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It is probably the most popular welder sold throughout the world, and is still in use in many places like farms and shops. Arc welding has been pretty much replaced by Mig and Tig, but it is an excellent way to join two pieces of steel together. My entire '27 frame and suspension is arc welded, and in the hands of someone who knows how to weld (not me ) can produce nice looking, strong welds.

They aren't good for light stuff too much, and tend to burn through, so even a 110 volt mig might be a better choice for you. Chances are you won't be building any frames for a while, so for your applications a small mig would be a good start. You might want to add a bottle of gas to the mig because you will get less splatter than using flux core.

Don

I just noticed you said you already got one from a friend. Then go ahead and practice with it. Bonehead does lots of welding, so he knows what he is talking about, they are more difficult to use than mig, but if you pick up some of those powdered rods (I call them "contact" rods but they have a proper name that I forget) they make it easier because they won't stick like regular rods tend to.