Free Lincoln welder .. Can anything kill them? 

Same, neighbors used to bring their broken equipment over to get it put back together... Lol, I miss those days!

You could always wire brush the connections and bring them back to life no matter what!

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Glad you enjoyed it

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I dropped my jaw when I saw this and knew exactly what it was. Of course I was hoping it wasn't missing parts.

​@@sixtyfiveford The key here is that you had your eyeballs open and your brain engaged... most folks drive around half asleep thus don't spot things when they're there to spot or recognize them for what they are! As we used to say back in the day... Top notch spot! - Max Giganteum

She's still too concerned with where her next meal is coming from to care about welding.

@@sixtyfiveford I don't blame her, so am I most days lol

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Amazing treasures.

I brake for bed frames all the time. That stuff is so handy for projects

@@michaelosmonme too

I'm pretty sure that's the only thing on her mind is where the hamburger comes from out of the machine.

Just keep checking your local classifieds. I see stick welders pop up all the time for $75 bucks or less. I bought one for $25 last year. Everybody wants a MIG welder and though those are great, there's nothing wrong with the stick welders.

Yup. I have a tombstone welder that does the jobs I need to get done. I would love to have a mig drop into my life, but that probably won't happen for awhile. These old Lincoln Tombstones are treasures for the common man. @@sixtyfiveford

Two things come to mind: 1. Prices are continuing to rise here in the states due to Bidenomics. All goods are going up in cost... which makes repairing existing items economically feasible or necessary whereas they may not have been in the recent past. Isn't it interesting how losing the "cheap products" manufacturing environment influences society away from being a "throw away" society back into a "rebuild and repair" society like we were in the distant past? 2. Folks recognize that old school, vintage items are usually built to last and are vastly superior to newly designed and built items thus the old school items are often worthwhile to repair. Couple that with old school items usually CAN be repaired whereas that's often not true with new items as they're built cheaply, designed in a way as to NOT be repairable and with an expected lifespan (planned obsolescence) and what do you get? A growing movement that's created the small item repairs niche. As I see it, it has always paid to be self-sufficient and will continue to be so in the future. In fact, I see self-sufficiency becoming ever more crucial in the future due to changes in the law, disruptions in the supply chains, a lack of manufacturing in the US (for those of us in the USA) as well as due to the lunacy of the so-called "climate change" movement. The bottom line is that being able to repair or manufacture or otherwise produce your own items will be critical if you wish to live as you choose as well as save a lot of your money. Having certain skills also opens you up to being able to trade services for what you need too... I can testify to that! I could tell stories forever about how I traded machining or fab work for stuff that I either wanted or needed with little or no cash being a part of the deal. You know what or who also wasn't a part of the deal? The city, county, state or the feds. It' nice to know I don't have to be concerned with having to put up with someone I don't know butting into my business... thinking they have the right to tell me what I can or cannot do or that I need to pay some fee, attain some permit or pay some form of a tax. Not to be a conspiracy theorist or nut but the less the "officials" know, the better off you are. Translation? Doing everything for yourself allows you to do it right and do it the most efficiently with the least cost. Peace and good vibes to all! - Max Giganteum

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It sure is!

Heck yeah

That's one of my favorite parts about fixing these welders up. You always get to see how each guy modified and or built a cart for these. It's always different.

That's a great deal.

@@sixtyfiveford we had them in H S metal shop 50 yrs ago . Do they still make them . Guy I bought it off got himself a mig wire feed welder .

So true.

Glad you like them!

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. These welders are indestructible.

Dang! This has to be the first Lincoln tombstone I've ever heard that died. Rust kills everything steel though.

@@sixtyfiveford I was in awe of this one. I mean, it looked a little rough but you just cant imagine what it looked like inside. It was actually a big blob of rust. It wasnt really recognizable. It had to have been laying in water or something for a few years, im just not quite sure how the body wasnt rusted away. If it wasnt for the fact it was bought at an auction from an old mans estate sale out of his barn, i would almost think it was taken from a pile of rust and assembled into this older body, it was that bad! LOL This was a few years ago, i will ask him if he has any pictures of it or where it went. I hope its still at his shop, you wont believe this one...

Dang. With all these electric vehicles and stuff like that copper prices are bound to just double or triple in the future. Probably my favorite one was buying a tombstone 10-15 years ago for 50 bucks and as I was going to leave the guy asked if I wanted the extension cords as well. He said I had to dig him out of the garage though because they were heavy. Nearly 150 ft of 6 gauge extension cord. It was heavy for sure.

Classic. I thought the same thing

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I will do. Thanks for the heads up as I'm always cleaning stuff like this.

1 part orange oil (limonene) mixed with maybe 5 parts isopropyl works great. Some jerk decided to tag my car and it wiped right off.

I actually had two of the exact same welders in the shop at the time of filming this. One with copper leads 5awg and this one with CCA 4awg. There was no difference in welds. CCA you have to run larger to equal copper for sure. The rule of thumb is 2awg but it drops as you get to the larger gauges. Jumper cables have a huge variance in quality. Unless someone goes out of their way to buy a top of the line set or makes them like you; they're junk.

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Awesome

I need to try harder next time to get a perfect 10.

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Good video though

Absolutely!. Every time I sell one of these it's always a homeowner that's probably going to use this for another 2 hours in the next 20 years.

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I debated the flex issue and I think I read it roughly 2x more likely to fatigue or 1/2 the life. But it seams copper never breaks so half of eternity is.......... ? sarcasm... I've had a brake on my list forever. Problem is the room they take up and where do I stop in width. 2foot? 3foot? maybe 5foot to be safe? Then the double bends become an issue and you need to build a finger brake. I keep getting lost in my needs and reality and space consumption.

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So true

That's a possibility

$23 bucks. I only had to buy the stinger and leads.

@@sixtyfiveford that's awesome!

Could be an early Lincoln 180 AC? They look the same as these but the top corners aren't cut off like the 225 model. If so, this would be a late 50s early 60s model from the top of my head

@@sixtyfiveford Thanks for the response. It has AC-225-S plate on the panel, mounted with slip pockets on the bottom and sheet metal screws on the top of the plate. I should add, I'm in Canada and the machine has a made in Canada sticker.

@@rjl7765 Yep, you have the Canadian model. The rectangle shape ones in the US only went up to a 180 amp model. They must have shipped the tooling for the older models up to Canada for production there. If so, I would assume they continued your style through the '80s at least

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The DC does weld better but honestly you don't notice it unless you're doing it side by side. Stick welding is dirty no matter what. I do think DC is a little easier to start an arc with though, but I wouldn't to go out of my way for one. I ran a DC flux core MIG welder for years and then tried an AC mig welder and noticed a bigger difference between those than with AC -DC stick.

@@sixtyfiveford thank you. Next time I see one for about $100 on FB marketplace, i will grab it. They come up once in a while

The problem is aluminum dissipates heat so fast you're not able to heat it like copper. So I dipped it in, let it sit and then I heated up the assembly again.

@@sixtyfiveford Nice! No cold joints! I figured there was more heat at some point. Great content, I enjoy the straightforward approach. Also: great dog! 👍🏼

Copper is going for more than that these days. It's pushing $5 a foot for 2/0

Just a suggestion. Depending on where you live, you might find that there is a technical college nearby that has a welding program. If so, they might be able to render some assistance in getting your rig up and running. The same may be true with an old school electronics program. No, they may not be welders but they'll know electricity like the back of their hand thus might take on the challenge of troubleshooting an old school welder. The same may be true of a hobbyist group if you can find one. Best wishes! - Max Giganteum

I'll likely sell it. They're worth 250-300 generally.

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I built it in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G9wPaPZQV5U.htmlsi=U96KxyCEr7RLKACV

@@sixtyfiveford thank you

@@joshmultitoolEssentially I just bought the case, salvaged the large 21700 cells from Milwaukee batteries and put it together.

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That's it. You nailed it.

No country for old men ref.

I'm shocked myself

Decades ago I worked in a few pro welding shops that used that tombstone design. In the right hands those welders can do fine work. 6011 rod cuts through rust like nothing other, and the stick design was more friendly in the field where wind and the elements were at play. It also gave excellent penetration where broken parts typically failed close to high stress joints. MIG became more popular mainly because the MIG it was more efficient use of employee time, and because even unskilled staff could make something with thinner sheet metal.

@@spelunkerd the blue tombstones are different the red ones are crappy a/c welders. Educate yourself

@@spelunkerd this crappy red one isn’t an old crank style tombstone. Nice try but you don’t know much about welding it seems

I was just thinking about that restaurant the other day. I don't think I've stepped foot in there for 20 years.

@sixtyfiveford I used to frequent this location about 25 years ago. When Chef Tom had his Bistro on 90th and Redwood, my friends and I would go eat there all the time. Occasionally Chef Tom would come sit with us too. I've probably been 4 times to in the past year to the 5400 location. It's a drive from Tooele.... so I dont go as often as I'd like. The Manicotti with Alfredo sauce is the best!

@@89GI may have to pop in there soon.

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Ginger is already waaay better at welding than I am.... And I've got thumbs and practiced welding in trade school LoL

@@MetallicAH2O well I may have you beat. I'm teaching myself to weld. Dad wouldn't teach me because he didn't want me to be a welder. He's almost 98 and I know dad can still put down a good bead. I'm almost 70. And as my own teacher, I think I'm top notch and the best in my class. Actually I've got a looong way to go.

Great job. You make that all look so easy. And the only moving parts are the switches. So yeah I guess it is. Thanks again.

You don't ever use the circuit ground like a neutral.

I was waiting for the fun "pop" when I threw the switch.