[ 3 / biz / cgl / ck / diy / fa / ic / jp / lit / sci / vr / vt ] [ index / top / reports ] [ become a patron ] [ status ]
2023-11: Warosu is now out of extended maintenance.

/diy/ - Do It Yourself


View post   

File: 263 KB, 1200x1200, MMA-welding-3641860281.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
2623601 No.2623601 [Reply] [Original]

What could I do with a cheap stick welder?

>> No.2623604

>>2623601
Stick weld

>> No.2623607

>>2623601
Join 2 pieces of steel

>> No.2623610

>>2623604
>>2623607
Elaborate. Could I actually craft something? is there a way to earn money with this thing.

>> No.2623612

>>2623610
If you don't even know this much why the fuck are you buying one

>> No.2623615

>>2623612
Because I'm a poorfag and can't afford a fancy MIG welder.

>> No.2623616

>>2623601
>What could I do with a cheap stick welder?
Structures.

>> No.2623623

table, bench, jigs to help welding something specific.
rack to hold more scrap.

>> No.2623625

>>2623623
If all I wanted to make was jigs and shelves to hold my jigs I'd have gotten into woodworking.

>> No.2623642

>>2623610
I'm not positive but I seem to remember hearing somebody talking about how they got paid to weld stuff. I know that's just anecdotal so don't quote me

>> No.2623654

>>2623625
Take your steps man, kart, wheel barrel, is next and repair any broken steel thing other than cast iron or thin sheet metal. Or you can go straight to welding a catapult or car frame and kill yourself with bad joints.

>> No.2623692

>>2623601
You could use it to electrocute your balls so you never have children.

>> No.2623707

>>2623601
>MMA welding
>nobody is throwing punches or trying to grapplefuck you while you run the bead

>> No.2623734

>>2623601
Weld steel, including stainless.
Everything from shitty fence to a pipeline. Not so much sheet metal, but if you really want you can.

>> No.2623773

>>2623734
What about chopper frames, fuel tanks?

>> No.2623778

>>2623773
Not him but probably as long as it's not too thin.
welding sheet metal with stick is a good way to get angry(for me).
The rods for SS make a neat sound.

>> No.2623781

>>2623610
>Elaborate. Could I actually craft something? is there a way to earn money with this thing.
Sure can.

>> No.2623785

>>2623601
anywhere where you need structurally strong joints that are not required to be aesthetically perfect
so building constructions, pillars, trains...
but you will also find stickers in small workshops making specific stuff, e.g. there is toy factory nearby which stick welds swings, little carts, whatever...

cars, bikes, artwork etc. are usually done in MIG/TIG

>> No.2623790

>>2623773
>chopper frames
Maybe. But should you?
>fuel tanks
Probably no as they are made out of thin sheet metal. Maybe with 1/16 (1.6mm) electrode, but they are super rare.

>> No.2623852
File: 89 KB, 791x1024, 9C85F0E6-D37C-48E1-8CFC-E4CB03A8FE46.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
2623852

>>2623610

>> No.2623948

>>2623601
Shove it up your ass

>> No.2623953
File: 1.15 MB, 1440x2823, 1665126279817.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
2623953

>>2623615
Just literally saw picrel for sale today; you'd have to be in Europe, though

>> No.2624008

>>2623601
Power supply for a gpu (12v at 45A)

>> No.2624106

>>2623953
So, what is the consensus? Is a cheap MIG welder better option than a cheap stick welder?

>> No.2624116

>>2623601
>What could I do with a cheap stick welder?
Stick it up your ass and weld your sphincter shut.

>>2623610
How the fuck do we know if you can craft anything? I'm gonna guess "no" based on the level of autism you're displaying.

>>2623615
If you're so poor why'd you buy a welder at all?

Practice welding shit together. Gather up a bunch of old nuts and bolts and weld them into little sculptures that you could sell. Start a business doing welding repairs for people. You can make money fixing small shit that regular shops don't want to bother with.

The possibilities are endless anon.

>> No.2624881

>>2624106
Asking the wrong person; have no clue about it, just saw that one and it's cheap (it comes with a 250g spool too).

>> No.2624920

>>2624106
Welders answer the question of what SPECIFICALLY you want to weld.

The typical solution for people who actually build useful things is a small MIG (not flux core, but any MIG can also run FCAW) and a stick machine for thicker stock.

Buying a machine with zero idea what to do with it is stupid but in that case buy a MIG so you can play with cheap sheet metal scrap until you get bored and sell it off.

>> No.2625130

You could defrost your pipes if they're copper (well, so long as they're not plastic).

>> No.2625164

>>2623604
Still cracks me up every time I open this decaying thread....

>> No.2625200

>>2623707
>has never welded in the hood

>> No.2625393

>>2623623
>yeah bro weld things you only need as welder

>> No.2625679

>>2624106
Learn stick first

>> No.2628406

>>2623601
I did my work for 10 years on 50€ transformer from Lidl.
I didn't even have any sort of cooling, so I just ziptied 240V fan on it.
You will be fine.
Whatever you buy after that will feel like discovering sitting after standing whole life.

>> No.2628470

>>2623610
>Could I actually craft something?
Can you actually weld? If not, probably not.
>is there a way to earn money with this thing.
Again, if you can weld, yes. If not, no.
The limitations are Amps, duty-cycle of cheap welder, your chosen rods, rod thickness, your abilities, your thickness (as in intellect, not ass size),