Topic: welder?

[builttoabuse]

ok so i new to the whole crawler scene i wanna learn how to fab stuff myself i wanna buy a welder and learn by myself what welder would be good to learn and progress on im looking to spend about 300. any advice will be useful thank you.

[gtoyonrocks]

I would definately buy something that is 220. You are not going to be able to buy a new welder that will be good for fabricating suspension parts etc for that kind of money. I would buy a milermatic 170, they are bad ass machines. Take a look at craigslist, you may find a crack head deal.

[builttoabuse [OP]]

okay thank you. i will look on there could i build a roll cage,bumpers or anything with that?

[junya92toy]

Id learn to make welds first before you try to weld anything critical.

[gtoyonrocks]

Yes, you could definately build bumpers with that and I completely agree, practice before you weld any critical parts. Welding is a skill that you have to use, another words you need to practice. There are books, videos etc. Good luck.

[builttoabuse [OP]]

haha i know i need to pratice thats fursure. i just wanted to know if it would be able to haha well thanks

[junya92toy]

Make t joint welds, weld one side and break it. See how hard it is to do that, look at how it breaks etc.

[junya92toy]

I can do all that with a 110 welder. So a 220 for sure.

[brainlessfool]

so crazy glue isant good enuff?

[builttoabuse [OP]]

no i tried crazy glue! haha

[brainlessfool]

no i tried crazy glue! haha

dang, geass I need to redo my whole build then 

[builttoabuse [OP]]

hahah!! it works right

[Snowtoy]

If you haven't found it yet, there is a Welding section under the Bumpers, Cages, and Tube Benders section that should be helpful.