ok so I read through the other thread where another member talked about how he wanted a better welder.. well Im on a super tight budget ! and I just need something to get started. the biggest project on my list is to add a notch to my truck.. everything else will be like sheed metal and things that are not important.. like its not gunna kill me while im driving if the weld breaks !... anyways the welder has to be purchased through sears, since im paying with gift cards.. heres a few I think may work for me... http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00920580000P?prdNo=39&blockNo=39&blockType=G39 http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SPM256672924P?prdNo=88&blockNo=88&blockType=G88
this ones over a hundred bucks off.. look decent ?? http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SPM1189818201P?prdNo=79&blockNo=79&blockType=G79 this ones 160 amp cheap and looks like junk... http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SPM214242880P?prdNo=17&blockNo=17&blockType=G17
Oof, while sheet metal is not impossible to weld with a stick, it definitely isn't for a beginner. The basic stick welder is not much more than a transformer and maybe a rectifier (if it's a DC welder), so there isn't much cost until you start adding features.
Try to get a MIG welder in my opinion much easier to learn to weld with an easier clean up of welds plus welds look alot better IMO.
I have the first one. Bought it at home depot cheeps. Works better IMO then a Hobart gas mig they have at work, with flux core wire. Miller and Hobart are some good name brands, those 3rd and 4th ones looked pathetically cheap, but what do I know. But a 110V welder would have a hard time welding frame like you have in mind. Just doesnt have the nuts.
hell id just get an oxy-acetylene setup then you can cut with it also and its not too hard to weld with and its perfect for sheet metal
cool. I think ill be getting that first one for sure... do you think it would handle a notch or straight up no... If I can get it welded, then the old frame cut out, and drive it accross the street for my neighbor to perfect it with his 220 miller... so your saying no 110v will handle the load ?
Yeah seriously, a 110 will have no balls whatsoever to even bite the factory frame. now when i used that 220... oh my gawd that was awwhhmazing.
Bro, like i said with your budget i would seriously get an oxyactylene cutting torch combo. you can weld up to 1 inch thick fairly easy with the right tip. that 110 will be a waste of money bro and i garauntee the welds from that will look like cheetos and dog ****
