problem with 110 mig is you cant weld very heavy stuff unless its fluxed core that welds a little hotter. go on miller or lincoln website they show you what welder can weld what. then try and find a good used miller or lincoln or even hobart welder. ive had good experiances with those three.

 

Serious question....Do you have a mullet???? Just kidding....lol It is a great idea for a free start.

 

Redneck engineering at its finest love it.

 

If you want a nice starter MiG welder lowes carries a 125 Lincoln flux cored comes with everything to weld out of the box i have this welder and love it it does 1/4 no problem i paid 450 and Lincoln gives you a 3 year warranty don't waste your time on a harbor freight welder if you were thinking about it i bought before i bought the Lincoln biggest piece of crap any thing thicker then 1/4 inch i use my Lincoln 225 stick welder

 

X2 on that welder. Great for building jeep stuff and a pretty good price.

 

1st off, this is the wrong area for this discussion. Belongs in Cherokee chat or advanced, but I will say that i bought my mig welder (A Hobart 135 Handler) on ebay for 235... +100 shipping, so, 335 total, barely used. my first welder. I have welded a good bit in the last few months, including my solid 1/4 inch thick bumper (slight oversight on the weight there) but the welded worked great. It's cheaper than a miller or lincoln, and hasn't let me down yet. Just a side note here.
Good luck with the roof rack.

 

You could make an "extension" cord for your welder if you do run 220. That is what I did for mine. I plug it in where my dryer plugs in and I run the cable to my garage.

 

I'll definitely do that... thanks a lot

lol... I promise I don't... ever post something and then re-visit it later on and think "why did I do that?".... that's what applies here

I've seen the one you're talking about... I'll have to check that out... does it come with the helmet?

well, originally the intent of the thread was fab... but then it died and I revived it to ask the question... so yeah NOW it doesn't belong here ::ATTN: MODS, PLEASE MOVE THIS TO THE APPROPRIATE SECTION::

I've seen hobarts and wondered about them... I'll check into that, thanks.

any danger involved in that at all? It would have to be a really long extension cord - probably a good 30-40 feet


thanks for all the input guys.. you really can find the help you need here

 

I haven't had any problems with my extension cord. My cord is about 50 feet long too. It can be a pain to moe around but it's cheaper and easier than running a 220 line through the wall.

 

thanks, that helps out a lot

now, I'd just have to keep the kids out of the laundry room and hallway goin to the garage

 

all I want to know is who moves and takes the gate with them lol j/k i think it would make a pretty good platform for a rack but do grind off the galvenization at the point you are goin to weld it will make cleaner welds and not be so likely to kill you lol

 

haha... yeah thanks... no, i decided against the gate as a basis - mostly because I need to use it for a fence gate at our new place....

 

couldnt have said it better myself lol