Several years ago I bought a Lincoln 225 Tombstone from a friend . Today I finally got around to powering it up ... and it works . That's not the surprise part , because I fullly expected it to work . What surprised me was that after like 40+ years since I held a stinger I can run a halfway decent bead . I ran down to Lowes earlier to pick up some
6011 and 6013 in 1/8" , I already had some 7018 . 6011 at 75 and 90 amps left a pretty decent bead , though a little flat . Couldn't get it to strike at 60 amps , it just wanted to stick . I'm welding on a piece of 1/4" scrap . 6013 was a little easier to get a decent bead with , ran it at 75/90/105 . Amperage made a definite difference in bead profle . I did both flat surface and corner with both rods , and never even opened the 7018 . I'll save that for another day . Up til now I've relied on the little 110v Lincoln Weldpak 100 . But there have been times lately when a little more power would have been nice ... and now I have it ! -- Snag Learning keeps you young !