Welders

candphall · Oct 24, 2013

Does anyone have experience with Eastwood Welders. They get great reviews and have a good warranty and an excellent price.

mustang55 · Oct 24, 2013

It looks like my Hobart 110 probably made by the same company and just branded different name and I know you pay for the name on tools like snap on, Matco, ect I owe both of them a lot of money

robert912005 · Oct 24, 2013

To be honest i have a harbor freight tools one and its not that great. In my opinion i would stay away from flux core wire... You dont get a clean weld... I know from experience.

horse sence · Oct 24, 2013

candphall said:
Does anyone have experience with Eastwood Welders. They get great reviews and have a good warranty and an excellent price.

does it come with a spool gun?

iskwezm · Oct 24, 2013

I have that welder and think its great for "light duty" welding.It comes with the spool gun for aluminum. My brother has a Lincoln mig and when he used mine he said it works just as good as his.I have used it for panel repairs, welding taps to a bumper for of road lights, welding bar stock for amplifier racks.

candphall · Oct 25, 2013

That's good news it does come with a spool gun . Thanks for all of your input

candphall · Oct 25, 2013

And it is currently on sale for 599.00 complete as shown

horse sence · Oct 25, 2013

thats a great deal, the spool gun for my miller is around $1000 by its self .thats why i dont have it yet

candphall · Oct 25, 2013

Yes I bet it is. I know that this is not a miller or a lincoln, but then again I'm not building a battle ship. It's good to hear other members not bashing a unit just because it doesn't have a brand name. If I decide to order one I will let every one know how it works out . Of course it may be a while because I have to learn how to weld first.

horse sence · Oct 25, 2013

candphall said:
Yes I bet it is. I know that this is not a miller or a lincoln, but then again I'm not building a battle ship. It's good to hear other members not bashing a unit just because it doesn't have a brand name. If I decide to order one I will let every one know how it works out . Of course it may be a while because I have to learn how to weld first.

wire feed is a little easier to weld with ,shouldn't take you long

horse sence · Oct 25, 2013

have you done any welding ? if not do you have any one close by that can give you any pointers? also get a good self darkening helmet they keep your hands free ,you wont have to keep flipping the helmet up and down to see what you are doing and you can concentrate on the weld

candphall · Oct 26, 2013

There is no one close to give me any pointers but I have decided on a Hobart Handler 190, with all the proper safety equipment. I figure if I buy a premium unit I will know it's not the welder giving me problems as a beginner, it will be my lack of experience. Also all the welding I will be doing will be out of sight and I plan to do a lot of practice first. There are also a ton of You Tube videos on mig welding that I plan to study before I start . I will keep you posted.

horse sence · Oct 26, 2013

welding with a mig is much easier than almost any other welder .you pretty much set the proper temp and speed and pull the trigger and a welding you will be . you will pick it up quickly

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