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An aquaintance has this welder and he said he'd sell it to me for $100. It's a year old and sells at Home Depot for about $325. He's moving and cleaning out the garage.
I am a total welding noob and would be doing Harry Homeowner stuff like exhaust repair and small projects (exhaust just fell off the Heep last night...good timing).
Lincoln Electric Handy Mig Welder
Jeeze, for $100 you can't go wrong! You could always flip it here or on Craigslist.
I'd come get it for 100.
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In all honesty, I wouldn't buy one for list price, but for $100 and for what you plan on using it for its not a bad deal. They are not meant to be used to build a trailer or any major projects, but for small repairs on stuff around the house and for a guy trying to learn it wouldn't be a bad buy. Keep in mind that this welder has a very short duty cycle ( I believe its around 30%) and it's not intended to weld thick plate or anything heavy duty. Like rondog said you can always try it out and flip it later.
Great entry level unit. Learn on it , then upgrade. I like a 110V unit for small jobs and portability . You want to do serious stuff, it's not something that will work, especially (as mentioned) with that duty cycle rating.
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The duty cycle of welding machines is very simple. It is how many minutes out of 10 minutes you can weld. 20% duty cycle, you can weld 2 minutes and rest the machine for 8 minutes. 60% duty cycle, 6 minutes welding time out of 10 and so on.
Great for sheet metal work.
Yes
Its a Lincoln for $100..
I do most of my welding with a little Hobart mig welder. There are a few things this one wouldn't handle, but it is sure handy for all the other jobs. The price can't be beat.
Bodywork and exhausts , YES! Buy a bottle of CO2 and go to work.
I've used a very similar one to weld in floor pans into a Jeep Wrangler. For small projects on thin metal, does a great job. For $100, you can't go wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by BushMasterBoy
I have a Lincoln Weld PAK 100 I paid $278 refurbished and the gas regulator kit was another $125. So that is a really good deal, but to get really nice sheetmetal welds you need the CO2 bottle. I paid about $ 100 for the bottle full of CO2 from local Florida AIRGAS.
Cool, thanks guys. Looks like I'll be playing with a new toy in a few days.
I'll second the "set it up with gas" vote. It's much easier to get good welds with gas than with flux cored wire. A lot less smoke and mess too.
Looks like a decent little machine for $100. It will give you a base to launch from.
You also might check out http://www.generalair.com/Training2016.aspx. They run great one day training classes. Very laid back and informative. I don't know who their instructors are down there, but up here in Greeley they hace the local Community College instructors teach the courses.