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Old 10-12-2010, 02:24 PM
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TheRabbit
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Rudy, do yourself a favor and get the 220 volt Lincoln ST 180. In the long run you will like it a lot better than the smaller 110v welder.
http://www.mylincolnelectric.com/Cat...t.aspx?p=59619

You can buy it (ST 180 or any of the small lincoln welders) from Lowes or Home Depot. Would make a great Christmas gift for him.I bought one last year, it was on sale and a display model ( took off another $50) for something like $550 with a cart.
Do yourself and him a favor. Get an automatic darkening helmet. It'll make learning a lot easier. Harbor Freight has some for $50.
If you don't at least get a full face helment.
You do need a good open area to weld, but you can't have a fan (or wind) blowing directly on you or the tip while mig welding which means you are kinda limited to welding inside with a mig.
You can change the wire to a flux core if you need to, but that's probably beyond what your asking.

The small welders are ok for most things you want to do around the house or racing stuff, but nothing like at least a 250amp Miller or Lincoln welder.
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