Lincoln mig welder ?...

It belongs in this group of welding machines, as far as being about the top of their class.

I had one and for a small 230 volt welding machine, it's hard to beat!!!!! :)

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I agree with the others, get the 230v model as you can turn the amps down to weld thinn metals but you can't turn up a small machine to weld heavy plate.

Try to stay above 200amps on a Mig machine. You will need about 40% duty cycle at 150a to weld a single pass on 1/4" material. You can make multi-pass welds on metal over 1/4" thick just like you do with your stick machine. You will want to stay in the higher amps as you want to keep cold lap to a minimum.

The reason were telling you this, you probably won't want to use the stick machine once you get a decent Mig machine.

Do a search in the archives at the top of this page for welding as there's been some very good past dicussions on Mig welding.

You can't go wrong on Lincoln or Miller Mig machines. Both are excellant quality. I still will not look at a Hobart machine even if it's owed by Miller.

T_Bone

I have a Lincoln SP135, and have no complaints whatsoever. It'll weld a lot more than you think, particularly if you can get at both sides and vee it out and lay multiple beads.

Two observations: IMHO, you'll be happier with a 220V unit, and go with CO/Argon gas rather than flux core for general welding.