"Mike Patterson" wrote in message
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Harbor Freight has a 90-amp welder, normally $200 for $120.
Uses "self-shielding flux-cored welding wire".

Is this thing suitable for a home hobbyist newbie like me to learn
with? Any gotchas other than that it came from HF?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=44567

Thanks folks.

Mike Patterson
Please remove the spamtrap to email me.

Mike, for $120. how can you go wrong? You will learn the basics of welding
with this machine. Even if you decide you want a larger mig set up down the
road, this will still be a nice portable outdoors "fix the busted fence"
type machine. I started with a CH flux core machine pretty similar to that
and it suited my needs. Dont expect to weld anything over 1/8" with it, or
anything thinner than 18 ga either, but it's only $120. so you really cant
expect more than that.
Most people will tell you to save your money and buy a name brand mig, they
have a good point, but if cash is tight and you want a machine to monkey
with, i cant see how you can go wrong. Also buy the HF $59. helmet, great
deal as well.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=47277
Good Luck,
walt