Been shopping for a stick welder, was planning on one of the Lincoln tombstone style buzz boxes. Others have been telling me that I should opt for an AC/DC set-up instead of just AC, which would give me the option of "scratch start" TIG welding.
Came across a Miller Dialarc 250 AC/DC, seller wants 400 for that.
Seller also has a Miller HF-15-1 high frequency arc stabilizer for AC tig welding of aluminum that can be connected to the 250, asking 300 for that.
How does that sound for price? Maybe throw 600 at him for both?
I already bought a brand new Miller 211 wire feed with the spool gun for aluminum, so I have that covered.
I do have an older Sears stick welder from the 70's(?) I got from my dad, but it sucks for welding, I'll pass that on to my nephew when I get my new setup.
Just trying to complete my welding options for my (hopefully) new shop we'll be building next year.