Can a mig welder be used as a stick welder - Welding Tools

Unfortunately, since this machine is CV (constant voltage) it is strictly for Mig or Flux-cored welding. Anything that is stick welded can be welded with Mig. All you need is a compatible Mig welder.
CP 302 MIG Welder MillerWelds

wrong
gasless mig welders are used the same as gas /wire migs
the only difference is the polarity of the leads to the hand piece and the work ground and this is indicated by the plug in the machine for the ground lead
what the "someone " would have been referring to is the duty cycle of the unit
every welder has a duty cycle because of the heat generated in the welding process by the electronic components and transformers and if that duty cycle is exceeded the machine stops working until it cools down or damages the circuits
it is stated as a % of time in use so a unit with a 20% duty cycle means that for every 20% of use it has to cool for 80% of time
as an example ---if you were using a stick welder, the time taken to burn the stick would be 20% and the time taken to insert a new stick and clean the slag off the weld to resume the process would be the 80%
It also depends on the amps being used for the weld
on a machine with 120amps capacity and you were using 15 amps to weld sheet metal--body panels - the length of welding time will be considerable compared to using 115 amps where the weld time would be a few minutes
there are plenty of helpful hints in the operators manual and other technical publications on line

If you want to get creative, use a sewing needle and carefully stick it in the wires so that it is going the same direction as the individual wires are. Then use silicon sealant to insulate the wires, let it sit overnight to harden.

The Rossi 220bz mig welder comes set up to use gas welding, that is with the Mig electrode connected to the positive terminal, inside the machine.
To use gasless mig wleding, the mig wire must be disconnected from the positive terminal inside the machine and reconnected to the Negative terminal - inside the machine. Open both the side coveres of the welder using a phillips screwdriver. Use a 13mm spanner to undo the hex nut holding the thick copper Mig lead to the terminal named positive, then lead it through the machine to the terminal on the oppisite side of the machine, labelled negative and screw it in place there with a 13mm hex screw. Be carefull not to bump any of the many electric parts inside the machine.
If you run the Mig welder in gasless mode with positive earth and positive elecrode it will blow the household electric fuse.
If you run the Mig welder in gasless mode with negative earth and positive electrode it will work, but the end of the Mig gun tip will get very very hot and start smoking abnormally from excessive heat.
But if you take the side covers off and rewire it (takes about 10 minutes) to negative Mig Electrode, the Mig gun tip remains cool and does not overheat. You will have to cut just one white cable tie, to get an extra inch or so of free Mig cable, so the thick copper Mig lead will reach accross to the terminal on the other side of the machine named negative. Stick the earth lead at the front in the positive terminal.
I did this on my Rossi 220bz mig welder.
http://www.weldequip.com/gasless-mig-wire.htm

Easiest way to do it it's by using silver solder with oxyacetylene torch or propylne tank. But if you have access to STICK, MIG or TIG machine use 308L type SS welding stick, wire or links.

Here's the link, check page 27 for right voltage connection.
http://www.millerwelds.com/om/o223aw_mil.pdf

If it has a setting for constant volatge, that is for wire feeders, flux cored or mig. Constant current is for stick welding. Some wire feeders have a switch to use them with a constant current machine, but that doesnt work very well, and , in my opinion, is hard on the computer in the feeder.

It looks like the ones we use in the field with a ln-25 wire feeder and flux cored wire. for mig you will also need a bottle of sheilding gas.

No, it's not going to be equal to the Lincoln in all ways- but if Lincoln built it it'll be a decent machine.

In all honesty, if you can only have one welder it should be a stick welder. Mig welders are full of problems and, while ideally suited to 8 hour a day 7 days a week use, can be finicky as heck when used infrequently.

The stick welder allows you to work in all positions and all conditions, it's generally cheaper than Mig welding and it's usually faster.

lp

well theres a couple things it could be. first make sure the surface is clean. second check the type of metal the horseshoe's are made of. its really hard to get welding to stick to pot metal.

35 amp should do nicely however make sure the mains cable is of the correct size, better still, get a qualified Electricion to install it.
Usualy 30amp could be used but using 35amp gives you some reserve