Blake wrote:I personally don't feel you can do any real welding using a 110v welder. At least I don't believe you can weld suspension brackets and such. I'm sure others will/have disagree and have done it with success...
I'll be happy to agree with you that 90% of the folks that buy a welder for use at home have no business putting together anything but yard sculpture but your statement is totally flawed.
Inverter technology has come a long way in the past 15-20 years.
Welding is about output voltage and amperage, prep, cleaning, joint design, technique, positioning and skill level. All combined with a healthy dose of understanding how that all works together.
Modern DVI machines (I'll exclude anything sold by HF) can approach pulse spray transfer (look it up) levels and produce excellent results on a properly setup, dedicated 110V circuit.
This is a Gen 1 Miller DVI (11 years old) on a dedicated 30amp 110V circuit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9fQziw6MqM
Every bracket, tab, perch, spring hanger, body panel, bumper mount, etc. on my rig was done with that machine.
Except for the front frame horn mounts, those were done with a 110V Lincoln SP135 running .030 flux cored, I lift the entire front of my rig off the ground using those mounts.
When in doubt always blame the machine.