You might also consider a similar sized Miller unit as well. The main advice I give friends is if you have 220 in your shop/garage buy a 220 welder. I feel you...
7018 is a great, easy to run rod with good strength and cuts through surface rust and paint well. That's why I recommended it. I'm in the construction...
That's a decent unit, but if you are farming and have access to 220 I suggest more along the lines of a 210 or 250. Also, if buying a Lincoln make sure it is...
... 7018 is not an easy to run rod. Not when compared to 6013 or 7014. The 7018 electrodes are too hard to start on a home machine. If you're using an...
A 210 or 250 is above my hobby budget. The spool gun for aluminum for the 180 is under $200 ... From: MazdaMulishaFool To: welding_group@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
... Despite the fact that I have a Miller 250MP (big, microprocessor-controlled MIG machine) and several stick machines in the 200+ ampere range, the welder I...
The Harbor Freight 110 volt unit plugged into an outlet four inches from a 50 amp breaker in a circuit breaker box fed by 4-0 wire would not weld. Yeah, the...
... Sorry, I was referring to the 110V Hobart. I have never used a Harbor Freight unit, but I haven't heard many good things. ... Even if you can get power...
just remember the old saying you get waht you pay for, I am still saving for a new spoolgun for my Miller 251 I bought 2 yeas ago. William Bates Sedro-Woolley,...
BUT one has to have the $$$ to pay. When you are on a fixed income those $$$ are hard to come by. Living expenses take precedence ofve hobby funds. ... From:...
Oh Yeah been there done that one before William Bates 3234 State Route 9 Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284 ... From: metalworker.mike To: welding_group@yahoogroups.com ...
Ok, well 6013 is known for it's slag inclusion if I'm not correct. I was referring to welding adaptors on or grinding cracks out and rewelding, the 6013 will...
... Actually 6013 has very thin slag. No problems. ... Well, it would depend on the adapters in question... the 6013 would probably be just fine, but it's...
In a message dated 11/1/2006 7:54:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, metalworker.mike@... writes: Farmers weld a lot more mild steel than anything else... I...
Mr. Martin, Thank ya, I am stiil in Surabaya and hunting the jobs. May be you give me some information about Welding Engineer jobs specially in Kalimantan,...
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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the welding_group group: How did you get your skills as a welder? o Tech/Community college o On the job...
I'm curious to know how people got there knowledge and welding skills. I personally learned in high school and around grampa's shop, then 12 years later I find...
What I do have knowledge of includes a bit of all categories. Started with some training in an automotive tech school. Worked as a welder for a short time on...
... How do you answer the poll with your background? You learned three different ways (four if you have a job welding) which makes it a bit tricky to nail it...
Hi, Could some body post the plans or give me a website to look at. I am kind of inetrested in building a tube bender. Or does some body have the plans to take...
I'm in my 2nd semester in the welding tech program at one of the community colleges around here, and I'm loving it! Taking some theory along with the ...
... skills. ... 12 ... three ... Mike It was hard to breakdown the answers to four. I didn't want a huge amout of answers, that's why I put the Other on the...
Heh, good breakdown of tig welding. Probably a little of both... learning how to work with metal in an artistic sense drew me to welding. On the 'industry'...
