Harbor freight has Chicago flux core welder that goes up to 170 amps uses 240Volts do u guys think this would be ok for doing rest of my welding esp when cutting out holes and doing patch work. Its highest rated amperage in in my price range. Thanks ,Jim

CJ737 Thanks the. 3/32 at ab 90 amps and not burning through the car frame so your advise worked.I m having trouble getting use to the fact the welds are much smaller but on the 1-2 mm thickness of the rear frame rail I think it will be ok. Should I run 2 or 3 beads on top of each other for strenght...

Like I said I know these welds look pretty rough they're not consistent in size I'm not consistent in speed but I just want to know if you guys think structurally they'll be sound enough if I continue to weld like this on the car frame even though like I said earlier the welds I'm doing yes there to...

Here's the car frame I m welding on its 71 Chevelle .before I started doing any welding I had it media blasted I try to remember to grind down the metal nice and clean before I clamp any two pieces together and make sure that they're touching each other really well with no gaps before I weld.Sorry p...

I'm interested in getting a flux core welder they have one at Harbor Freight for a couple of hundred dollars it's 170 amp 240 volt the maximum wire diameter is .035 do you think that would be okay to finish up the welding on my car frame like I said the thickness of the steel ranges from 1 mm to as ...

Thanks again for the advise here are so.e of my practice welds on flat piece of 3mm thick steel which is what Im usi g for all my frame repairs.Please let me know ab the quality of these welds and what can I do to improve them . Also I know they are not very straight but am tryi g to make straight b...

Thanks for your advise guys. I cant figure out how to upload photos to this forum any help would be appreciated. I just realized last night the rear frame rail is only ab 1-2 mm thick thats where Im geting most of the burn through. I shouldnt have said my welds were perfect but on a flat piece of st...

Hi, I am new too welding 2 weeks. My neighbor use to weld for a living he let me borrow his lincoln stick welding machine. He taught me a little of the basics . I have watched a fair amount of videos youtube and read about stick welding some . On the new metal 3 mm thick I can lay down text book wel...