The smallest welder ever made!!! Miller Maxstar 85s

[hillbilly742]

Tractor Supply sells holbert rods.

[evifj]

I would try firepower 3/32 7018 rod if you think the old hobart rod is great. I like hobart rod too, but at welding school we got 50lb boxes of firepower and its just as good. Hate lincoln rod for the most part. There is a new bread of welder that I would look at for a replacement to these and thats the everlast or longevity 140 dc stick tig welders. run on 110 or 220.

[12345NoNamesLeft]

How about a stand for the camera? Make it so you can flip a mask down so we can see your puddle.

and no juggling

[ColtDeltaElite10mm]

RADNOR brand (AirGas) is pure CRAP!!!! I think sometimes that RADNOR and Harbor Freight get their stick electrodes and mig wire from the same place. A Chinese scrap yard!!!!! Lincoln or Hobart sticks and wire are the ONLY welding consumables to buy!

[dougspair]

...I missed where the guy said what kind of electrode that was...but the slag looks like it's 7018. You can still get that from 3/32" up to at least 5/32". Great for vert-up multi-pass on plate.

[dougspair]

6010 is almost always red...run it DC reverse only...pipe welding. 6011 is for AC, not very good looking welds, cannot pass any certs...mainly for guys with just a buzz-box...often the 6011 isreferred to as 'Farmer Rod'... Unfortunately, RADNOR is the Air-gas 'house' brand, most is from China...Just better to pay more and get Lincoln or Hobart rods...

[SpeedyChevy72]

I have some RADNOR 6010-1/8" welding rods.that have a redish look have you ever used them be for?

I cant even weld with them could they be old?

but hobart rods work good

[modernblacksmith]

@SpeedyChevy72 6010 is a pipe root rod it welds funny by nature (something like a 6011) but a different coating they really spray and are good for keyholing a pipe root mostly used in pressure pipe welding

[jmh11962]

yeah,they still make that rod. i use it all the time to shrink valve seats when removing them. i don't know if you have an outlet nearby you, but northern tool sells them down here in florida.

[CCSinventions]

they sell one at harbor freight that is a 8lb inverter for $150 and it works great u can see it in freddytk421's vids

[athraxious]

I just wanted to let you know Hobart still makes the 7018 stick. You can get a 5lb box from Northern tool for about 16.00$ I think they only con in 1/8 and 5/32 now a days. Beautie of a weld by the way.

[Lakesideforge]

what can it take in thicknes?

[modernblacksmith]

@Lakesideforge it can weld any thickness with multiple passes!

[petersenj20]

Too versatile of a machine to sell at a profit. Light, simple, variable, 110V DC? You could stick weld aluminum with this. My old 110V AC Lincoln is clueless. Plus it weighs 70 lbs and only has 50, 75, and 100 amps.

[modernblacksmith]

@petersenj20 all 110 volt machines are useless next to this thing.....it can actually do a secure weld with 1800 watts!!

[watcherjohnny]

Good Stuff!!

[modernblacksmith]

@watcherjohnny it`s an amazing machine I can`t figure out why they only made it for a year or two.

[watcherjohnny]

@modernblacksmith I'm guessing they "surrendered" the "low-end" stuff to Asian manufacturers. Like those Hobart rods!! Never seen slag drop-off like that before!!!

[modernblacksmith]

@watcherjohnny you`re probably right there my friend, but I`ve put this machine through hell for the last five years and it works great! The rods I think you can still buy today.....