MIG WELDER (NEED INFO PLEASE)

HELLO ALL , FAIRLY NEW HERE AND LITTLE NEW TO MINITRUCKING SEEN, I POSTED IN THE NEW MEMBER FORUM

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST BUDGET , GASLESS , MIG WELDER AS WELL AS WHERE TO GET ONE , I LOOKED AT SEARS AND THEY HAVE ONE FOR LIKE $269, LOWES $279 AND WILL LOOK AT HOME DEPOT TOMORROW. ARE THESE LOWER MODEL MIG WELDERS ENOUGH USING FLUX CORE WIRE TO MAKE A SECURE WELD FOR DOING MY BAG SETUP? I CAN'T BE ASSED WITH BUYING GAS FOR ONE UNLESS YOU GUYS KNOW OF A MIG I CAN GET FOR AROUND MY BUDGET THEN I CAN SQUEEZE IN THE GAS. SO ANY INFO WOULD HELP

those welders are typically only good for welding up to 1/8" metal,so basically bodywork and stuff is about all you can do. I wouldn't trust welding a frame or suspension components with one.

I just got a Mastercraft mig welder from Canadian Tire for my birthday. It's gasless,but also has the hookups for gas so I can use it either way. It's a regular 110v plug,so you can plug it into a regular household outlet.

If you want to look it up,the part number is 099-8080-6. It also came with a 4.5" angle grinder. I think it was on for $399 or $499 CDN. I haven't used it yet,but can't wait to try it out since I have some bodywork to do.

So basically to sum up,no those welders won't do the job. You'll need a good one. It's a big investment,but once you have it,you're set and can tackle any job you want.

I just picked up a Hobart 140 for about $425 US shipped. It's made by miller and works great. I just put a tank of 75/25 argon/co2 and it welds nicely. It will do up to 1/4", but you can't do long runs at once. That puts the welder over its duty cycle and takes the chance of burning up the welder. I've done a lot of 3/16 and 1/4 welding with it and it works great. I just give it a break in between welds when I run it full power.

If you can't afford anything like that right now, save up until you can. Remeber you get what you pay for. I wish I had saved a little more and got a 220v machine, but I didn't have 220 in my garage at the time and bought what I needed to get started.

i got a lincoln pro-mig 140 from lowes for a little more than $400...it will weld up to 1/4" & is a 120v welder, you can use flux core, or gas..i could even buy they adapters & such to weld aluminum & stainless with it. i think that they now offer a pro-mig 135 or something like that......a 220v would be more efficient, but this one will do what i need, no more than what i weld.....stick to something like that, a lincoln, hobart, or miller, they all make very good machines....you can find hobarts at tractor supply & sears. i don't know of a place to get miller's except for maybe your local welding supply house.....

hay five nice talkin with you in the phone the other day we used a hobart 140 on my frame and for the 4 link works like a champ it was around 575 with a bottle but we rented it for almost a month so we got a small discount. If you have a welding supply shop in columbus see how much it would cost to rent one for the week or weekend this way you're not spending a shit load on the wrong welder.
Im saving up for a 220v miller with a tig/mig wips and an aluminium spool gun

I HAVE NEW FRIENDS ! LOL THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL THE INPUT , SEEMS LIKE A LARGE INVESTMENT FOR SURE. I KINDA FIGURED THOSE CHEAP ASS SMALL WELDERS WERE NOT ENOUGH FOR FRAMEWORK. I'M STILL DEBATING GETTING ONE THO. I DON'T HAVE 220V AND MY HOUSE IS OLD ONE WITH THE DAM CERAMIC FUSES YOU TWIST IN SO WOULD HAVE TO PAY SOMEONE TO RUN 220V TO MY STORAGE ROOM. I ALSO MAY JUST HOLD OFF TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO BAGGIN IT THE RIGHT WAY AND DO LIKE MIKE SAID AND RENT ONE FOR A WEEKEND . WELL THANKS AGAIN AND I WILL POST WHAT I DECIDE TO GO WITH. PEACE

Glad to see you're taking the advice. If you have those old ceramic fuses you might want to run a new 110 line to where ever you plan on plugging in the welder. With wiring that old its probably not up to par with the current the welder is going to need. My house is fairly new and I ran a new 110v line to my garage with 10g wire and a 30 amp breaker. It made a world of different in the penetration my welds were getting.

I've never worked with the old power box like you have. You might want to look into updating it if you can afford to. If not do some research and make sure the wiring can handle the load the welder will put on it. You might end up burning up the wire and possibly setting your house on fire.

and by the way... you don't need to type in caps.

yea i got a little clarke 110, good heat 1/8 nicely..1/4 she dont realy like...has the hookups for gas but i said screw it when i did my backhalf i tacked it up and had my uncle who works at hamilton steelcar weld it up with a 220 ARCwelder..just to be shure....save a coupple some more and get a nice mig.

As the saying goes "If you don't have time to do it right the first time,when are you going to have time to do it again?"

save up and do it right.