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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 4243455" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>I have used many different kinds and learned with Oxygen acetylene and coat hangers when I was about 12.</p><p>Stick welder AC/DC225 Lincoln was my first stick welder to try and I was 19 and built a trailer with it.</p><p></p><p>I have had the Ac225 and have a few of them now and a AC/DC one and a few mig welders.</p><p></p><p>Lincoln mig 100 and 135 weld exactly the same.</p><p>I got a HF Titanium 170 Mig and it welds as good as a Lincoln 225 mig I used often.</p><p></p><p>Just yesterday i got to try a HF (harbor Freight) Titanium 225 stick inverter welder.</p><p><a href="https://www.harborfreight.com/stick-225-inverter-welder-with-electrode-holder-64978.html" target="_blank">https://www.harborfreight.com/stick-225-inverter-welder-with-electrode-holder-64978.html</a></p><p></p><p>I was super impressed.</p><p>3 of us were welding brackets on steel plates and rebar to make shooting targets.</p><p>This little welder that weighs less than a car battery has great penetration on 120 volt which is what we used.</p><p>It is 120/240 volt welder and output in DC.</p><p></p><p>Super smooth and beginning the weld there is minimal rod sticking like you may experience with AC.</p><p></p><p>For such a light and inexpensive welder it really did well.</p><p></p><p>Now I have tried to build top rails on a trailer with the little Lincoln mig 100 and it just does not penetrate 3/16" steel good enough to make it stay together for the abuse I toss at it.</p><p></p><p>I have always used the Big 225 Lincoln for that.</p><p>Using that little Titanium 225 yesterday I believe it would not have any issues with trailer building.</p><p></p><p>I would buy it before a Lincoln 100 or 135 mig if I had planned on welding 3/16"</p><p></p><p>I really like my Titanium 170 mig.</p><p></p><p>HF has stepped up their game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 4243455, member: 15054"] I have used many different kinds and learned with Oxygen acetylene and coat hangers when I was about 12. Stick welder AC/DC225 Lincoln was my first stick welder to try and I was 19 and built a trailer with it. I have had the Ac225 and have a few of them now and a AC/DC one and a few mig welders. Lincoln mig 100 and 135 weld exactly the same. I got a HF Titanium 170 Mig and it welds as good as a Lincoln 225 mig I used often. Just yesterday i got to try a HF (harbor Freight) Titanium 225 stick inverter welder. [URL]https://www.harborfreight.com/stick-225-inverter-welder-with-electrode-holder-64978.html[/URL] I was super impressed. 3 of us were welding brackets on steel plates and rebar to make shooting targets. This little welder that weighs less than a car battery has great penetration on 120 volt which is what we used. It is 120/240 volt welder and output in DC. Super smooth and beginning the weld there is minimal rod sticking like you may experience with AC. For such a light and inexpensive welder it really did well. Now I have tried to build top rails on a trailer with the little Lincoln mig 100 and it just does not penetrate 3/16" steel good enough to make it stay together for the abuse I toss at it. I have always used the Big 225 Lincoln for that. Using that little Titanium 225 yesterday I believe it would not have any issues with trailer building. I would buy it before a Lincoln 100 or 135 mig if I had planned on welding 3/16" I really like my Titanium 170 mig. HF has stepped up their game. [/QUOTE]
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