| Most homeowners have certain standard
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| | from burning or oxidizing too quickly.
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| tools for repair of household items, and
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| | TIG welders (Tungsten Inert Gas) use a
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| a welder just wouldn't be on that list of
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| | non consumable tungsten electrode and a
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| what is "typical". Considering my
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| | bare uncoated hand held welding rod.
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| experiences, I think a lot of homeowners
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| | The type of welder I recommend for home
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| should re-think that standard. Several
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| | use is a simple stick electrode - arc
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| years ago I bought a small 120 volt arc
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| | welding set up, which uses a rod covered
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| welder to fabricate parts for my 1936
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| | in a flux to weld and can be plugged
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| Chevy Pick up. In spite of the fact that
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| | right into a standard wall outlet. During
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| the cost was fairly affordable when I
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| | welding with this type of equipment, the
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| bought this welder to work on my hot rod
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| | vaporizing flux protects the metal. The
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| pick up, I still wondered whether it
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| | arc is very high temperature and the
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| would really be worth the expense. I had
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| | metal virtually sprays off the end of the
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| never owned or used a welder and I just
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| | rod. The flux on the rod which does not
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| didn't know much about such things. Boy
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| | vaporize, fuses into a molten glass which
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| was I surprised - What a great idea it
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| | protects the metal from oxidation while
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| turned out to be!
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| | it is cooling.
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| Sure, it did just what I expected in
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| | For the average home owner, a simple 120V
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| fabricating parts for my truck, but it
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| | unit, is probably best. No special
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| has also helped me fix and repair dozens
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| | modification to provide 220 V power is
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| of things around the house. As an
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| | necessary, and the price is quite
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| example, my wife had an old coat rack
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| | reasonable (I paid about $150 for mine)..
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| that was made of wood and cast iron - it
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| | The 120V unit is only good to weld up to
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| originally belonged to her great
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| | about 3/16 inch steel. If you are doing
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| grandmother, but the iron part had
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| | heavy duty welding and heavy fabrication,
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| cracked and broken. I took it to a guy to
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| | you need a larger unit. However for 99%
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| fix it, and he wanted $300. I thought it
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| | of the typical homeowner applications, I
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| was crazy to spend that kind of money, so
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| | find the 120V unit is really sufficient.
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| I bought about $5 worth arc welding rod
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| | There are low cost MIG units that can run
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| specially made for cast iron, a can of
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| | on 115V home power available for slightly
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| flat black paint and fixed it myself. A
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| | more than the stick type arc welding
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| few weeks later the handle on my workshop
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| | units, but with MIG you also need a
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| vise broke - I would have had to throw it
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| | cylinder of compressed Argon to provide
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| away, but with a bit of welding, and its
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| | the inert gas, and that adds to the price
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| as good as new. From my camp trailer, to
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| | a bit.
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| hand tools, broken stuff for the family
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| | Welding supplies are available locally in
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| and friends - I've used my welder a
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| | most areas. These are the shops where you
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| hundred times.
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| | can purchase different types of welding
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| That's why I recommend purchasing one so
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| | rod (you can only use small diameter rod
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| freely. I've easily saved enough money to
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| | with a 120V unit). Different types of
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| pay for the cost of my welder many times
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| | rods (or wire for MIG type units) are
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| over. So many things around the house
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| | used for welding on different types of
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| that I would have had to just throw away
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| | steel or iron. I also bought an upgraded
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| are practically good as new. Home
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| | welding mask at my local welding supply
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| workshop, arts and crafts, automotive
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| | shop.
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| repairs - all are applications that I've
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| | Anyway, I consider my little home arc
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| used home welder to work on. It just
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| | welder one of the best purchases that I
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| opened a whole new world of potential
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| | have ever made and I heartily recommend
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| projects I could complete. I admit I'm
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| | it to other homeowners. I'm not a welding
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| kind of a tool junkie, but a welder is
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| | equipment dealer, but I like my tools and
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| just something that most homeowners
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| | this has been a good one to own, not to
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| wouldn't think of.
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| | mention that the cost was very
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| Different types of welding equipment are
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| | affordable. If you want to consider
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| available, some are powered by 220V wall
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| | fabricating home metal craft projects,
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| power, some welders have their own
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| | doing home and auto repairs, metal arts
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| generator to create their power.
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| | and other similar types of projects, I
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| Different technologies include Metal
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| | really think that it is a very worthwhile
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| Inert Gas (MIG) welders which feed a
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| | purchase. I know I wouldn't be without
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| continuous wire into the welder, and use
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| | one.
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| a flow of argon gas to keep the metal
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