Kratos
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I am a wanabe "Green Acres" style mini-farmer and have received great advice on this forum when it came to buying my tractor and implements and clearing my new pasture. I am getting tired of trying to find a way to get everything I break into town and paying to have simple things welded. My brush hog needs serious attention and I think by the time I rent a trailor to haul it to town and pay $70 an hour for a welder, I could buy a simple unit and learn. I will just need it again soon as this seems to be mini-farm life.
I was all ready to pay $269 at Home Depot for a Lincoln 225 AC stick welder when I saw this one for only $100 more (I sound like I got sold).
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My question's are:
(1) For welding 1/4" mild steel like on my brush hog frame, will this little welder do the job or do I need the more powerful stick welder system?
(2) Since I only did a little welding 20 years ago with a stick system, is it worth the extra $100 to have a welder that advertises being easier for the novice to master than a stick welder?
If this system will weld what I need done (just repairs for now and not planning to fabricate any implements myself) and it is easier to learn so I save frustration and it runs on regular household 110V so I do not have to add a 220V plug in my garage and I can run it off my portable generator if I have a need in the field, I will probably pay the extra $100.
Somebody stop me if I am making a mistake.
John
I was all ready to pay $269 at Home Depot for a Lincoln 225 AC stick welder when I saw this one for only $100 more (I sound like I got sold).
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My question's are:
(1) For welding 1/4" mild steel like on my brush hog frame, will this little welder do the job or do I need the more powerful stick welder system?
(2) Since I only did a little welding 20 years ago with a stick system, is it worth the extra $100 to have a welder that advertises being easier for the novice to master than a stick welder?
If this system will weld what I need done (just repairs for now and not planning to fabricate any implements myself) and it is easier to learn so I save frustration and it runs on regular household 110V so I do not have to add a 220V plug in my garage and I can run it off my portable generator if I have a need in the field, I will probably pay the extra $100.
Somebody stop me if I am making a mistake.
John