Small mig welder

i picked up an eastwood welder on craigslist a while ago, and i love it


as far as learning, i started with a 220 miller unit with gas at my place of employment
they had put in a mezzanine without pulling a permit and as a result someeone had to weld trusses in to make properly load bearing
i got volunteered to weld that up, and though i wouldnt stand under the north east corner of it, by the time the project was done i was pretty decent welder

as far as the eastwood is concerned, i havent found a cheap bottle yet so im using "shielded wire" also knows as flux core, and i like it

as others have mentioned, when you weld with gas you need to put in a little more prep time to get a good weld, but it will be a nicer looking weld when you are done

flux core, you clean the ground and the very first spot and then weld through paint rust bondo, whatever is on there...all while there is a lever 4 hurricane blowing