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Ken what is a good welder to buy ? for a small shop like i have.I'm setting up my shop at this time I had a old Lincolen ark welder but i gave it away it was on a tralier and to big for the shop. I would like to weld traliers and such with it small and big stuff ids there a good all around welder out there ? thanks for info..

There are lots of good welders out there. The one I have is huge. Got a great deal on it, and it will weld nearly anything.

The biggest thing I guess to keep in mind is to try and stay with a good brand name like Miller or Lincoln. They have been making welders forever and are probably the easiest to get supplies for. Although most supplies are universal. Wookie has a real nice Lincoln he let me borrow for a while. He is a retired professional welder. He may be able to give you a good model number.

Another thing to look for is expandability. In the future you may want to weld aluminum or othe metals, you may want to do some TIG welding. If possible try and get a unit that can be adapted at a later time do weld other metals.

Here's my 87 150 that used to be a wheelchair van for my grandma. Needless to say, it didn't look like this whe it was hers
.http://www.angelfire.com/planet/dinovan/my_van/

I'm not very good at linking yet sorry
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/dinovan/my_van/

so this yours or your grandma's van if yours fix it up


[ August 04, 2006, 08:57 AM: Message edited by: BoneHead ]

Hi guys, been a while. Thought I'd drop in and see what's up. Still enjoying the heck out of our van. Here's an old shot of mine on the left (white) and my buddy's 4 WD Super Duty. That thing can go practically anywhere!

The van's mine, they needed to get rid of it, I needed transportation, worked out for a great deal since I got it for only $600 and it has needed no major repairs to date (knock on wood.)

so dinovan where in kansas you from iam in wichita srating up a van culb here so far i have 2 members hoping more will join and want too have a lil get together in april 2007 out at lake afton

I'll have to see, I'm from the Wichita area, but I'll be at college then about 4 hours away.