i think that i am going to buy the weldpak 3200hd from home depot
09-25-2005, 07:50 AM
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Those welders are OK but if you are serious about welding and expect to be doing it for a long time then at a minimum you should get a 220V machine like a Miller 175 220V. They run $750 without the bottle but that extra $300 will pay for itself over and over again.
09-25-2005, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by SS2win
Those welders are OK but if you are serious about welding and expect to be doing it for a long time then at a minimum you should get a 220V machine like a Miller 175 220V. They run $750 without the bottle but that extra $300 will pay for itself over and over again.
10-06-2005, 10:39 PM
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I built this for my ws6 a few years ago using my weldpak 
(on my back in the garage
)
http://host41.hrwebservices.net/%7Ew...g/DSC00229.JPG
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(on my back in the garage
)http://host41.hrwebservices.net/%7Ew...g/DSC00229.JPG
http://host41.hrwebservices.net/%7Ew...g/DSC00230.JPG
http://host41.hrwebservices.net/%7Ew...g/P1010166.JPG
10-17-2005, 08:02 AM
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I bought this system about 8 months ago from depot on sale for about $240. it's worked great for me so far on a beginner level, although it does have its limitations for more serious jobs like welding thicker metals on the frame. great for tubing and other misc jobs though!
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10-17-2005, 09:05 AM
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I have one also, and have done many fab jobs on my jeep (bumpers, spare tire carrier, and rocker guards), I do agree if you plan on getting serious about welding the 220v would be a better investment, but if you a not planning on it for serious everyday heavy usage this welder will work great. Thats all
10-17-2005, 11:06 AM
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I have the 3200HD also, and it worked for everything I threw at it when I built my project '69 Camaro. I had to weld up areas on the subframe, leaf spring perches, sheetmetal, exhaust, and smoothed my firewall, replaced the dash metal, etc... with that welder. Didn't even have to turn it up past halfway, it had plenty of power.
Do yourself a favor and get a thicker gauge (and short as possible) extension cord if you need to use one. The cheaper extension cords will hurt the performance some.
Tony
Do yourself a favor and get a thicker gauge (and short as possible) extension cord if you need to use one. The cheaper extension cords will hurt the performance some.
Tony
