Well, I ended up buying the HF welder. It's set up for either gas or flux core, and other than having to re-wire my 220 outlet it was a breeze setting it up. I don't expect this to get heavy use. I use my old Lincoln for repairs on the tractor and such, this will be use mainly for small sheet metal stuff.
I used it to weld in the bracket for the drivers side cowl vent, and it did a great job. Nice clean weld, good and solid. After doing some grinding it looks great.
The only thing I find bothersome about it is that it has a very short power cord, only 6' long. I decided I wanted a bit more length, so I replaced it with a 12' cord, and I'm happy now. Although it was kind of scary getting inside and seeing what small gauge wire is used in there!
Tim
I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur (
https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road.
Tim
