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Millermatic 200 Or 250

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Bill Swanson

03-31-2001 06:52:44




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I am looking for a good mig welder that can do silcon bronze and flux core. Have a local dealer tyring to sell me a rental unit for $1,250.00 I am a complete novice and the use it would get is not that much. Any ideas or does anyone know of any for sale?

Bill




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BFO

03-31-2001 10:46:22




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 Re: Millermatic 200 Or 250 in reply to Bill Swanson, 03-31-2001 06:52:44  
I would get the 250, I have the 200, and while it does what it's supposed to, bigger is always better.



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Rod MI

03-31-2001 12:21:56




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 Re: Re: Millermatic 200 Or 250 in reply to BFO, 03-31-2001 10:46:22  
Bill Swanson how thick of steel have you welded with your welder and do you think it will weld 1-1/2 or 2 inch plate in a pinch?



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Rod Mi

03-31-2001 12:23:34




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 Re: Re: Re: Millermatic 200 Or 250 in reply to Rod MI, 03-31-2001 12:21:56  
I mean BFO sorry



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BFO

03-31-2001 13:02:12




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Millermatic 200 Or 250 in reply to Rod Mi, 03-31-2001 12:23:34  
Rod, in all honesty, it never crossed my mind to do so. I have a stick machine for that. Give us an example. I keep .035 solid ER70S-6 in mine, and the thickest I weld with it is 1/4", but mostly thinner stuff and small production runs. Why I kept this machine was that it is set up for a spool gun (which I got rid of, shouldn't have), and it's just big enough for busted lawn mower handles ;-). I guess in a pinch it is possible, but that thick of a plate will dissipate the heat too quickly causing cracking, so you'll need to preheat a large area ( get out the 200 degree heat stick) to slow the cooling. HTH, Bill.

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Rod Mi

03-31-2001 14:16:27




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Millermatic 200 Or 250 in reply to BFO, 03-31-2001 13:02:12  
I'm just trying to figure out if I rely knead or just wont a Mig welder and what amperage do I knead I have a stick welder Lincoln 225amp sow that mite work for the 1 to 1-1/2 I don't have a hole lot of experience with my welder I probable should get sum steel and have sum fun. Will your machine weld 1/4 with no problem and do you now if the mig and stick amperages have the same capability (100amp on mig and 100amp on stick will weld the same material thickness??) thanks

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BFO

03-31-2001 16:05:58




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Millermatic 200 Or 250 in reply to Rod Mi, 03-31-2001 14:16:27  
Rod, yes I can weld 1/4" without any problem, but, I'm running at the upper end of the duty cycle. 90% of what I use the mig for is .100" to 1/8 ". I would rather use my stick machine (250 dc/ 315 ac) for 3/16" and on up. I run 1/8 7018MR @ around 125 amps. I'm one of those guys that prefers the versatility of a good stick machine, and in fact my mig might sit for a month or two without being used. Don't let that sway your decision, as everyone has thier preference. Migs are very handy to have around though.

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Rod MI

03-31-2001 17:26:25




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Millermatic 200 Or 250 in reply to BFO, 03-31-2001 16:05:58  
BFO thanks that helps me out a lot I mite be able to use my stick welder for stuff around 3/16 to 1 inch (pushing it) then by 250amp mig for the smaller stuff that mite work I goes what I wont is to have the capability to weld 0 to 1 inch steel thanks



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BFO

03-31-2001 17:52:01




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Millermatic 200 Or 250 in reply to Rod MI, 03-31-2001 17:26:25  
Rod, go down to your welding supplier and ask to demo the machine. You'll have a better handle on what a 250 amp mig is capable of, before you spend a cent. The 250 amp Miller, according to them, is capable of 22 gage to 1/2". You might never burn another rod :-) Have fun!



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Rod MI

04-01-2001 13:28:20




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Millermatic 200 Or 250 in reply to BFO, 03-31-2001 17:52:01  
I will do



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