Jack
I got a Lincoln MIG welder (MIG PAC 15 I think) about a month ago. Its
not the cheapest, but its not the top of the line either. Came with the
gas regulator and some stuff. So far I'm pretty happy with it except the
wire feed spool holder seems to tighten itself up and change the wire
feed speed. Keeping the nut real loose seems to work fine though. Mine
is 220 V which gives me a lot of versatility and more than adequate amp
range. I'm finding that the .023 wire is good for body panels, and .03
or greater will handle frame or other things. Thicker if I take my time
to do several passes. Right now I'm using CO2/Argon for the gas and I
get good clean welds with good penetration. Anyhow, just my .02 worth.
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Jack W Drews [mailto:vinttr4@geneseo.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 7:23 AM
To: shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: wire welders
I'm really going to buy a wire welder.
It must run hard wire, will be used primarily for sheet metal and stuff
up to 1/8 or 3/16. I will use Old Sparky for welding trailers and such.
Question: Lowest price welders that seem reasonably good are the Lincoln
welders, model SP-100, available for $310 plus the gas conversion kit.
Has anybody had good / bad experiences with them?
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uncle jack
TR4 Rallye Replica vintage racer
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