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> Please advise: I am considering the purchase of an inexpensive welder to
> assist in the restoration of a bugeye sprite and other light welding
> applications. Due to shop electrical limitations, I must stay at 115 volts
> 15-20 amps. I am looking in the Northern catalogue at an 80amp gasless
> 'Handymate' wire feed welder. Welds 22 guage to 3/16th" steel. At $199 am I
> wasting money? I'd like to stay under $225 if possible. Are these types of
> units ok for body sheet metal. How do they compare to gas wire feed or
> acetylene? I am not an experienced welder, but have done some gas cutting
> and have been successful at sticking a few pieces of metal together. Thanks
> in advance.
>
> Mark
> 74 Spitfire
> 70 Midget
> 60 Bugeye (project)
> 76 TR7 Complete
> 77 TR7 Parts Car
I bought the Lincoln Weldpack 100 and the MIG conversion kit which goes with
it. I don't have the numbers in front of me but I think that the whole
thing came in at about $500. I used it to replace the sills and one
floor on my MGB and it worked quite well.
If I had it to do over, I would have gone to a welding shop and asked
for recommendations after telling them what I had in mind doing and
what my (lack of) skill level was.
Another item that you will probably want is a mask with the auto-darkening
filter. Especially for an inexperienced welder or a someone who does
not weld every day, this can make your work much easier.
Peter Schauss
ps4330@okc01.rb.jccbi.gov
schauss@worldnet.att.net
1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk II
1980 MGB
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