Thread: What kind of welder is it?

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You can use the Lincoln WeldPac 100 for sheetmetal, but its highly recommended to use the argon shielding gas, especially for thin sheet metal like 18 gauge or thinner. I dont know if the one you have comes with the hardware to use the shielding gas, the one I bought only came with flux core wire, the hardware/hoses for sheilding gas had to be purchased separately. Anyway, I used the Weldpac 100 with flux core wire for welding in my floor pans, and it worked well but found myself blowing some holes in the metal here and there (the argon gas option helps you weld "cooler" and hence thinner sheetmetal). For body panels you really should use the shielding gas.
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....the optional conversion kit for using shielding gas & solid wire is #K610-1. Yours might or might not have come with the kit. The kit gives you everything you need to run either .025 or .030 solid wire {use the .025 for thin stuff}. Doesn't include the bottle but you can either rent or buy one. Use the 75/25 gas, the 100 argon is too expensive & the 100 cheapo stuff {don't remember which gas it is} looks ugly & splatters a bunch. 75/25 is a good compromise.... They also sell an Aluminum kit #K664-2.... And I'll second the "use the shielded gas". The welds look SO much better & as stated above, you can weld thinner stuff..... Your local welding store should have all this.... Bill
Oh, & Lincoln also sells a 'How to weld video'. Learning how to Mig weld isn't hard, you'll have fun. Good luck & Enjoy l