Comments on: Getting Started Welding: A Comparison of 14 Flux-Core/MIG Welders

By: Scott Spurlin

Scott Spurlin — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:55:39 +0000

Thank you for posting this entry level welder comparison article. After reading this article and the Lincoln electric manuals/literature I still cannot figure out the difference between the Lincoln 140C and 140T models. I understand that the C is for “continuous start” and the T is for “Tap start”. Please explain what this means and how it applies to welding.

Thanks;

Scott

By: Moo

Moo — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:37:28 +0000

Oh…and PS…. let’s see you know-it-alls do all of the above for what Chuck got paid for this.. probably $0.

By: Moo

Moo — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:36:06 +0000

Great article - helped me a lot. Yeah, there’s a couple of factual errors that should be fixed… but they don’t affect the target audience (welding newbies) - so lighten up people. I get tired of the know-it-alls who just HAVE to make believe they’re smarter than they guy who did the research. Let’s see YOU crank out some articles that help others, instead of just blowing smoke up everyone’s arses. Bottom line, this was an informative, info-dense piece that is going to help a lot of people who want to get in to welding. Good job!

By: jake k

jake k — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:08:50 +0000

Thanks, even with the small error’s re stored energy and flux vs mig for penatration and weld material thickness your explanation is very helpful. It should make a newbiees decision easier!!!

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By: tim

tim — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 16:28:16 +0000

actually you are wrong in stating that a mig welder will weld thicker material than fluxcore. fluxcore will weld thicker metal better with better penetration than mig all other things being equal

By: MARK SLONKA

MARK SLONKA — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:41:40 +0000

Excellent article !

Now I don’t have to spend hours explaining welding to my brother !!!

By: Roy Ortiz

Roy Ortiz — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:59:35 +0000

You should do an additional story on welding aluminum with a MIG welder. Do the same chair but with aluminum.

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Fri, 16 Jun 2006 21:14:29 +0000

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By: Colby

Colby — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:30:52 +0000

The Hobart Handler 125 EZ can be had for $354.89 at Sears. Thanks for the article, I’ve been looking for some advise like this as I really want to buy a welder.

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By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:18:08 +0000

You may want to dig a little deeper into the theory of operation for welder power supplies. Duty cycle is dependant on the ability of the welder to cool it self, not the amount of electricity it is “storing”. MIG welders work by taking wall voltage and stepping it down (usually with a transformer) to the voltage you are going to be welding at, then rectifying it to DC. Other than the energy stored in the magnetic field of the transformer and perhaps a few capacitors here and there, no energy is stored for later use.

By: Cybergibbons

Cybergibbons — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:17:52 +0000

The water tower analogy with the duty cycle in this article isn’t correct - the welder doesn’t have any significant amount of energy storage inside it. The reason the current is higher is because the voltage has been stepped down. The duty cycle is because the wires and components aren’t rated at full current and would overheat if used all of the time.

By: Toolmonger » Blog Archive » How-To: Build a Game Chair with a $380 Wire Welder - all tools, all the time.

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:07:46 +0000

[...] In yesterday’s comparison post we gave you the information you need to select an entry-level flux-core/MIG welder for your shop. In today’s follow-up, we’ll walk you through using one of the welders from the comparison to build an inexpensive game chair to make playing GT4 or Forenza a lot more fun. [...]