It's actually a Lincoln SP 125 plus. It rocks ! I've put plenty of wire
through it, built the entire chassis with it, and no complaints. My
recommendations for setting up the unit would be to get a large bottle of
your 75/25 mix (CO2-Argon a.k.a. Stargon, Stargold, Goldgas..) Get a good
flow meter (not the BS little regulator they recommend for it) and use 10
lb. spools of wire. When you set the welder up, make sure it's on a good
circuit that has at least 10 gauge wire running from your breaker panel to
the outlet, preferably a dedicated circuit just for the welder. Don't use an
extension cord if humanly possible, if you do, use the largest gauge
extension you can find. Believe it or not, the current capabilities of your
home or shop electrical system dramatically effect the quality of your
welds. For pretty much anything you'll ever weld on a race car, from
sheetmetal to rollcage tubing, this little guy smokes every other compact
mig I've ever used. As to flux core machines, I wouldn't trust my life to a
weld from one of those units. Visually the welds look OK from the fluxcore
unit, but when the Mig is dialed in, you'll have a tough time telling some
of the Mig welds on my chassis from Heliarc.
Darrell ferguson
BLACK RADON ENGINEERING
# 939 BBFALT
http://my.cybersoup.com/blackradon
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dferguso@ebmail.gdeb.com [SMTP:dferguso@ebmail.gdeb.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 8:54 AM
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Welding and Welders
>
> hey dick j - i would recommend a lincoln mini mig (sp - 130) i think, it
> should handle 1/4 plate no problem. my brother darrell has a lincoln
> sp-100
> i think, but it could use a little more power once in a great while- maybe
> he will speak up on the forum, but i would highly suggest getting a welder
> that is NOT flux cored, and it must have infinite heat range control and
> infinite wire speed control if you want tasty welds (infinite meaning not
> a
> stepped switch control, rather a smooth- wherever-you-want-it control).
> darrell and i have poured literally hundreds of pounds of wire thru his
> unit, and i would highly recommend it , its got alot of "balls" for its
> portable size and works GREAT - doug @ black radon
>
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