welder extension cord wire size

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Years back my dad made an extension cord from 8 gauge house wire ~ 30' long. It's worked for me for 20 years. A bit of a pain to coil up though.

Richard

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

I'm using 30 feet of 8-3 tek cable for mine lol. It was free, so I only had to buy the ends. Hard to hurt it being armor sheathed and all...