Fastbackin1970

I was looking at buying a Lincoln welder see below. Is that enough welder to weld on the car?

SP-135T

Combination Wire Feeder/MIG and Flux-Cored Welder
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jlg2002

I use a 135 and it has no problem cutting holes in the sheet metal if turned up too high. So the answer depends on what you want to weld. The 135 will go to about 1/4' steel.

shr

i use mine on all my car and truck projects, it can get good penatration on thick steel with beveling! it is a good all around welder but if you are doing heavy duty welding might go with a 220V welder

Fastbackin1970

I need to replace rear quarters and floor pans at a minimum.

dcohen

all of our welders are 220 and sometimes the seem too big

i think it would be nice to have a small welder for lighter jobs

palerider

I've got a lincoln 135 and it's fine for qtrs and floor pans and any body work you plan on doing. Nice welder.Invest in an auto darkening helmet, practice and have fun. Learned to do this summer - opens up all kind of possibilities.

Jaded

I've been looking for myself. My information on this has led me to the 180C 220Volt Lincoln Welder. Mostly because I will also be using it for home projects.

My friends who are welders put it plainly for me.

135T-140T are Tapped welders using detents for your settings.
If it is denoted at C, the welder can be finely tuned. This is much better for tweaking in a welder.

Note: I have started learning to recognise the proper feel, sound and penetration. It's not hard for someone who pays attention. Tweaking the settings appeals to me.

The 110volt welders are fine for sheetmetal work. But for heavier projects like fences and heavy trailers (which I have) the 220 is better.

Hope this helps. Both said the 135 would be fine for the car, but they know my home projects and recommended the heavier 180C.

zmetalmilitia

I agree and recommend the 220v. My father in law has been a welder for his entire life, working on everything to thin sheetmetal to massive pipe welding on nuclear power plants. He recommended the 220v Lincoln welder too, which I bought for around $450-$500 and couldn't be happier with. It's great to be able to adjust the settings when going from thin floor sheetmetal to heavier gauge metal like the frame rails. It will also come in handy if you want to fab anything out of heavier gauge metal-which you will do eventually, if your restoring a car.

6marc5

Ibought a millermatic DVI2. It runs on 115 or 230. It has different attachments on the power cord and internally that allows you to switch voltage to suit the job at hand. It works great.

109jb

I have a 220V Millermatic 250 and the only time I would want a 120V welder is if I had to take it somewhere.