Small welder question

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Right now I do not have a shop or access to 230V outlet outside to my porch. I do have a dedicated 120V 20 amp circuit to my porch. I want to build a couple of Texas hibachi grills out of 55 gallon drums. Would the 110V stick welder go low enough not to burn holes in the drum? I borrowed a 110V fluxcore welder and used it to make my grill plated for my gas grill, just did not like all the splatter. I just wondered if the stick would work. It would not be bad to have around to do small stuff from time to time.ThaksDanny
Reply:I don't know much about cheap 110v stick welders, but my experience with 110v mig has been disapointing. However, my little maxstar 150 runs great on 110v power, but it's kind of an expensive machine just to make BBQ's. Almost every house or apt. has 220v power. A 220v extension cord is not hard to find or make. 220v will open up a lot of possibilties to find good deals on used machines.Last edited by fortyonethirty; 06-22-2009 at 02:00 PM.
Reply:110v MIG or 110v stick will work just fine.  With a dedicated circuit like what you have, 3/32 rods will run like butter.
Reply:I would buy the biggest 120 v mig I could find. I think you can get a Lincoln from Lowes for a reasonable price. There have been many times I wished the 240 v Lincoln 180T was 120v instead of 240. Once you get it, no matter how big you get, I don't think you will ever want to part with the 120v because of its portability. The 140  120 volt will be plenty big for what you want it for in your post.
Reply:Oh, I meant to mention you will need to purchase a bottle of gas and use solid wire it you  don't want any spatter. You are going to have spatter with a stick welder too.