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Hey, I saw a Licoln 300 AMP AC welder in the paper for $225.
Good deal or not?
TIA,
Jake Harsha
Hunt Technologies
Pequot Lakes, MN
Good deal or not?
TIA,
Jake Harsha
Hunt Technologies
Pequot Lakes, MN
I've done quite a bit of stick welding on my old man's 400 amp Lincoln and a little bit on his 110-volt Argon/whatever wirefeeed welder. But I'm no expert.Originally posted by Skitzo:
<STRONG>not much info there...is it a stick/mig/tig welder? what's the duty cycle? what do you plan on doing with it? have you ever welded? if you haven't welded, i doubt you'd need 300 amps right off the bat.</STRONG>
uhh ever heard of carbon arc? I can cut through probably realistically 8" w/ a 300 amp arc w/ a carbon arc setup... Cleaner cheaper and safer than any oxy setup. would you rather buy a $100 carbon arc or regulators, hoses, tips, bottles, etc, etc... you decide. <IMG SRC="smilies/idea.gif" border="0">Originally posted by Skitzo:
<STRONG>stick for cutting? man, that's a way to burn up a rod. try oxy/a - works much better. unless you can get a plasma cutter - lotsa fun!!</STRONG>
Uh yeah, I know.Originally posted by Skitzo:
<STRONG>stick for cutting? man, that's a way to burn up a rod. try oxy/a - works much better. unless you can get a plasma cutter - lotsa fun!!</STRONG>
Isn't any stick welding a good way to burn a rod? <IMG SRC="smilies/rolleyes.gif" border="0">Originally posted by Skitzo:
<STRONG>stick for cutting? man, that's a way to burn up a rod. </STRONG>
OK FINE THEN! <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/thefinger.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/thefinger.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/thefinger.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/thefinger.gif" border="0">Originally posted by Skitzo:
<STRONG>ok, maybe you didn't notice that was sort of a joke - carbon arc cutting uses a NONCONSUMABLE electrode (last i heard) and is not the same as what i was talking about. so, if thats "stick welding", then no, you don't burn a lot of rod. you CAN cut with a consumable electrode, and it fries the rod really, really fast - which is what i was referring to.
so, uh, maybe you guys missed the point. jeez, lighten up!</STRONG>