What welder to buy
I have a Lincoln 3200 HD and I think it's great! Never had a issue with it and handles everything I throw at it. It also welds aluminum. I paid about $350 for mine a coulpe years ago. I don't they make it anymore but the equivalent would be the SP-135T and it's 120v.
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