IS there a way to hook up a welder up at home easily?
I have a mig welder sitting in my garage and a new magnaflow muffler.

What power does it need
What about dryer outlet?

 

Depends on the welder. Look at the nameplate and see what it says for power. If 220V, usuallya dryer outlet is fine, may need to swap plugs on the welder to fit the outlet if needed. I run a Millermatic 175 MIG (pulls ~19 amps @ 220V) off of a 30 amp circuit, works fine.

 

depends on the welder. look at the plug, if its a normal shape, then its 120v and just plug it right in to a normal outlet (if it doesnt plug in like a normal plug, it ISNT a normal plug and dont force it). more likely its a 240v welder in which case yes, a dryer or stove outlet will work. there is a chance the shape of the plug for the welder is not the same as the shape of the plug for the dryer/stove. if that is the case, you cant plug it in or you have to build yourself an adapter/extension. that was the case for me, however i havent built an adapter/extension yet.

 

dryer should work?
its my cousins welder, i dont want to hurt it. nor burn anything electrical up in my house

 

240 volt. dryer outlet should be fine assuming the plugs physically fit together. if not, without building an adapter or swapping the plug, you can't plug it in. the wiring looks kinda frayed around that connector too...

 

the outlet is different. too bad i couldnt use the stove one, haha.

the wires are oka, thats just a little insulatior.

looks like im gonna have to wait till friday...i got the itch though

 

If your looking for an adapter an RV dealer should have a pretty good selection of various configurations. The nameplate rating will give a good starting point on ampere required. A three prong will be most easily adapted, but if your welder is a 4 prong design and you only have a 3 prong receptacle rewiring should be performed. Now it will work bonding the ground and neutral to work in a 3 prong receptacle, but that doesn't make it right. The 4 prong cord end is designed for safety and proper grounding and grounded circuit. Sorry about the rambling, I get too involved in my job.