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Old Jan 11, 2021 | 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by wyoming9
First my condolences on your Welder purchase . We all need to work with what we can afford.

Is the truck going to be on a lift or just on jack stands??

I would really practice your out of position welding. The more uncomfortable you are the more your welds suffer which means those are the hardest to get good welds

Not knowing where the truck lives no idea how much prep work you have in your future .

Your building a hard core Rock bouncing truck or Race truck??

Since this is new to you kinda a Fire watcher that pays attention is a real good idea with the means to put out a fire.

Scary How fast a garage and house can become a 3 alarm fire I got reminded of starting that fire till Mom died every time I saw Her.
Any recs on a welder for a newbie? Found this thread to be the latest using the search function. I'm at a moment in my build where getting a welder and learning the skill will pay off. I did some welding in college, I was terrible. I want to invest in a decent welder I can use for my build mainly sheet metal (rust) and addons (frame, axle, etc).
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Old Jan 11, 2021 | 08:41 AM
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1sr you need a budget you can spend a couple hundred bucks or several thousand. The old Lincoln 240 Volt welder has been around for a long time and can do most things any novice wants to do.
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Old Jan 11, 2021 | 08:44 AM
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Thanks! Personally trying to keep it under 500 so seems like the Lincoln fits the bill but if others have recs than maybe other newbies with diff budgets can benefit from the post
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