Thread: 110V Welders

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I have seen alot of 110v welder bashing and i have to vent a bit. I work in a industrial atmosphere and they use 480V welders. Some of these are Miller some are Lincoln . A Lincoln or Miller 110V is very capable of welding up to a 1/4 inch plate with a multi pass. There cycle times are under rated as the bridge you drive over going to work or the 70 Ton overhead crane pulling 25% more then its rating safely we just did this with a outside engineering firm . . Now granted for home or a shop use 220V is a better machine but capabilities are still limited . Would you weld 2 inch plate with it with out multi pass NO . The professional welders that weld large items do it in passess to fill voids and gain strength . Now will the penatration with a 220V versus a 110V be better yes it will . The 110V is a very capable home welder if the operator is trained and skilled at this profession . People buy welders and say hey i can manipulate a rod or wire but can they. I have completed 5 apprenticeships through school in the early 80's and granted im not a pro in anyone just good at what i can find info on . Now i can i find the answers yes and will they be right well then skinning a cat is another story .

Since most of this is garage welding who has seen how many 10# sledge blows it takes to break a braze weld versus a stick weld given capabilities are the same.

Everyone is a pro here at what they do and i apprieciate this really . My rod would not be coming together with out this knowledge so lets build on .