Came in a little over $400
Gas or Gasless.
Seems to have a lot of options.... now tell me about the terrible purchase I just made, and how I should have bought a Miller or Lincoln.
:rofl:
I bought a welder today.
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Came in a little over $400
Gas or Gasless.
Seems to have a lot of options.... now tell me about the terrible purchase I just made, and how I should have bought a Miller or Lincoln.
:rofl:
Sure as hell did!
I put it together tonight, and I'll see how it compares to the Miller I used the other day.
I put it together tonight, and I'll see how it compares to the Miller I used the other day.
Works very well.
With only some short practice w/o GAS I made some decent looking beads.
I then went on to joining some 2.5"SS pipe... (Eh) heheh, I tried and only about 25% of the job looks good enough to use.
So I'm going to keep trying, then maybe get some gas and switch out the reel.
(I suggest investing in a angle grinder...:rofl
With only some short practice w/o GAS I made some decent looking beads.
I then went on to joining some 2.5"SS pipe... (Eh) heheh, I tried and only about 25% of the job looks good enough to use.
So I'm going to keep trying, then maybe get some gas and switch out the reel.
(I suggest investing in a angle grinder...:rofl
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For those of you who are welders, and have used several types:
What is the real difference between the major name brands, and mine?
I've used Miller wire feed shielding gas welders before... and to me... a beginner, it's the same.
The mechanism inside all looks the same...if not identical.
Just curious that's all.
What is the real difference between the major name brands, and mine?
I've used Miller wire feed shielding gas welders before... and to me... a beginner, it's the same.
The mechanism inside all looks the same...if not identical.
Just curious that's all.
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is the mechanism metal or plastic? Alot of the cheapoff companies use plastic components rather then metal.
I know that's right, I'm a very patient person.IJ. said:Brent: Practice makes perfect
Even though some will call me stubborn, I'd really like to get good with just this flux wire I have. (Gasless)
So far I can control it, and not make such a mess.
Never tried gasless so can't offer any advice other then grab a can of antispatter and give the parts a good coat as this will make the finished job much prettier!
Maybe this is a "Guru- NO NO" but I just take the scraping brush to the welds after I'm done shooting them, and I think they look 10 times beter cleaned that way.IJ. said:
Spatter is definitely not hard with this stuff.
If you have a machined surface close by the spatter can actually weld itself there and the only way to shift it is with a grinder thus ruining the machined surface!
Just a heads up!
Just a heads up!
I think I'd put the head facing down.... as not to get spatter on the machined surface.IJ. said: