Cute, little guy. NASCAR edition welder, should I pick this up?
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Cute, little guy. NASCAR edition welder, should I pick this up?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...5583&rd=1&rd=1
Besides the fact it's a nascar edition :gay: ...
I'm back and forth on this one. Is this thing overpriced or am I being a cheap SOB? It's in AZ so I could pick it up. The garage only has 110 available. Basically this would build my exhaust. It'll kick *** at that right? My experience consists of using the all-mighty ***-kicking welders at school, never used a small machine.
Buying used when it comes to welders. Good idea? Guess I'll just bring my helmet..
Besides the fact it's a nascar edition :gay: ...
I'm back and forth on this one. Is this thing overpriced or am I being a cheap SOB? It's in AZ so I could pick it up. The garage only has 110 available. Basically this would build my exhaust. It'll kick *** at that right? My experience consists of using the all-mighty ***-kicking welders at school, never used a small machine.
Buying used when it comes to welders. Good idea? Guess I'll just bring my helmet..
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Yes sir. So you're saying it's a bit overpriced yes? Maybe just not worth to chance it when I could get a new one for a couple hundred more. I really dislike it when the seller starts the bidding at some predetermined reserve price. It's kind of like saying, "since the bidding will never get this high, I'll just start it there.."
Maybe if it came with a matching NASCAR jacket?
Maybe if it came with a matching NASCAR jacket?
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No doubt 220 is the way to go. I'm on my second 110 mig. My first was a refurb campbell hausfeld ($250) that lasted about 5 years. It got me through the engine swap, but just barely. Tranformer started to go and it got to where I couldn't weld exhaust on the highest heat setting. I just picked up a new Clarke 110 (another cheapie) with a spool gun for aluminum. I've run a few beads of aluminum and they look a amaingly good. IMO if you can pick up a like new MIG 110 for $250 and it's a name brand, you're doing well.
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not sure how safe it was drawing that much current but with big enough wire, I'm sure it's fine.
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I'll get a 220 when I get a new garage. My garage is 30ft. from the house, and the dryer is three floors up in the front. I need the power company to run an extension cord for me.
I recommend buying a cheap 110 MIG for anybody who even has the least bit interest in metal work. Even the 90amp Harbor Freight $200 unit is capable for most 'hobby' welding.
I recommend buying a cheap 110 MIG for anybody who even has the least bit interest in metal work. Even the 90amp Harbor Freight $200 unit is capable for most 'hobby' welding.
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my parents house had 220 for the dryer just inside the garage door to the house. my dad took it upon himself to make a giant 220V extension cord to use his old school stick welder for building race cars in the garage. back in the late 60s.
not sure how safe it was drawing that much current but with big enough wire, I'm sure it's fine.
not sure how safe it was drawing that much current but with big enough wire, I'm sure it's fine.
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Although expensive, there are 110/220 machines available which would be ideal.
If the guy takes 250-275 cash i'm getting it.
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Running an extension cord like that is fine and you can run it for any decent length without worrying about any problems. Just make sure that you have a lower gauge for long runs. The equation for resistance in a length of wire is:
resistance = coefficient of resistance for that metal x (length / cross-sectional area)
So the thicker wire the more reduces the importance of length. I'm not sure what the constant for copper is, but it doesn't matter because it is....constant. The only time extension cords become dangerous is when you start daisy chaining stuff on them because it increases the resistance.
I personally am gonna get one of those ac/dc inverter tigs that go for like $700-800. They are the cheapest ac/dc tigs and I have heard very positive reviews about them on various forums. From what ive read people can use them nonstop under like 120A. So its very efficient and runs pretty cool.