Lincoln 225-S welder

[scarrylarry]

Hi Fellas
Went to a garage sale today a fella was selling off some of his father's tools that he had accumulated.I picked up an older Lincoln 225-S stick welder and a combination belt ,and disk sander on factory stand,I think the belts are 4 inch wide.I have never welded before but always wanted to learn though.Am I right in thinking that the 225-S is a pretty good little unit ?
Thanks
scarrylarry

 

[PCO6]

You can't go wrong with a Lincoln Tombstone. It's probably the welder that most people learned to stick weld with.

 

[Murphy4570]

Good buzz box welder. I learned to stick weld with one myself. They have some balls to them, you can weld some seriously thick steel with one.

 

[sfckiddo]

have one, its what i use when i do stick weld ,mostly mig these days. 225s gives you the option to run ac or dc rods good machine no telling how many pounds of rods i have used on mine.

 

[scarrylarry]

Thanks for the replies fellas! I think maybe I'll look into a beginers course for DIYers,one of the local tool places offers classes or theres probably a night school class also.
scarrylarry

 

[sberry]

The S an AC model, get some 3/32 7018AC

 

[trainer]

Operator's manual for the 225 http://www.lincolnelectric.com/assets/servicenavigator-public/lincoln3/imt237.pdf


This is a good instruction manual http://www.lincolnelectric.com/assets/servicenavigator-public/lincoln3/LTW2TRI.pdf

 

[scarrylarry]

Thanks Fellas
I was just going to ask if anyone knew how to find the manual for this machine and just like magic it was already there for me Thanks to Trainer.
I looked on the Lincoln site but for some reason it says my numbers don't match. Here they are the way I read them.Maybe I am mistaking them for some thing else.This is not a DC model
LINCWELDER
AC 225-S
Type K-1170
Code number W-331-IJI
Thanks Again
scarrylarry

 

[vssjim]

you can also go to Lincolns web site and buy books and dvd's from them that are very good and cheap to buy through the James F Lincoln Foundation.

 

[scarrylarry]

Thought I would add a few pictures of the welder.I paid $75.00 Canadian for it. This is a Canadian model.Anyone have an idea how old this machine would be?
Thanks
scarrylarry

 

[scarrylarry]

Hi Fellas
I put up a couple of pics of the newly aqquired welder thought you might like to see it.I found out it's made in Canada.
scarrylarry

 

[scarrylarry]

What should I be on the lookout for when I Have taken off the cover of the LINCWELD AC225-S ? I had the covers off yesterday and besides cobwebs, spiders, sow bugs and fly ****,That's basically all I saw. There were no burnt wires no loose wires the contacts on the amperage selector were a little black on about the last three or four higher settings.Is it normal that the inside of the machine,the heavy metal part was painted,but some was flaking off ? Well everything was painted except the fan motor and the wires and contacts.On the outside bottom of the machine the paint as turned dark is this normal ? I bought this unit not knowing it worked except for the sellers word.I don't yet have the outlet in place to test it and would not know how to test as I don't know how to weld yet.
Any information would be greatly appreciated !!
Thanks
scarrylarry

 

[KEH]

I have a 225 AC that I have used for about 40 years. Replaced grounding clamp and electrode holder after years of use. Great little machine, I've built trailers with it and made huge numbers of repairs. It's AC only, no DC.

KEH

 

[Zeke]

Larry, that's the beauty of what you have. Not much to go wrong inside. Just a big *** transformer, a fan and some wires. You can weld with a car battery.

Go get some fresh rod and light up on something. Sure, you'll stick the rod to the work sure as I'm typing, but you'l get the knack of lightly dragging the rod on the work to establish an arc. Just try to keep the burning rod down close to the puddle. Move it around in little circles just to see what it does.

That way, when someone shows or tells you how to weld, you'll have a base line.

BTW, if you do stick it (you will), break it loose by wiggling and if you're really stuck, pull the electrode holder off the rod.

This guy does the basics:

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[scarrylarry]

Re: Lincoln 225-S welder KEH and Zeke

KEH and Zeke
Thanks for your replies,I appreciate it !!
scarrylarry

 

[scarrylarry]

Was just talking to a relative who's a millwright and has his all positions welding ticket.I was excited to tell him of my welder find and the price.Well he was nodding away, "yep" he said, "yep,hmmm I've tried that buzz box thing
and if it's what I'm thinking of thats not the greatest welder to learn how to weld on".He went on to say that I'll probably be frustrated as hell and just when I may be getting into some kind of rythm the duty cycle will be up.He mentioned it would be better to learn on those gas powered stick welders like the ones you see on the back of a welders flat deck truck,if I had access to one.If I could afford one he mentioned that those mig machines are the cat's **** and you can even get them for 120V power."Nothing like throwing $75.00 out the window" I said
scarrylarry

 

[c39er]

Learn on that machine you've already got. Take a couple classes and you will be on your way. If you learn correctly on a buzz box you will be able to weld most anything later on. Don't get frustrated-keep practicing.
I have my old Miller Thunderbolt stick machine and still use it even though nowdays I use some high end machines.

 

[dwp99]

I've got one and have had it for 40 years also. I've welded everything from 1/8" to 2" thick material. I've welded flat , overhead and vertical. The only thing I've ever replaced was the fan and the rod holder. It's a great little welder. It's 20% duty cycle is welding at 225 amps for 2 minutes straight out of 10 minutes. You will probably never weld at 225 amps. I think the highest amperage I've used is 135 maybe 150 a time or two.

 

[scarrylarry]

Learn on that machine you've already got. Take a couple classes and you will be on your way. If you learn correctly on a buzz box you will be able to weld most anything later on. Don't get frustrated-keep practicing.
I have my old Miller Thunderbolt stick machine and still use it even though nowdays I use some high end machines.

I've got one and have had it for 40 years also. I've welded everything from 1/8" to 2" thick material. I've welded flat , overhead and vertical. The only thing I've ever replaced was the fan and the rod holder. It's a great little welder. It's 20% duty cycle is welding at 225 amps for 2 minutes straight out of 10 minutes. You will probably never weld at 225 amps. I think the highest amperage I've used is 135 maybe 150 a time or two.

Thanks for the encouragement fellas I appreciate it !!!
scarrylarry