dustertogo
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I'm a non-welder and wanting to buy a small mig welder to play with and hopefully get to the point of being able to use it for small/light jobs. Any recommendations?
Yes, 110v and I have good power hook up.Hobart is a pretty good brand. I have a Craftsmen that was my Grandfathers, I think it was made by Lincoln. Buy a good shield, grinder, welding blanket and gloves. The ability to use inner shield wire is nice if you need to weld in a windy area. MIG doesn't like air flow across the weld area.
Do you have good power? We're talking a 110v one right?
Is it easier to get the hang of it with the shielding gas or the shielded wire?Hobart is a pretty good brand. I have a Craftsmen that was my Grandfathers, I think it was made by Lincoln. Buy a good shield, grinder, welding blanket and gloves. The ability to use inner shield wire is nice if you need to weld in a windy area. MIG doesn't like air flow across the weld area.
Do you have good power? We're talking a 110v one right?
Gas.Is it easier to get the hang of it with the shielding gas or the shielded wire?
Is it easier to get the hang of it with the shielding gas or the shielded wire?
gasIs it easier to get the hang of it with the shielding gas or the shielded wire?
A Hobart 140 and A Miller 211 are small. They aren't chap, but they are small, easy to use and will give excellent results. That is what I thought he meant he was interested in. Maybe I am wrong?Here I thought the thread title was "small welder". lol
Well no, I don't think you're wrong....it's just when I see "small welder" I think 120v. But then I could be wrong, too. lolA Hobart 140 and A Miller 211 are small. They aren't chap, but they are small, easy to use and will give excellent results. That is what I thought he meant he was interested in. Maybe I am wrong?
Well no, I don't think you're wrong....it's just when I see "small welder" I think 120v. But then I could be wrong, too. lol
Let me encourage you to NOT try to learn how to weld with flux wire. I know really good welders who struggle to get nice welds with flux wire. I ran out of gas in the middle of something once and switched to flux wire. I struggled with it for about 20 minutes and then went and filled my bottle.