AlbatrossCafe
First Fill-Up (of many)
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- Western WA
Hey ya'll. I've had situations pop up over the last few years where a welder would be a nice-to-have. Situations range from small applications (fixing a crack in my coilbucket, welding a tab to a bumper) to occasional medium-sized projects (building legs for a bench) mixed in. Nothing too fancy.
I took a welding class in high school about 12 years ago and found that wire-feed welding is pretty hard to mess up. I don't want to mess with TIG/stick welds. So here are my questions...
I took a welding class in high school about 12 years ago and found that wire-feed welding is pretty hard to mess up. I don't want to mess with TIG/stick welds. So here are my questions...
- I'm interested in MIG welding with gas and flux-core gasless welding. For the welders do both, is it as simple as adjusting a setting and plugging in a gas line when you want to switch?
- What size welder would be sufficient as a "one size fits all" package... I'm thinking 140?
- Is a Harbor Freight special worth it, or should I spring for better? E.g. https://www.harborfreight.com/MIG-140-Professional-Welder-with-120-Volt-Input-64804.html