I think this sucker is a little bit of an upgrade from my Miller 175. I figured it was pretty serious when the Miller site lists "shipbuilding" as of its target industries. 
Came with 30 ft or so of welding cable, new Tweco stinger and a couple of Tweco ground clamps. Need to find a water cooled tig torch w/ foot pedal setup for it. Eventually want to add a wire feed attachment and sell my Miller 175.
Layed my first stick beads last night with some 6011 rod I've had laying around. Not as difficult as I expected, I guess because I've been MIG welding for awhile and got a lot of hours TIG'in this summer.
Since I'm new to stick welding, there's a lot to learn. Anyone got any good recommendations on sources for general info?
Also, where would the best places be to look for the TIG/MIG attachments? Definitely can't afford to get them from the local welding shop.
Anyone know what the "Arc Control" knob on the left does?
Need a cheap source for electrodes. Would like to buy a variety of sizes and types to try em out and practice.
EDIT: After a little more reading, figured out the Arc Control knob, and it looks like this CC only model does not do Mig. Still want to get a Tig setup for it ASAP. Never tried Lift-Arc or Scratch start, curious to see how they compare to the high frequency start I'm used to.
Came with 30 ft or so of welding cable, new Tweco stinger and a couple of Tweco ground clamps. Need to find a water cooled tig torch w/ foot pedal setup for it. Eventually want to add a wire feed attachment and sell my Miller 175.
Layed my first stick beads last night with some 6011 rod I've had laying around. Not as difficult as I expected, I guess because I've been MIG welding for awhile and got a lot of hours TIG'in this summer.
Since I'm new to stick welding, there's a lot to learn. Anyone got any good recommendations on sources for general info?
Also, where would the best places be to look for the TIG/MIG attachments? Definitely can't afford to get them from the local welding shop.
Anyone know what the "Arc Control" knob on the left does?
Need a cheap source for electrodes. Would like to buy a variety of sizes and types to try em out and practice.
EDIT: After a little more reading, figured out the Arc Control knob, and it looks like this CC only model does not do Mig. Still want to get a Tig setup for it ASAP. Never tried Lift-Arc or Scratch start, curious to see how they compare to the high frequency start I'm used to.
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