The 220 is a multiprocess machine, but it also has HQ start, not just lift arc. It also can weld up to 220 amps, not just 200. If anything, it can certainly replace your SW. That said, the MillerMatic 252 is a very good MIG box. I have the older MM200 and it welds great on all processes, but not al...

I am interested in buying the new Amico 2019 model stick welder for running 6010 root passes on pipe. This is their new improved 2019 Model with improved 6010 functionality for $200. No, I don't want to just run 6011 instead. Anyone tried it ...? MMA-200, 200 Amp Stick ARC DC Inverter Welder, IGBT D...

You just saved me from buying 3 aluminum baseball bats. I am going to look for one of these scrap yards. I've just never been to one, but there has to be one I could visit across the Mississippi River in Port Allen, LA. I'll have to ask about this drop shipment of 1/8" diamond plate or somethin...

I was just trying to collect some aluminum pieces that I could practice on, later. Sometimes I see kids aluminum baseball bats for sale, maybe an aluminum stove top pressure cooker, or crappy old golf clubs. I don't even know what kind of metal that is. Maybe some of this is stainless? Anyway, I wou...

I took this picture of the serial # but still haven't been able to figure out which model year. It actually took me a long time to find that sucker, it was hidden. I have the fuse located on the left side of the faceplate. So with the Hot Start, it should be positioned almost exactly on the same rel...

Miller sent me the manual "iom340_ K202691-L230930.pdf" which shows a Miller. My Serial begins with a "K", but I still don't know if we are the same age. I'm glad I had the machine set right. I photographed my test bead settings on the machine for 1/8" E6010 and was wonderin...

thank you... the AC/DC tombstone has been returned and is currently up for sale, along with 2 AC welders. I have a couple of old electrode holders I had previously saved from the trash bin that I'm going to use for now. They are the same style. I'm still trying to repair these leads and then I'll ha...

I did buy the welder 900 lbs of awesome for $300.00 down in New Orleans. It was heavier than what I had counted on with what I believe is a 40 gallon non-detachable cooling tank, so I didn't know if I would make it home to Baton Rouge. We almost drained out all the old coolant and were forced to cut...

I only dipped the old 6010. If you google you will see it. Lincoln electrodes are nice, I'll not buy any more Hobart. I want to hold a tight 6010 arc, but without DIG I stick at the amperage I want to run, so I get pissed. I don't always clean either, not for practice. If I hit a little bump in the ...

I tried the picnic umbrella thing, but it kept blowing over. I tied it down and kept tripping on the lines, just about fell on my face. I also thought, because everybody likes pancakes, to attach a piece of cardboard to the back of the hood somehow (epoxy painted). It doesn't have to be very big. I ...

A new idea came to me last night, while I slept. It sounds stupid, but will probably work real good. I don't know how to explain it, but it begins with an elcheapo external aluminum framed boyscout backpack, with all the bags taken off. With a couple of light weight extensions added, coming off the ...

Awesome, I get to check some 6010 beads. Which machine did you use? I started to get really pissed at that tombstone and haven't used it for a couple of days. I'm trying to get something better. I figured out that if you use old hobart electrodes, you have to have 3 sharpened chipping hammers becaus...

Has anyone tried Barbequed 7018's?
It seemed like a good idea at the time ...

I saw someone welding on some cast iron and they first barbequed that sucker, so I thought it might work for drying out some 7018?

$300.00 If it is setup for TIG with a footpedal and everything works properly. I found a deal on a 900lb monster, but I wasn't looking for a monster. The $300 offer will soon be gone, so this is just for a few days. Yes, I want to be able to TIG with a HF unit as well as stick. i.e. I can't pay $300...

6010 downhill? .... if I practice that, I might forget and try it on my test and bomb that sucker. :o I know that's what the pipeliners do, but I don't think that complies with the weld test requirements in Louisiana. Michael mbmalone, Most people run 6010 downhill if I remember correctly and 7018 u...

Can anyone help identify this welder. I know it's a Lincoln IdealArc of some sort, but can it do DC?
What is that red box on top? What would it be worth?
I'm not looking for another Buzz Box.

I will have to check some of these projects. Welcome to the forum. Hello everyone, I'm a self taught welder/woodworker/ect working in the creative industry in The Netherlands. At our studio we design and fabricate furniture, lighting and interior projects. We started our metal workshop in 2013. Some...

I think the light is mostly coming in on both sides of the hood. I am thinking of finding some thin dark material that can attach across the back of the hood, side to side. Something thin enough that it will just bunch on my neck when I lift the hood, without getting in the way. Maybe just use two l...

I didn't say they were sissy's, but I don't think they wear those at home around normal people who might not understand those kooky looking things. I would use one in the backyard, they probably work real good. The collapsible movie projector screen from the goodwill idea sort of backfired on me. :?...

I still want to look cool while I'm welding, come on .... that's embarrassing. I've been using a big sheet of some kind of coated strofoam insulation of some sort from homedepot which I have bungeed to the side of a ladder. I hope that crap doesn't catch on fire. I was reading the fine print and it ...

I'm a Virgo, so my birthday will soon be here. Just sayin' ....

MinnesotaDave wrote:Also this one:
the Arc Shield 513

I appreciate all the replies. @MinnesotaDave That's one cool ass welding helmet. I forgot about the UV rays coming through the clear faceplate, cooking my face. Back to a regular hood and some clear lens doggles to block out all the surrounding reflected light. Maybe the hood just doesn't fit my hea...

When I lift my head from the weld I get sick from the blurr and motion. If I looked over the top of the glasses, I would risk getting chips and slag in my eyes and would not be able to see anything unless I was wearing distance only contacts in both eyes at the same time. There is no easy solution t...

I'm not sure if it will fit in my Harbor Freight electrode holder, but maybe if I file out a little V-groove :? I stopped by the LWS today an saw this laying against the wall. I have seen electrodes like this in pictures but never in real life. Anyway it is a Weld Mold 540 around 3/4" thick. -J...

I don't want any Buzz boxes. Sometimes they try to hide the fact that they are AC only welders, they don't clearly state it. I want a Lincoln IdealArc 250 with an AC/DC switch. I saw a DialArc 250 somewhere, but that thing is just too big. I think it was $300 and a few hours away, looked like someon...