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Posted by: pokey1168 May 2 2006, 06:56 PM

Has anyone used the Eastwood spot welder that attaches to a DC arc welder?
I have seen them advertised and I get the Eastwood catalog with them in it.
If so and you have pics pleace post. THNX

Posted by: trekkor May 3 2006, 09:36 AM

Don't know a thing about it.

I think you would be limited in the areas you could use it.
Go MIG.


KT

Posted by: pokey1168 May 3 2006, 09:39 AM

That is looking more and more like the option to do

Posted by: trekkor May 3 2006, 09:46 AM

With the wire feed, you can build all kinds of cool things. Not just car repairs.

Get a gas kit. Skip the flux core unit.

KT

Posted by: pokey1168 May 3 2006, 09:02 PM

That was kinda the same response as my local welding supply house. They were also kind enough to point out that most suppliers won't fill a tank bought somewhere else.
i.e. a competitors tank. They were pretty cool about getting me info on some nice home-shop 220v models that won't break the bank.

Posted by: tdgray May 4 2006, 07:01 AM

Why not get one that can do both...

For the home hobbist I really think it is unnessesary to go 220V.

I have a 110 Lincoln Electric with the gas kit that works super. Whole thing was about $250.00.

I like it for the fact that if I am doing finish work I can use the mig and get nice smooth welds. But when I did my floor pans I switched back to the flux core wire. It was alot of welding and mig gas can be pretty spendy, didn't need the nice finshed look as I was just going to cover it with seam sealer so no reason to spend the money.

Flexibility... just my .02.