I have this welder with the gas (75%-25% argon CO2) and I agree with your
buddy... great Home welder... even capable of some larger stuff with a
couple of passes.... as far as sheet metal is concerned this is the welder
I use to do my repairs and wouldn't recommend anything else..
I have owned some smaller stuff and used Flux core and just wasn't happy
with the quality of the weld... and now that Strength of a Race car is the
issue.. I am considering buying a squarewave TIG
oh and taking the welding classes to go with it... I really want to be able
to weld aluminum... and I know there is an adapter or Spool that allows
this to happen... with the SP125 Lincoln I just want a tig...
Keith Turk
Austin Healey 100, Bugeye, Box sprites, Bonneville Camaro ( Land Speed
Racer)
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> From: BILL <billh@aaai.com>
> To: 'Patton Dickson' <kpdii@mindspring.com>
> Cc: 'Spridgets' <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: Welder Update
> Date: Monday, July 19, 1999 11:56 AM
>
> I had this exact welder. Purchased from Harbor Freight. Doesn't do sheet
> metal very well due too the flux core wire. Works great for thicker
> stuff though. I'm looking into a full gas equipped MIG. My journeyman
> welder buddy recommended the Lincoln SP125 as the best all around home
> welder and said it will last for years. He says the Lincoln Mig Paks are
> not made as well as the SPs. I'm also looking at the Hobart that Sears
> sells.
>
> Bill Hunt
> 64 MKII - Herbytoy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patton Dickson [mailto:kpdii@mindspring.com]
> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 1999 2:28 PM
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Welder Update
>
> OK, while we are talking about welders, does the
> description below sound
> like a setup I could use? I can't tell if this is
> really a MIG welder, or
> something that is supposed to imitate it. I know that
> whatever this is it
> would be a lightweight, but I will need one for
> bodywork.
>
> ---------------------------------------------
> New in box,MIG FLUX-CORED WIRE WELDER Everything You
> Need to Plug In and
> Weld Designed to use self-shielding flux-cored welding
> wire, eliminating any
> need for gas and regulators required by standard MIG
> welders. Factory
> reconditioned factory perfect. Manufacturer: Chicago
> Electric Welding
> Systems Dual heat settings: 40/65 amps Duty cycle: 65
> amps @ 15% 40 amps @
> 18%
>
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