Hello,
I'm a stick welder back to the 60's, not my main job but something I had to do from time to time being a diesel mechanic. Retired now but seem to need to weld something about once a year. Got a nice Lincoln 225a stick welder that can do about anything in steel. Sometimes I need to weld Aluminum but can't. Looking to sell my stick welder and get a nice Lincoln MIG that can do the shielding gas so I can do aluminum.
I've got 220 in the garage but those units are twice the cost of a 110 and I'd need a long extension cord to get out of the garage. Most of my projects are small and don't take that long. Wouldn't be welding for say more than a half hour. Most of my projects are thinner metal like 1/8" but sometimes thicker 1/4-3/8".
Do I need the 220 or will a 110 unit do for me? If I move I'd need to get 220 installed. My dad had a 90a 110v Craftsman stick that he could weld just about anything with but that's what he did for a living.
Thanks!!
I'm a stick welder back to the 60's, not my main job but something I had to do from time to time being a diesel mechanic. Retired now but seem to need to weld something about once a year. Got a nice Lincoln 225a stick welder that can do about anything in steel. Sometimes I need to weld Aluminum but can't. Looking to sell my stick welder and get a nice Lincoln MIG that can do the shielding gas so I can do aluminum.
I've got 220 in the garage but those units are twice the cost of a 110 and I'd need a long extension cord to get out of the garage. Most of my projects are small and don't take that long. Wouldn't be welding for say more than a half hour. Most of my projects are thinner metal like 1/8" but sometimes thicker 1/4-3/8".
Do I need the 220 or will a 110 unit do for me? If I move I'd need to get 220 installed. My dad had a 90a 110v Craftsman stick that he could weld just about anything with but that's what he did for a living.
Thanks!!