I made a 35 ft #6 wire ext cord for my welder last year and it cost me just over a 100 bucks.
I went to a electrical supply for the best price on the wire. It was good stranded wire, gas/oil resistant, and limp, none of that stiff hard to coil up stuff.

Just call around for the best price.
Dan


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