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Get an auto=darkening helmet, too. The hand held shield sucks.

I think you should get a cheap ass walmart helmet, and figure out how to drop it before you start a bead. Then you will be able to weld in alot more conditions, and not HAVE to have your auto darkening helmet.

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DO NOT wear anything but long pants and boots on your lower body while you weld. Don't ask. It makes the burn scar on my foot hurt. You can not untie the shoe fast enough. You can't rip it off tied fast enough. You can't get the hose nozzle in your shoe fast enough, either....


This is exactly why you need safety welding flip flops. They come off really easy, and they are nice and cool.

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Good gloves are a blessing, too, and a good grinder with stones and flap wheels is your friend with flux core wire. Lots of splatter with flux core. The Lincoln above at least has the gas setup included.


You need a Dewalt grinder, and LOTS of disks for it. You're gonna be using it alot.


Just 1 thing to remember. If you go drop a grand on welding equipment, don't get discouraged because you can't make this or that work. You can't get this metal to weld right. things like that are going to happen. It's gonna take alot of practice to be able to make welds that you trust your life to. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Good Luck. smile

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