why should I buy a stick machine?

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I have a hh175 and what would I do with a stick rig?A true democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for lunch.
Reply:Well, first, you could learn to stick weld.You could hard surface the tips on yer gator spear.You could weld thicker metal.You could weld heavy stainless.You could weld up pieces of railroad rail and I beam to rip the bottom out of the Sheriff's boat when he was chasin you.and, If you bought the right stick machine, you could add a foot control and gas, and have a TIG machine too.Things gettin boring down in the swame are they?Appreciation Gains You Recognition-
Reply:cripthy, a good stick machine is a great tool to have. i would agreee with franz, the possibilitys are endless.you will also save the wear and tear on your mig machine. franz was right youcan make a tig machine out of it too, check mistertig.com he makes kits. look in your local pawn shops. stay with lincoln or miller, and i would get a ac dc machine  ihave a ac machine and i have to pay a little more for electrodes ac7018, but get a 5 lb box of rods cause they will collect moisture and not be as good as they should be
Reply:I haven't used my arc welder since I got my Hobart betamig 200. I did turn the arc welder into a tig welder so I can still do arc if I need to.
Reply:I still use  my stick welder quite a bit. I use it when welding heavy metal or sometimes when I find it easier to get at something with the stick rather than the mig. Also instead of having to change from solid to flux core wire I just grab for the stick welder. I have a leads on my stick welder that give me about 75"  to make it easy to reach all areas of my shop and also outside of my shop when I don't want to drag  something inside to weld on it.  You can look around and find a good used stick for $75.00 or so which makes it a pretty cheap investment. After buying some rod  you would be set to go. If I was looking for a stick machine I would try to find an AC DC machine.
Reply:my neighbor has a stick rig and I'll offer him a gallon of possum gumbo and a sack of grits for it.A true democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for lunch.
Reply:All of the above plus it's the best for welding cast iron if you need that ability.
Reply:Originally posted by Crithpy_Critter my neighbor has a stick rig and I'll offer him a gallon of possum gumbo and a sack of grits for it.
Reply:I figured that you Texans would be eating "possum on the half shell" AKA armadillo
Reply:Dammit Jim don't encourage them 2.Appreciation Gains You Recognition-
Reply:Originally posted by fla jim I figured that you Texans would be eating "possum on the half shell" AKA armadillo
Reply:Cutter, fajitas, ain't them recycled once used dogfood wrapped in a rottin cabbage leaf frenchfried up in used Diesel grade 30 weight motoroil and served to idyuts?Appreciation Gains You Recognition-
Reply:Originally posted by Franz Cutter, fajitas, ain't them recycled once used dogfood wrapped in a rottin cabbage leaf frenchfried up in used Diesel grade 30 weight motoroil and served to idyuts?
Reply:Oops,....Sorry!Appreciation Gains You Recognition-
Reply:LOL - S'ok.  And then they have Breakfast burrito. Gag.I don't know how they eat those things.  Or why.cutterDr. Chandran, will I dream?
Reply:Breakfast is supposed to be Chorrizo's, Beans, Chipolta peppers, and eggs washed down with a Pearl or two
Reply:Cutter, just don't let 'um know the truth about tamales.l
Reply:Where I'm from in texas, we try to avoid them on dirt bikes. An armadillo hit with your front wheel is just asking to get a closer observation of this type of plant some dirt bikers call the Face-us Plantus. Hit one going very fast and you'll most likely taco your rim and watch the armadillo walk off uninjured! Cutter, do you know where Lake McClellan is? That's where I ride dirt bikes.Lean mean TIG weldin' machineSquarewave 175
Reply:Originally posted by Customwelds Where I'm from in texas, we try to avoid them on dirt bikes. An armadillo hit with your front wheel is just asking to get a closer observation of this type of plant some dirt bikers call the Face-us Plantus. Hit one going very fast and you'll most likely taco your rim and watch the armadillo walk off uninjured! Cutter, do you know where Lake McClellan is? That's where I ride dirt bikes.
Reply:we went from a stick rig to tamales and dead armadillos........reality internet.pooofffI was thinking about the miller maxstar 200 as a good starter unit....any reason why I would be disappointed with it?A true democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for lunch.
Reply:Join the club.pooofff
Reply:LOL   That is the way we TEXAN doo itRobert D
Reply:You should not buy a stick machine, but instead a nice tig machine that can also stick.   That way you get to spend even more money.
Reply:Whatever you do just don't buy locally = mail order it to save your money.http://www.brwelder.com/indextemplat...SubCategory=65Last edited by JustLooking; 02-01-2004 at 11:03 PM.
Reply:Hey justlooking, that's exactly the machine I was talking about. ;DFranz
Reply:Originally posted by JustLooking     Franz
Reply:Hey Cutter ain't them Burprito things made by fillin a thrown hunk of retread with lathe turnings soaked in cuttin oil mixed with some swamp cabage and cat turds?Appreciation Gains You Recognition-
Reply:You can weld outside in the wind if you need to repair your airboat down at the dock if your extension cord is heavy enough. DavidDavid
Reply:Originally posted by Franz Hey Cutter ain't them Burprito things made by fillin a thrown hunk of retread with lathe turnings soaked in cuttin oil mixed with some swamp cabage and cat turds?
Reply:Yup, I think that's what sent all them folks to the hospital after they ate em a couple months back.  I recall something about bad onions grown in human shut that came in from Mexico.Since I'm still tryin to get over some stuff one of Crithpy's relatives fed me back in 67, I stay away from that Mexican food.Appreciation Gains You Recognition-
Reply:you guys are going to have a massive hangover tomorrow.cat turds and burritos and a missing-in-action stick rig...........I'm going to bed.A true democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for lunch.
Reply:I almost bought a Maxstar. From what I could tell, they looked really nice. I just wanted to use GTAW more than SMAW, so I decided on my Squarewave. Cutter, I was born in Pampa actually. I lived there til I was about 6, then moved to Center Point, which is a tiny town down really far south near Kerrville, if you've never heard of it.  I'm in the Oklahoma City area now...My dad is still in Pampa though, so technically, I still live there sometimes! At least I was born a Texan and not an Okie!!!<---  No offence to any born Okies...just something I inhereted from my dad...Last edited by Customwelds; 02-02-2004 at 12:36 PM.Lean mean TIG weldin' machineSquarewave 175
Reply:Almost forgot, the armadillos aren't a comman thing. We do see them on the trail from time to time though. Luckily no one I've been riding with has hit one, but we've known of some instances of it! Also, I've seen a small car with a messed up bumper and valance, broken headlight, and a bent rim from one too!Lean mean TIG weldin' machineSquarewave 175
Reply:Originally posted by Customwelds Almost forgot, the armadillos aren't a comman thing. We do see them on the trail from time to time though. Luckily no one I've been riding with has hit one, but we've known of some instances of it! Also, I've seen a small car with a messed up bumper and valance, broken headlight, and a bent rim from one too!
Reply:Ouch!I guess that's an instance when riding a little Cushman would be better than riding a new CR500! Then you'd hit that thing at like...80 or 90mph and be in for BIG a hurtin, haha. My last wreck on my KDX 220 was in 3rd gear pinned, so probably around that speed(30-40MPH or so)...it was the worst shot in the pills I've EVER had...Don't wanna think about that again!Lean mean TIG weldin' machineSquarewave 175
Reply:Anybody got a recipe for MUTTON?
Reply:Let's turn this into a cooking club.  How to fix lamb stew with a welder.
Reply:You've got do something about this fixation with sheep, its not healthy
Reply:Sorry Jim just get that way when I am around so many sheep.MIG up some LAMB CHOPS.
Reply:You should watch out sometimes the sheep strike back Attached Images