Lincoln "Tombstone"

[maxpower_hd]

I just dug this out and tested it. I got it for free from a friend for helping him move several months ago. Then I moved recently so it got stored away in my container for a while. I believe it is from 1985 from the serial number on it. It's in excellent condition given the age and does not appear to have a whole lot of use. I did a quick weld with it to test it and was surprised at the bead I was able to produce. I was planning on putting it on Marketplace but now I don't know if I want to part with it...LOL. I have another welder so I don't "NEED" it...I may have a problem...

 

[yatg]

Just checked FBM here, $75, $100, $130, $200, $250, $500.
"is it available?"

 

[gahrajmahal]

I bought mine when I was 15. I’m 67 now. It looks amazingly like yours and it will always put down a good weld for me, but I research what welding rod to use any more. I’m looking forward to starting the grandkids with some projects. Nothing like melting some steel to impress a person. Stick welding is my preferred method for 1/8” thickness and thicker.

 

[zendriver]

Just be careful as to not stub your toe on it, every time you walk past.

 

[Steve_P]

Outside of maybe farmers, not a lot of market for it. Sure stick is used on pipelines... but they're not shopping on FB for one. I have an old Miller and the leads are probably worth more in scrap than the box.

 

[seber]

Stick is still very popular. I have a multimode unit but prefer stick most of the time.

 

[Wrench97]

I bought mine new in 1975 for $250, came with a helmet, gloves, a chipping hammer, a wire brush and 2lb of various sample rods.
I still use for 1/8" and heavier, as I also have a 120/240v mig.

 

[dnschmidt]

I use 7014 rod with mine but I'll admit to using 7018 with my TIG a lot more now than my Miller Thunderbolt (Tombstone equivalent) whenever I use stick. One of the advantages of AC stick is the lack of arc blow which is pretty common with DC stick.

 

[alfadan]

I keep my eye out for one. I have a hobart inverter, but would like a tombstone or whatever transformer welder for a backup and versatility. "Two is one" kind of deal.

 

[alfadan]

6011 is pretty much all I use, or 7018 on non critical stuff because I don't keep it in an oven. You can practically pick up some 6011s at the gas station and it's an a.c. rod

 

[mikedodge]

I bought a used one several years ago, it looks the same obviously but it's a newer one with the Nascar logo on it.

 

[y'sguy]

I think there is a market for them. I have one and most of the time it sits idle. But still solves "problems" if you've got it. My welds are rarely pretty, but I do know how to weld and this will get it done. I think the question is if one were starting out from square one would you buy this IF you could buy it cheap enough OR pay some more for a newer multi-phase machine. It's a choice one has to make. Honestly, most folks aren't going to weld ALL the time, just an odd job once in a great while. A repair, a fix or a small "project"

 

[Retired dozer fixer]

Boys… stick is where skill comes in. Anyone can run a mig machine. Tig is also a skill to have but masters of stick welding are awesome. Maybe that’s why most all pipelines are stick welded

 

[Shoreline_]

You can really only use 6013 with it. Or a rod that says for use with ac. You don't really want 7018ac unless you have a project or a way to store them correctly.

 

[Wrench97]

I usually run 6011 on it but also use 7016 on heavier material.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Had one that came down from family. I was holding on to it for that one time I might need it. After 15+ years I needed the room more and sold it to someone that could use it.

 

[joe_padavano]

Just checked FBM here, $75, $100, $130, $200, $250, $500.
"is it available?"

Don't confuse asking prices with selling prices. Did any of those actually sell, and at what actual price?

 

[zendriver]

I think I'd have to dump it at HFH, so they can make a few bucks, selling to to someone to take home and trip over it, in their own garage.

As far as learning skill of stick and tig, for half the price of a new iPhone, you can get brand new a multi-process welder, that can "do it all", some even plasma cutter.

I suspect most anyone who wants a old AC welder, probably already has one.

 

[Renegade1LI]

I had one I bought new in 1980, sold it last year for 200$

 

[Farmall450]

I had one I bought new in 1980, sold it last year for 200$

Do you remember how much it was back in 1980?

 

[humber2]

I bought a similar sized light industrial unit a few years ago for $80 complete.

I passed on an identical unit at last weekends swap meet priced at $20

That was less than the scrapping price of just one of the leads.

I’m not aware of a collectors club for these honest workers units.

YMMV

 

[Mike007]

I had one I bought new in 1980, sold it last year for 200$

I bought mine new in the late 90s at Lowes for $200. I still use it. There's just something about stick welding....

 

[lowbucktruck]

I first learned how to weld on that unit as a teenager. Lincoln stick welder is really handy on a farm. Used to weld up gates with it.

 

[cpakalolo]

I just dug this out and tested it. I got it for free from a friend for helping him move several months ago. Then I moved recently so it got stored away in my container for a while. I believe it is from 1985 from the serial number on it. It's in excellent condition given the age and does not appear to have a whole lot of use. I did a quick weld with it to test it and was surprised at the bead I was able to produce. I was planning on putting it on Marketplace but now I don't know if I want to part with it...LOL. I have another welder so I don't "NEED" it...I may have a problem...

When I got a mig, I kept my tombstone. I use it to burn 110 16 rod for hard facing. It will push 6010's better too. Otherwise, it holds up the TV.

 

[yatg]

Don't confuse asking prices with selling prices. Did any of those actually sell, and at what actual price?

Obviously. NFC, NFC.

 

[ChefRex]

Mine is in the garage, in a dark corner.

 

[MovingAlong]

I have another welder so I don't "NEED" it...I may have a problem...

But did you have a "backup" welder, you know, just in case?

 

[dr_clyde]

Unfortunately they’re not worth much, unless they’re old enough to have copper windings instead of aluminum. Even then, the copper wound ones are only worth a few hundred bucks.

The AC/DC variants are worth a bit more because they’re so much more capable, most electrodes are designed to be ran on DC current.

That said, AC stick welders are very durable, as they don’t have any moving parts to go bad and usually just very simple tapped transformers. In the hands of a capable person, they will weld most things in a pinch.

If you have a separate TIG machine, I’d sell the old buzz box. TIG and stick use the same kind of current, so any TIG welder can stick weld.

If all I had was a mig welder, I’d hang on to the buzz box. Stick welding excels where wire welding struggles. You can stick weld outside in the wind, in the rain, out in the field off a generator with no gas, and all you need to do is change electrodes to switch metals.

Let me put it this way. I have 5 welders. 3 tig machines, one wire welder and a 300 amp AC/DC stick welder. When the modern machines quit working, the old 1930s stick welder will still work fine.

 

[humber2]

Appreciate the Continuous Duty labelling.

 

[Renegade1LI]

Do you remember how much it was back in 1980?

I probably still have the reciept,lol, I think it was 129$ & got 10% off as a student taking welding in shop.