Welders

[kcoleman0306]

Hello all,

Im new to welding, my cousin usually does the welding for me. I was wondering how big of a welder amps/volts do you need to weld the 1/4 steel to make a RF smoker? Sorry for the dumb question.



Thank you,
Kyle

[Frank_Cox]

a 180 or higher machine will do fine. I like my Lincoln 256 and miller 255 the best

[Rodcrafter]

Not a dumb question, I like at least an 200 amp Miller mig welder. This is great indoors


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[Rule Hard]

Old post but figured rule of thumb would be helpful for others. 10 amps per .010 thickness. So 1/8 or .125 125 Amps. 1/4 or .25 250 Amps. Now obviously this is for single pass full penetration and you can + or - a little so I'd say 200 Amps will do for 1/4.
Welder type plays into it as well. Mig tig arc. In tig you can get away with a lot and often I have the tig maxxed out and control the rest with the pedal. Tig is certainly not the ideal welder for building smokers though.

[Olibinoui]

You cant do flawlessly work with the new inverter welder, less amperage.

Many choice tig mig stick or even multi process machine.