I had a 125amp 110v stick welder that I got from my neighbor for like $20. I tried to start a weld with what was probably an old stick. I also had no idea how to start the weld (I still don't). Since I couldn't get it to start up in the 3 minutes I tried it, I sold it for $20. I wish had actually figured it out, I could have started learning to weld a few years ago instead of just last summer.