Mig Welder Converted To Stick Arc Welder

Mig Welder Converted To Stick Arc Welder Don Bragdon London Arkansas recently sent FARM SHOW information about how he converted his old Mig welder to a stick welder “The welding wire inside the plastic feed tube on my 20-year-old Harbor Freight Mig welder shorted out melting the tube and making the welder unusable A new replacement tube would have cost almost as much as a new welder ” says Bragdon “Instead I bought a new Mig welder for only $23 more than the cost of the replacement tube and then converted my old Mig to a stick welder I use it to weld light gauge metal that’s 1/8 in thick or less using a 1/16 6013 welding rod Works great ” Bragdon replaced the feed tube with a no 12 hot wire which he hooked up to the welder’s positive lead He also removed the wire welder’s nozzle and replaced it with a welding rod holder He did not modify the negative clamp at all “It works exactly like a conventional stick welder I just push a button to operate it ” says Bragdon “I didn’t spend anything to make the conversion ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Don Bragdon 426 Rnd Mtn Ln London Arkansas 72847 ph 479 293-4256; bragdon@centurytel net

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