Patton,
I would stongly recommend looking into what the local community college
or art studio has in the way of classes. This will show you what to
expect from a welder in relation to what your goals are before you buy
one and spend a lot of frustrating attempts at making a great weld and
not knowing if the welder is the problem or if the wire feed speed or
voltage is not settings are wrong. This unit might be just fine for
your purposes but you won't know until after you have learned how. You
also have the advantage of seeing how it is done right and being able to
ask questions... like why is it spattering rather than flowing? I
found a class in my area that taught gas as well as MIG and it was well
worth it. I would not have made good choices if I had bought first.
Good luck,
Bill Hook, Seattle
'57 TR3
>I want to learn to weld and I want a welder. I don't have much money to get
>into this. Harbor Freight has just put one of their MIG welders on sale for
>$174.99. That is in my range! I also know that their stuff can be junk.
>
>Here is the info...
>
>87 AMP, 115 VOLT FLUX AND MIG WELDER
>For mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. Weld with gas or perform flux
>cored gasless operations.
>
> * Welding current range: 25 to 87 amps
> * Input: single phase 115 volts, 60 Hz
> * Open voltage: 19 to 30
> * Duty cycle: 20% @ 75 amps, 45% @ 50 amps
> * Draws 21 amps @ 120 volts
> * Weldable wires: 0.023'' to 0.035'' steel and stainless steel, 0.030''
>to 0.035'' aluminum, 0.030'' flux-cored
>
>Includes: 2 lb. spool of flux cored wire, handheld face shield, brush
>hammer, fuse power line; Weight: 55.8 lbs.
>
>I know that a certain percent of people on this list will say, this is about
>the best I can afford, is this "pile of junk" worth the risk?
>
>Patton
>
>Patton Dickson - Richmond, TX
>'57 A-H 100-Six - http://Austin-Healeys.com
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