I've been thinking about a DIY welder for a while as I have a few projects that need to be done. Plus, I've always wanted to learn how to weld.
My needs are to weld steel up to 3/8" using 120vac. I don't care if I need to do multiple passes. In the future I also would like to weld aluminum so it needs to be spool gun ready. These are all DIY projects so duty cycle is irrelevant.
There is a budget of ~$300 (with some stretch $) for the unit plus whatever the accessories cost. A local Northern Tool has all welders on sale plus I get an additional $50 off.
Opinions on this unit keeping in mind budget and power limits...
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200631880_200631880
-R
My needs are to weld steel up to 3/8" using 120vac. I don't care if I need to do multiple passes. In the future I also would like to weld aluminum so it needs to be spool gun ready. These are all DIY projects so duty cycle is irrelevant.
There is a budget of ~$300 (with some stretch $) for the unit plus whatever the accessories cost. A local Northern Tool has all welders on sale plus I get an additional $50 off.
Opinions on this unit keeping in mind budget and power limits...
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200631880_200631880
-R