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They need to create a "We're not worthy" emoji for this post!![]()
They are all small, I can carry 3 of them without help. It took me a couple years to decide on a lathe, now I think I'm trying to ensure myself that bought the right one.
One thing with FCAW, hope you have a fume extractor. If you have a small shop, you'll be choking on the smoke pretty quick.
If you want penetration, get a bottle of 90/10 mix and my 251 will go into spray transfer mode around 29 volts and 450 to 500 on wire speed with 0.035" wire. Only for flat but will look like your pouring mercury on the weld. Full 1/2" penetration. You'll quickly set your gloves on fire unless you wear a shield over it.
Smoke and fumes worse than SMAW?