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Bandit

05-06-2003 12:49:40

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This should be the last welder question for awhile... Has anybody here ever used Campbell Hausfeld welders? Likes/dislikes? Also what would the minumum size you would buy(amps and volts.)?

Or if you have any other welders you would recomend. It would be for occasional light duty repairs, nothing too heavy.

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Mike

05-11-2003 19:19:51

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Re: Welding help...... in reply to Bandit, 05-06-2003 12:49:40

Whatever you buy dont scrimp, if you do you will regret it. save your pennies and get a Lincoln or Miller and you will never be disatisfied. personally i have a Lincoln sp-250 and a Licoln square wave 175(lovem both), i have also used Millers and they are very good quality machines.
just my opinion but forget wally world, harbor freight etc. you get what you pay for.

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T_Bone

05-07-2003 14:53:13

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Re: Welding help...... in reply to Bandit, 05-06-2003 12:49:40

i Bandit,

I like buyig name brand in welding machines. Much easier to get parts if needed. Can't go wrong with Miller or Lincoln.

I just bought my son a Miller Thunderbolt XL AC/DC with infinate amperage control, $405 Nice machine for the money with good arc stability. 20% duty cycle and your not going to find much more in the cheap machines. Just let the machine cool between rods.

Lincoln uses a 15amp set dial jump. Nothing worng with that but a infinate amp adjust is far more usable.

T_Bone

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Mark from Genoa

05-06-2003 17:25:48

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Re: Welding help...... in reply to Bandit, 05-06-2003 12:49:40

For occational use I would buy the Lincoln 225 stick welder as other have mentioned. It is big enough to handle all the repairs I do around my place. They are also common enough to find a good deal on a used box.
I paid $30 for mine, but I did have to buy a new $10 ground clamp. I often see them sell for $50 at auctions.

If you have not welded much I would also recommend you take a class at a local vo-tech. I took one in the evenings, for 10 classes. It made the learning process go much quicker. I also took a pottery class and let me tell you the women in the pottery class were alot better looking.

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Miss Grundy

05-07-2003 04:39:59

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Re: Re: Welding help...... in reply to Mark from Genoa, 05-06-2003 17:25:48

You have been in the wrong welding class. I took welding at the local (Western Arkansas) Vi-Tech school. I am 5-2 weigh 122 and am 34C have long blonde hair. Single now. Anything better in the pot making class?

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Frank M.

05-07-2003 18:46:36

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Re: Re: Re: Welding help...... in reply to Miss Grundy, 05-07-2003 04:39:59

Would you be willing to visit Texas? I'm trying to learn to weld, and could sure use some private tutoring.

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05-07-2003 16:20:40

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Re: Re: Re: Welding help...... in reply to Miss Grundy, 05-07-2003 04:39:59

You just struck my arc! :-)

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Miss Grundy

05-07-2003 17:48:23

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Welding help...... in reply to mj, 05-07-2003 16:20:40

Make multi passes?????

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05-08-2003 15:36:38

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Welding help...... in reply to Miss Grundy, 05-07-2003 17:48:23

Absolutely!

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KEG

05-07-2003 14:32:12

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Re: Re: Re: Welding help...... in reply to Miss Grundy, 05-07-2003 04:39:59

Let me know when you plan to take another welding class. I might just have to move to Arkansas to learn a little more about welding and site seeing! Seriously, it is great to hear about young women working metal.

KEG

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Bill 52 8n

05-07-2003 13:21:40

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Re: Re: Re: Welding help...... in reply to Miss Grundy, 05-07-2003 04:39:59

Beats anything in my welding classes, we got nothin you'd want to look at. Have to take nursing classes to get close.

Like james mentioned, check out the duty cycle, The smaller machines only have a 20% duty cycle. If your doing somethin big (multiple passes), you have to wait for the welder to cool or risk melting the innards of your machine.

Bill

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James In MO

05-06-2003 16:06:42

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Re: Welding help...... in reply to Bandit, 05-06-2003 12:49:40

I have to think back now but I htink just about all welders have either Miller or Lincoln guts in them with the exception being Esab. I have a Miller ACDC 235AC and 150DC and it is the best small machine I have ever used. You can do so much more with DC than you can with AC but that is my opinion. I personally don't think I would buy a small wire machine of any brand if you are going to do MIG go with a big machine you have no liits besides duty cycle other than that go with at least the lincoln 225 AC

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Bill 52 8n

05-06-2003 15:06:30

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Re: Welding help...... in reply to Bandit, 05-06-2003 12:49:40

Personally I would not by a CH or Century or other small name welder. The ones I have use are too under-powered to weld much. The smallest welder I would get would be a Miller/Lincoln/Hobart 135 mig, otherwise I would get a 180 amp stick machine.

Bill

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two bit

05-06-2003 15:06:27

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Re: Welding help...... in reply to Bandit, 05-06-2003 12:49:40

Bandit,
I would recommend looking at daytonamig.com. I have had one of their fab155 models for about 2 years now and it has been a good welder around the ranch. I have probably run about 50lbs of flux core wire through it so far without any problems. It takes standard tips that can be bought at any welding supply. They have always answered any questions I have had by phone or e-mail.

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chris

05-06-2003 14:45:37

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Re: Welding help...... in reply to Bandit, 05-06-2003 12:49:40

Has anyone used a Firepower wire welder from Victor? Good or bad thoughts, seen a 200 amp for $1200.

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Matthew

05-06-2003 13:14:05

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Re: Welding help...... in reply to Bandit, 05-06-2003 12:49:40

I have had no experience with the campbell hausfeld welders. I would like to think that they would probably be pretty good welders for occasional use. The only downfall that I see to them is that the two models sold here at Wally world are not very big and will not weld very big stuff.

If I was going to buy a flux-cored arc welder(wire) then I would probably go with the CH. However, if you are looking for a stick welder. Then your best bet would be to get a Lincoln AC-225. Its capabilities are almost endless. It is also a quality product.

However, if you are just starting to weld, then the CH wire welder would be the best for you to start on. Just my opinion.

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Ben in KY

05-06-2003 13:19:30

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Re: Re: Welding help...... in reply to Matthew, 05-06-2003 13:14:05

I think Lowes has the AC-225 Lincoln for 237.00 or something like that right now. If you only have one welder for occasional use, it is the best for the money.

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