110 Volt Welding
Fleet Owner
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: NorCal
Once you can weld, you'll never look at a piece of metal the same way again. It's a skill you can apply over your lifetime.
Body work/fabrication ranges between $80 and $120 per hour depending on where ya are in the US and the specific shop.
But do the math... a welder (and stuff like patching holes and replacing panels/floor pans) pays for itself over a very short time.
But do the math... a welder (and stuff like patching holes and replacing panels/floor pans) pays for itself over a very short time.
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Joined: Apr 2011
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From: El Dorado, Arkansas
The old adage of, "you get what you pay for" greatly applies to tools. You don't have to get the most expensive model welder money can buy but, I would not buy an econo crap box either. My Lincoln 140C isn't a high-end welder but, at the same time, it's not a bargain basement cheapo level machine either.
The better the welder, the easier it will be for you to make better welds and to learn how to weld. Once you have a decent welder and learn how to use it, you'll find there are a lot of things you can do that you wouldn't have been able to do without it. You'll probably find you'll use it a lot more than you think.
The better the welder, the easier it will be for you to make better welds and to learn how to weld. Once you have a decent welder and learn how to use it, you'll find there are a lot of things you can do that you wouldn't have been able to do without it. You'll probably find you'll use it a lot more than you think.
Post Fiend
Joined: Jun 2003
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From: Black Hills of SD
I've been using my first and only wire feed, the Miller 140 for several years. It has limitations but it's been a great little welder. I don't trust it for stuff like frames. I tack stuff up with it and go out to an ancient gasoline powered Lincoln 200 with 7018.
Now that I have 220 in my shop, I might upgrade. I'll keep the 140, ain't worth much used.
Now that I have 220 in my shop, I might upgrade. I'll keep the 140, ain't worth much used.
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Joined: Jan 2010
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JUst want to thank those of you who have posted so far. This is something I have been wanting to buy for some time. I learned to stick weld on an old Lincoln buzz box at the farm as a kid. Dad would set it up and then I would weld up/repair equipment with his help. He is no longer around and I have wanted to learn to use a wire setup. Lots of useful info for those of us not in the know. Keep it flowing!
Tuned
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 303
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From: NW PA
I have a 110V Lincoln 140C on a bottle of 75-25. Works for everything I do except when I needed to move spring perches on the 10.25 Sterling I picked up. I did however use it to tack the perches in place then took them to a fab shop for final welding.
My set up looks very similar to the one Ultra posted.
CStoyer
My set up looks very similar to the one Ultra posted.
CStoyer
Laughing Gas
Joined: Jul 1999
Posts: 1,047
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From: Lacey, WA
Hobart Handler 140 115VAC 60 Hz Welder with bottle of shielding gas.
Youtube taught me how to weld....... and I weld like I was taught how to solder.... "Bigger the glob, better the job"!!!
Just kidding,
Youtube taught me how to weld....... and I weld like I was taught how to solder.... "Bigger the glob, better the job"!!!
Just kidding,
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Joined: Apr 2011
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From: El Dorado, Arkansas
ESABs are Swedish made welders. I have a buddy in Enköping, Sweden that has a '67 Mustang with a turboed fuel injected 289. --I gave him many of the EFI components to convert the 289 to EFI.
All the parts he's fabricated on the Mustang, that required welding, were welded with his ESAB.
All the parts he's fabricated on the Mustang, that required welding, were welded with his ESAB.
Fleet Owner
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: NorCal
Here's ESAB's MIG, TIG, and stick welder...
ESAB Rebel EMP 215ic MIG/TIG/Stick Package 0558102240
Will run on 110v or 220v.
ESAB Rebel EMP 215ic MIG/TIG/Stick Package 0558102240
Will run on 110v or 220v.
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From: Angier, NC
Lincoln think SP135 MIG with gas
Picture shows a Co2 tank that I used up to 2 years ago and went with a Argon mix
I bought it to do sheet metal welding of body panels and does a pretty good job.
I have also used it to weld some heavy stuff like rear axle tubes to the center housing and braced the spring mounts on my drag car axle.
I also had to mod the steering box mount adaptor going from power to man box on drag car.
Trick is to weld a little and let the machine cool down a lot!
As said once you have a welder you will wonder how you ever did with out one.
Dave ----
Picture shows a Co2 tank that I used up to 2 years ago and went with a Argon mix
I bought it to do sheet metal welding of body panels and does a pretty good job.
I have also used it to weld some heavy stuff like rear axle tubes to the center housing and braced the spring mounts on my drag car axle.
I also had to mod the steering box mount adaptor going from power to man box on drag car.
Trick is to weld a little and let the machine cool down a lot!
As said once you have a welder you will wonder how you ever did with out one.
Dave ----
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From: NorCal
I read how-to books, watched a few YouTube videos, bought the Miller 140, and started on small non-vehicle related projects to "skill build".
In a previous life I was an electronics technician and was conditioned that "sparks are bad". I had to unlearn that condition and understand that "sparks are good!"
The basic theory of MIG welding is that you're creating a controlled electrical short which melts a soft, consumable wire which is deposited on the negative side of the circuit... the negative side is what is being welded together. Simple.
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In a previous life I was an electronics technician and was conditioned that "sparks are bad". I had to unlearn that condition and understand that "sparks are good!"
The basic theory of MIG welding is that you're creating a controlled electrical short which melts a soft, consumable wire which is deposited on the negative side of the circuit... the negative side is what is being welded together. Simple.
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Lincoln think SP135 MIG with gas
Picture shows a Co2 tank that I used up to 2 years ago and went with a Argon mix
I bought it to do sheet metal welding of body panels and does a pretty good job.
I have also used it to weld some heavy stuff like rear axle tubes to the center housing and braced the spring mounts on my drag car axle.
I also had to mod the steering box mount adaptor going from power to man box on drag car.
Trick is to weld a little and let the machine cool down a lot!
As said once you have a welder you will wonder how you ever did with out one.
Dave ----
Picture shows a Co2 tank that I used up to 2 years ago and went with a Argon mix
I bought it to do sheet metal welding of body panels and does a pretty good job.
I have also used it to weld some heavy stuff like rear axle tubes to the center housing and braced the spring mounts on my drag car axle.
I also had to mod the steering box mount adaptor going from power to man box on drag car.
Trick is to weld a little and let the machine cool down a lot!
As said once you have a welder you will wonder how you ever did with out one.
Dave ----