JHZR2
Staff member
Specifically small wire flux welders that you can find
Dirt cheap used a few times on Craigslist.
Situation: I have wrought (or some sort of) iron railings on my stairs into my home. We installed them in probably 2007.
One set and only one set of welds has failed, but it's the "right" one to make the railing unusable.
Pictures are embedded below.
So I'm not looking to become a welder, or do a lot of welding. Just want to get enough cheap kit to do the one job - grind to bright metal, weld the item in position, and be done.
I see these wire flux welders with low duty cycle and capability to weld 3/16" plate from a 120v 20A circuit. I'd think that is about sufficient.
The challenge has been that nobody wants to do this small of a job... so DIY is in the cards.
Suggestions? Are these things worth it?
Dirt cheap used a few times on Craigslist.
Situation: I have wrought (or some sort of) iron railings on my stairs into my home. We installed them in probably 2007.
One set and only one set of welds has failed, but it's the "right" one to make the railing unusable.
Pictures are embedded below.
So I'm not looking to become a welder, or do a lot of welding. Just want to get enough cheap kit to do the one job - grind to bright metal, weld the item in position, and be done.
I see these wire flux welders with low duty cycle and capability to weld 3/16" plate from a 120v 20A circuit. I'd think that is about sufficient.
The challenge has been that nobody wants to do this small of a job... so DIY is in the cards.
Suggestions? Are these things worth it?