post your welding equipment

[atomicsaladbowl]

I just got a new welder, and am pretty excited so i figured I would start this thread, My latest welder is this sweet lincoln idealarc 250/250, 250 amps on ac for stick welding and 250 dc amps - and + for dc stick and if I get a high freq stabilizer i can do TIG, whenever i learn it and have the money for argon (only 200 bucks off ebay). A pic is attatched below, so post up pics of your welding equip, lets see what you got bob.

[atomicsaladbowl]

only 200 bucks that is for the new welder, I didnt quite word that right.

[bobeaser]

I will have ALOT of pictures to take!!

[bobeaser]

If you get a stabilizer you will not have remote amperage control, that is the only down fall. You can still tig weld with it, it will just be scratch start and DC only. You will need constant high frequency to weld on ac efficiently. But for 200 bucks it was a decent buy.

[atomicsaladbowl]

ya thats what i figured, what is the difference between scratch start TIG? and other types? do you have to establish an arc like stick welding in the same way? take those pictures, theres nothin like a good welder

[bobeaser]

you can tig weld without the stabilizer. Just will be scratch start. Just scratch it like stick and you are up tig welding. Steel and stainless only. I will post a link to ebay itemm that you can use to get you tig welding for under 80.00

[atomicsaladbowl]

wow thats cheap, ya i was questioning whether i needed a stabalizer or not, so i know there is broader range of metals you can dc stick weld with, dc stick welding is easier than ac no?

[socket17]

here is my welders in this order
first powermig 255
second pricison tig 275
Third hobart
forth pos doesnt work

[atomicsaladbowl]

ur hobart seems kind of like mine, that miller is fuckin huge, what is it and whats wrong with it?

[Diesel_Tech]

I will have to get some pics, but I have a few. I have:

Hypertherm Plasma Cutter
Lincoln Precision Tig 375
Lincoln Precision Tig 185
2 Miller Synchrowaves
Hobart Beta Mig 250 (this is a badass mig welder)
Lincoln 175T 220V mini mig welder.
Miller Millermatic 225
2 oxyfuel setups.