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Welder for Christmas
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December 17, 2012 - 10:10 am
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I am planning on buying myself a welder for Christmas. I have always used my dads old Lincoln stick welder and I want to buy one for myself. I have some mods planned for our pup and other trailers that I have. What kind of welder do you have or recommend?

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December 17, 2012 - 1:42 pm
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Hey Buddy! I also am planning to buy me a welder to use around the house. I have a big shelter projest which is about 40% complete. My neighbor moved last year that got me started on it. So I need to purchase a mig welder to finish. I am looking at this from Lowes.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_256722.....facetInfo=

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December 17, 2012 - 3:32 pm
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Call me old school Jimmy but I still like the old stick welders. I thought about a wire welder but i dont want to deal with the gas and wire all the time. I grew up useing a welder like this one.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_98103-.....facetInfo=

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December 17, 2012 - 4:36 pm
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Miles, I totally understand! I was looking at using something like I sent you so I didn't have to use 220 volts. From what I am learning, the mig is easier to learn and for 1/4 steel, you don't have to use gas. It would weld cleaner with gas, but not a must do!

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December 17, 2012 - 6:59 pm
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You are correct, "mig" is easier to learn. I like the smoke, smell and mess of the stick. ;D It reminds me of the hours and hours spent with my dad in his welding shop as a kid. I can still hear him saying " boy I tell you what, that's a gorilla weld. Big and ugly but strong!" :thumbup:

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December 28, 2012 - 9:41 am
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Believe it or not, but welding is something I've always wanted to learn. Unfortunately, I do not have any projects on the horizon that require welding.

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December 28, 2012 - 12:11 pm
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Well what did Santa bring? We gotta know... :guitar:

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December 28, 2012 - 5:31 pm
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Well Santa didn't bring a welder. I guess he must have forgotten about it  >:(. One a good note the DW's birthday is in Feburary, I think she may get a welder!! ;D

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December 28, 2012 - 9:18 pm
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uh oh 8)

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December 28, 2012 - 11:00 pm
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[quote author=camp dad link=topic=2124.msg19234#msg19234 date=1356733872]
Well Santa didn't bring a welder. I guess he must have forgotten about it  >:(. One a good note the DW's birthday is in Feburary, I think she may get a welder!! ;D

You'll get her a welder for a birthday and she'll get you a pair of earrings for yours.

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