[burnttoast]

Haven't posted in awhile. Hobbyist welder. Went out into my unheated garage to practice some welding and noticed on my Lincoln tombstone welder, that it was
very hard to flip the switch on. Also, it sounded like it was anemic coming on. Had to crank the amperage up so that the rod wouldn't stick. Past week, the temps have been below freezing. Any tips on welding in this temp.? Thanks

[cj737]

Preheat.

[tweake]

also check the power voltage. in winter you can get low voltage from everyone running heaters etc.
one advantage good inverters has is compensating for low line voltage.

as mentioned preheating the material will help a lot.

[burnttoast]

Thanks everyone. will do so.