I’ve always been interested in welding and have watched a lot of the DIY threads this past year. So I’ve decided I’ll finally buy a welder. I plan on trying to teach myself. Might pick up a few pointers from family/friends that hobby weld.
I unfortunately don’t have a shop to work in and will be welding in my driveway so keep that in mind. I have a single car garage and just don’t think it’s fit to weld in for obvious reasons. I have a 220v 30 amp outlet available (laundry room) and 110 20 amp outlets in the garage.
My biggest question is obviously what welder do I want/need? Wire feed or stick? A few projects I have in mind would be to build a roof/rack for my UTV, rear bumper, stand and fill feeder, possibly build a two barrel feeder. Seems like mig is what I need except the whole welding outside part. And I’m not sure a 220 v stick will work well with my 30 amp breaker.
What welder do you guys recommend? Settle for a wire feed and go with flux core? Go with the stick welder? Try to mig outside with a wind break?
Other than the normal stuff like grinder, clamps, etc. what else should I put on my to buy list?
What’s the best budget option for cutting various metal?
Any other tips would be great.
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I unfortunately don’t have a shop to work in and will be welding in my driveway so keep that in mind. I have a single car garage and just don’t think it’s fit to weld in for obvious reasons. I have a 220v 30 amp outlet available (laundry room) and 110 20 amp outlets in the garage.
My biggest question is obviously what welder do I want/need? Wire feed or stick? A few projects I have in mind would be to build a roof/rack for my UTV, rear bumper, stand and fill feeder, possibly build a two barrel feeder. Seems like mig is what I need except the whole welding outside part. And I’m not sure a 220 v stick will work well with my 30 amp breaker.
What welder do you guys recommend? Settle for a wire feed and go with flux core? Go with the stick welder? Try to mig outside with a wind break?
Other than the normal stuff like grinder, clamps, etc. what else should I put on my to buy list?
What’s the best budget option for cutting various metal?
Any other tips would be great.
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