Hi,
The 20% duty cycle is not necessarily a problem. Like other respondents, I
have a Lincoln WeldPak 110 with the MIG conversion. It works fine for
doing bodywork on Triumphs. I have had mine for about 4 years and I am
also very satisfied. In fact, after I bought it and used, I've come up
with hundreds of other uses for it.
The important factor for a welder is how good the wire feed is. A cheap
welder will give you lots of problems with the wire feed, a good one is
easier to setup and once setup will work just fine.
The one thing to consider when getting into welding is that you will out
of necessity need a lot of other tools. One such tool is an angle grinder.
Get the best angle grinder you can, in either 4" or 4.5". Also get lots of
grinding/cutting disks and last but not least a cup and wheel type wire
brushes for the grinder. You won't believe how much you will use the
grinding tools once you start doing rust repairs.
Last - identify a local welding supply place ofor getting wire, grinding
wheels, gas etc. If you're doing a real lot of work, you'll visit this
place quite regularly.
rml
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