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Hey, Im about to get a Lincoln tombstone arc welder and I was wondering how you determine what amperage to set it on depending in the steel and thickness. Charts or links would be great, Thanks!:)

I really hope that this is the"buzzbox"/"tombstone" lincoln arc welder, is it!!?? Sears.com It's the $279.99 one. It looks like the Lincoln tombstone. the add dosen't have any specs. on how thick it can weld and if it can cut. anyone here know? Thanks.

Hey guys, Is the Hobart Stickmate stick welder any good? Thanks.

well, I've got about $300ish and I'm looking for a Lincoln Buzzbox, I would really rather not spend it all on the welder, but it does expand my forgable and makable options quite a bit so, well see.

Hey guys, what does a good genral stick welder usually look like? Is this a good one? eBay: New 230 Volt Arc Stick Welder Single Phase 45-100 Amp (item 170084620948 end time Mar-02-07 03:50:04 PST) There is also this one, eBay: Campbell Hausfeld Rebuilt 115 Volt Stick Welder (item 300085698187 end time Mar-05-07 11:18:30 PST)

Okay-doeky, I will look at some of those places and see what I can find, thanks guys!

Awesome, thank you very much! Where are you located? All the stick welders around here are about $300 somthin', I want to eventually get a Mig, so the torch won't be the only welder, I just can't afford a Mig right now. One more question, would I be able to use 1/2" cutting tip on a 1" bar and just make two cuts, one from each side? Thnx.

Hey guys, i'm kinda new to all this stuff and I don't really know anything about cutting torches. I recently found out that they can weld also, and are a whole lot cheaper than a decent welder. I was wondering if the welding cappabilaties are good, 'cause sometimes on high tech multipurpose stuff, one of the options doesn't work to well. I am looking at one that can weld 1/4" and cut 1/2" with the supplied tips, but the catalog says that it will weld up to 3" and cut 6" with different tips. Is this stuff acurate? I would appreciate anything anyone could tell me, thank you. Andrew.

Hey guys, I'm new here. I just wanted to say that these are some darn sweet finds, not to mention they gave me the cinda' obvious idea of going to the car shop for throw aways thnx alot guys, very insperational!

Hey guys, im a 16 year-old newbie B.S. in hickory, NC. Im hurting a bit for money, but am hoping to be about to get a job. I have a gas forge made by Chiliforge.com, which works great, but I would like to expand and get a coal forge too. I am currently in the market for an anvil around 100lbs. in a $400ish budget. I think im going to get the #112 anvil from NC tool co. I love this site and am glad to now be a member. Sweet stuff. Andrew Marlin