bad. Get some scrap metal and start burning rods
Stick is a little harder to learn than mig, but its not bad. Get some scrap metal and start burning rods
Posted on 4/29/13 at 3:43 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
Ive got a hobart handler very easy to use i think mine is a 220. Now I do alot of custom exhaust work so you might want the one a notch below. Check out tractor supply they normally have good deals.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 3:43 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
Some stick rods are easier to weld with than others. You need to read up on them. The digits in each rod number represents something. (6010,6011,7018,7024 ect). Then there are the stainless rods, some are best for stainless to stainless and others stainless to carbon, they're pricey
First 2 digits represent tensile strength, third represents position (1 is all position) 4 represents position and or coating iirc.
One advantage to stick over mig and Tig is that you don't need gas. You can mig with self shield flux core but if you're teaching someone how to weld I would go with a good stick machine. A spider monkey can be taught to mig weld, you set the machine and pull the trigger.
First 2 digits represent tensile strength, third represents position (1 is all position) 4 represents position and or coating iirc.
One advantage to stick over mig and Tig is that you don't need gas. You can mig with self shield flux core but if you're teaching someone how to weld I would go with a good stick machine. A spider monkey can be taught to mig weld, you set the machine and pull the trigger.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 3:55 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
Little Lincoln mig welder. We have one and a big stick machine and use the Lincoln more
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