Topic: needing a cheap welder and cheap tube bender

[LilChief87]

whats a decent welder tahts fairly cheap?? and cheap but decent tube bender help me out

[jimbo74]

how decent? what is your budget?

some people talk crap about HARBOR FREIGHT but I have seen some pretty slick stuff be built from HF benders and welders.... a lot of it is in the prepwork

[LilChief87 [OP]]

my budget is as cheap as i can get it haha cut wont take a crap on me imediately and will be able to weld decent and hold

[jimbo74]

will be able to weld decent and hold

that's up to the operator.... cteng did a comparison on budget welders, and has done structural work on his truck with a HF welder. he knows what he is doing

a good operator can do amazing things with a crappy welder, that a crappy operator can't do with an amazing welder

[LilChief87 [OP]]

yeah i know how that is how much is a harbor frieght welder and tube bender

[kneedownnate]

Have cash in hand and patience, watch craigslist for a good used hobart, miller, lincoln, etc and snag a good welder for cheap 

[germ]

I've built a bunch of stuff with my HF 110 wire feed and hydraulic pipe bender. As was said before, it's all in the prep. I don't do enough welding to make it worth the $$ to get a really good welder, so my little wire feed serves my purpose. The hydraulic pipe bender takes a bit more time to line everything up, check, double check and triple check, but when its all done, the end product is about the same.

Erik

[LilChief87 [OP]]

ight hell yeah how much are both from hf
 

[BLACKDOG]

check HF's website.  Stuff is on sale all the time.