Is this welder any good?

ASSISTANCE Forced Induction
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Hi,

Is this welder any good? basically planning to weld my own downpipe and intercooler pipes and other small stuff.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Chicago-Elec-Dual-Mig-Welder-151-NEW-LOWEST-PRICE_W0QQitemZ7540216973QQcategoryZ113743QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

thks in advance,

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I wouldn’t use anything without gas. It will be difficult to get a good seal with just flux core, and they’re super ugly.

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That one will use gas if you like. IMO that price isnt that great, I’ve seen if for a few bucks less…

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=6271
theres also this one for $149 that goes on sale now and again also:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=55247

4

with that price u can almost get the gas one

5

Both of the ones I listed do gas… :smiley:

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I wouldnt get a harbor freight welder no matter what. If you want a welder for a single job you can rent a really nice one from homedepot by the day, if you plan on doing alot of jobs plan on spending around $500-600 for a nice one such as a lincoln electric with a gas add-on.

If u told me to pick you one id sugest these.

http://cgi.ebay.com/LINCOLN-SP135T-MIG-WELDER-W-CART-120V-K1873-1_W0QQitemZ7541303750QQcategoryZ113743QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/LINCOLN-SP135T-MIG-WELDER-NEW-NR-120V-K1873-1_W0QQitemZ7541309411QQcategoryZ113743QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Basicly one has a cart one doesnt. All depends on what u want.

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kool,

 thks for replying,