It’s just a jack to raise and lower a trailer into a 1 ton Ford. The welder was suppose to do 1/2” steel and run 6011 or 7018 rods. It’s 200 amp 60% duty cycle. I just never done stick welding.
6011. It’s an AC with DC inverter. It on 90 amps it was working. I just have an issue of it sticking or only arcing when it makes contact or extremely close. First stick welder
@Dcal i agree with you both, i had someone send me a useful video on "cheap stick welders" and it was really helpful and i'm currently still looking around to see what will work best, i only have one 220v (washer) and i would need a very long extension cord haha,but if that would work i'm...
i did find a stick welder that is dual voltage. not to expensive and yes i'm in the USA, not EU. Hope that isn't an issue haha. but i don't mind doing more passes i would rather do more passes and get it done correctly and have it be sound then cut corners. i wish i could drop a good amount of...
i do not. It's not a life or death situation so i'm not to concern about it. i have a friend who has a bigger welder. What welder would work best for bigger projects say steel 1/2" and up? anything 120v?
trying to weld a gooseneck plate into a farm truck, but the weld isn’t penetrating the metals. It’s just puddling I’m the metal not actually welding them together. I have a good ground and clean contacts. I’ve adjusted the wire feed speed too and haven’t been able to penetrate yet. Do I need to...