newbury
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You really should talk to Mark@Everlast.
In a prior life I used to stick weld a lot. A couple years back my girl friend asked me to patch a well expansion tank that had sprung a leak. She had one of the little 110v mig welders that you're looking at. I couldn't do it. It was embarrassing. I kept sticking wire and ended up with something that looked like a hedgehog was hiding in the tank. Your results may be varied.I previously had an Everlast stick/? that I was very happy with, never got beyond stick.
Farm sold, only need light duty but would like flexibility.
With a 400 dollar budget, what else should I be looking at?
No aluminum. Want something easier and less skill demanding than rods. Which I barely mastered.
Ready for new machine and different way of welding steel.
may I assume I want something with a spool of wire inside?
Is there an Everlast equivalent to this:
I remember buying welding rods these folks made
thanks Drew
Thanks, the gen has a big rv 50 amp 240V output, plus another 240V 30 amp circuit. I can use eitherI doubt that you really want to run a generator just to weld at home. Maybe today's welders do better on 110v, IDK, but when I was shopping some years ago, 220v was apparently way better back then.
Has welder technology gotten better to the point that 110v 15a is really enough for say 3/16 material without a limited duty cycle kicking in? I had a cheapo 110v welder years ago. Got tired of being able to weld for so little time and went to a Hobart 187 on 220v. Never an issue since.
I certainly was happy with my Everlast welder, and I think I talked to Mark back then.You really should talk to Mark@Everlast.
Maybe that's what you need an old Lincoln.wondering if it's a tombstone buzzbox whose patent expired 50 years ago.
Comments from a cheapskate amateur, I recognize you are looking for quality and willing to pay for it:Apron, gloves, helmet, a spool of wire with the welder, maybe a rolling stand. Had one of those before, very handy.
And of course a good Bosch hand grinder with a big stack of flap disks
Welding sticks seem to get stale or get moisture in them May I assume MIG doesn't do that?