the best way to learn to weld, is go and get yourself a welder. either a Mig, stick or Tig and just run bead after bead after bead. try changing positions, left hand, right hand, left to right, right to left, long arc, short arc, speed up or slow down, drag the rod, make horseshoe motions or circles. youll be surprised by how fast you can pick up a technique that works for you, that will make a weld bead look like a pros. for a beginner a wire fed welder (MIG) is the best to learn on. then go to Stick, then Tig.

century 110 MIG welder. someday when money aint so tight..... i will upgrade! the one i have now works for most welding that i do. if i need to weld thicker steel i will grind 45's (make it look like a chisel tip) on the ends of the steel to be welded and build it up flush.

Lincoln 225 weldanpower. 1960's vintage with Wisconsin motor Cub6:.

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Lincon 110 volt Mig and just oicked up a Hobart Stickmate AC/DC at Tractor Supply to weld my FEL project Haven't used a stick in years but am getting better penetration with the hotter machine

Researched and bought this HTP 110v welder. Welds way beyond what would be expected for a 110 welder. It hasn't let me down in about 10 years.

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My old Solar gave up the ship a couple years ago.

Replaced it with a Miller 211 .
GREAT little welder!

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I bought a 90amp welder from harbor freight ( $99.00) & practiced on some junk angle iron, black pipe, & it's paid for itself in the 3 jobs that I had. It's no super duper welder but did the job. I don't ever foresee big welding jobs in my future so it'll do. Bottom line...............

If I can learn to do some simple welding & flow a respectable bead----then ANYONE can. I even did a simple welding job for a friend of mine on his cars tow hitch. I was more thrilled than he was.

NIK,

there's a guy that goes to church with me who is a welder/fab for a living. He's done quite a few things for me. He's the kind that goes out and looks at implements and comes back in a couple days and it looks better than the factory one. Maybe one day... haha.

got an old deuce n a quarter Lincoln stick. use mostly 6011 or 6013 rods. im not a welder by trade, but i get by.

Miller 211 Autoset with the 115/230 switchable plug & the aluminum spool gun. Works awesome for whatever I need. Still learning how to use the spool gun correctly.

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