I have had no serious problems MIG welding 1/4" steel plate pieces
with my Hobart Handler 120, -.023" wire and "C25" gas. It isn't fast
with multiple passes but it has held up and actually looks pretty
good, too. I wouldn't want to do it every day for 4 hours a day but
for occasional stuff it has not been a problem.
I would only use flux core for welding outdoors in a breeze or if I
were out of gas. I agree about buying your own cylinder and
exchanging it when empty. Probably a good idea to buy a bigger
cylinder than you first think :-)
-Roland
On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:25:06 -0700 (PDT), Doug Braun wrote:
::One point about Flux-core vs Gas: With the wire sizes
::used by 120 volt welders, you can weld stuff only up
::to about .100" thick. To do thicker stuff, you will
::have to switch over to flux-core. So if you plan to
::weld mostly things like angle iron and reasonably
::heavy tubing, and not thinner sheet metal, you may use
::the gas only a small part of the time.
::
::Also, if you want gas, you should just buy a cylinder.
::
::Also also, I have a good 120 volt welder, and for me,
::there has been almost nothing that it was too small
::for. Make sure you have available a 120 volt outlet
::on a 20-amp circuit, that is close to the main panel.
::If you must run a new 120-volt circuit a long distance
::to the garage, consider upgrading to 10-gauge wire, to
::minimize the voltage drop.
::
::Doug
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