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Miller 330A/BP Tig/Stick Welder

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Buckeye Bill

01-25-2007 06:24:10




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This welder has been advertised for $1250.00. I notice it is being offered at auction next week. I have been considering an upgrade and would only be used for personal use. Anyone have any experience with this machine, good or bad.
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bizkit

01-27-2007 11:02:10




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 Re: Miller 330A/BP Tig/Stick Welder in reply to Buckeye Bill, 01-25-2007 06:24:10  
say bill if used them welder's and it would b a steal but if memory serves me right make sure it ain;t 3 phase if not u gone need some heavy breaker's and wiring like that one feller said if u looking to up grade i'd buy a miller bobcat i got one 10'000 watt genrator when power went out from ice storm in oklahoma i hard wired it in my breaker box from the 220 plug ran everything might think about in that way

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Gary from Muleshoe

01-26-2007 05:57:10




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 Re: Miller 330A/BP Tig/Stick Welder in reply to Buckeye Bill, 01-25-2007 06:24:10  
If you are planning to upgrade, why not get a Bobcat that can also be used for a backup generator when you have power failure. The Bobcat has 3ph. 220 outlet and 110 outlets. A friend of mine purchased one about a year ago for around $1,800.00 with trailer. I have a Roughneck that I bought for $600.00. Works great but it only supplies 110 volt from generator side, at least it will keep the frige going and a heater. Just my two cents. Gary

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Gene Davis (GA)

01-25-2007 18:46:51




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 Re: Miller 330A/BP Tig/Stick Welder in reply to Buckeye Bill, 01-25-2007 06:24:10  
We used to have a 3phase version of this machine at the mining company I worked for and it is an awesome machine. It will weld any kind of stick rod you can throw at it including 1/4" build up and hard surfacing rods. The high frequency current boost on the start makes the flux residue that covers the end on low hydrogen rods start right off and go. It is also really a wake up call if you forget to turn it off in damp locations. The tig side it is just as wonderful. We never had the foot control though, we always had to reach around and turn it up or down. As someone said it is not portable and you really need to hook it to a water faucet and we had a gap in the point between the discharge from the tig gun and the drain so we could always see if cooling water flowed. It did a marvelous job of tig welding aluminum,stainless, thin sheet stainless and we even had a guy who used it to repair a door handle on his Econoline Ford pick up by using another handle he melted and formed into a welding rod. It definitely has to have a good electric supply source and a constant flow of coolant for the tig side and will do a good job.

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MarkB_MI

01-25-2007 18:16:55




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 Re: Miller 330A/BP Tig/Stick Welder in reply to Buckeye Bill, 01-25-2007 06:24:10  
Better check to see if it's single phase or three phase, unless you have three phase power available.



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shawnspeed3

01-25-2007 10:11:53




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 Re: Miller 330A/BP Tig/Stick Welder in reply to Buckeye Bill, 01-25-2007 06:24:10  
sounds like a miller aircrafter. that machine will also mig weld if my memory serves me correct. If it is a aircrafter it will be a CC/CV machine ( Constant Current/Consant Voltge ) it would be a steal at 1250.00if it is in good shape , my Syncro 250 ,it's little brother takes a dedicated 80 amp 220 circut to use the full capacity of the machine....A 50 amp circut would get you about 30 percent of that machines output before you started tripping the breaker...just something to think about..Shawn

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mjbrown

01-25-2007 06:44:23




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 Re: Miller 330A/BP Tig/Stick Welder in reply to Buckeye Bill, 01-25-2007 06:24:10  
Is it one of the big 800lb. Gold Stars from the 1960's?
If so, I have one and it is an excellent welder. You will need at least 50 amp breakers for each leg for tig welding. I bought mine about four years ago and paid $750 with the remote foot control and three tig torches with hoses. I had to buy stick cables and a cart(more like a trailer) and gas regulator . I made a coolant tank. If this one has all of that with a miller coolant radiator and is in nice shape, the price is not out of line. This is NOT a readily portable machine, more like a permanant fixture in a shop.

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Buckeye Bill

01-25-2007 07:08:47




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 Re: Miller 330A/BP Tig/Stick Welder in reply to mjbrown, 01-25-2007 06:44:23  
An employee told me it was purchased about 20 years ago. It has stick cables plus a tig torch, foot control, regulator and is water cooled. It is mounted on a frame with casters. Not sure if it is fabricated or original. Est weight: 400 lbs.
Thank you for your reply.



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