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$89 flux core welder???

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Yes, you read that right. I found a 220V flux core welder on fleabay and said "why not."

Glad I did. After my purchase it jumped to $120.

It is a pocket welder. Small, light weight and it works, well. It fixed my $80 vise so it was worth it.

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Had to make some room - still learning tig - haven't ventured into the expensive welding helmets just yet


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And now for something fancy... these are the fancy grip ends as found on cheap online handle bar grips.

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I have wired in a recepticle on my a.c. junction box ( I have a box style system for my mobile home ) and I run an extension cord about 30 feet.

Yes, I'm lucky because I have x2 of these cords. The 2nd one is almost 100 feet and I can weld stuff in my neighbors driveway LOL

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Interesting... I don't weld but I watch YouTube videos on the topic semi-regularly so that basically makes me an expert.

Anyway, one guy I watch does a ton of fabrication work and likes the Chinese YesWelder brand for living up to their own hype while being surprisingly affordable.
 
Interesting... I don't weld but I watch YouTube videos on the topic semi-regularly so that basically makes me an expert.

Anyway, one guy I watch does a ton of fabrication work and likes the Chinese YesWelder brand for living up to their own hype while being surprisingly affordable.

I have a YesWelder helmet that performes fairly well when mig welding or grinding. Huge issue tig welding.
 
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