grsthegreat
Super Star Member
I have a 120 volt mig welder with the small bottle of gas. This is perfect for small farm repairs.....ive used it to re-weld hold down bolts on water troughs, fixing horse welded tube fencing, etc. That said its good to maybe 1/8" for good, proper welding. But being 120 volts i can take it anywheres.
For thicker metals i use my Lincoln ac/dc reverse polarity stick welder......"Old Shakey".
Shes a good old girl, very dependable and lays down a great weld using rev polarity and 7018 rod. In 16 years of using her Ive never had a weld break on me. Mind you i don't build trailer frames......but Ive built many things that get stressed alot.
If i come into some extra spending $$$ i really want to buy a good 220 mig welder like a Lincoln 255 or a miller 350.....but i need to save up some serious scratch to get that.
For thicker metals i use my Lincoln ac/dc reverse polarity stick welder......"Old Shakey".
Shes a good old girl, very dependable and lays down a great weld using rev polarity and 7018 rod. In 16 years of using her Ive never had a weld break on me. Mind you i don't build trailer frames......but Ive built many things that get stressed alot.
If i come into some extra spending $$$ i really want to buy a good 220 mig welder like a Lincoln 255 or a miller 350.....but i need to save up some serious scratch to get that.