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I have a Miller AC/DC welder for the big stuff and a Miller XP-130 110 volt mig for thinner welding . I had a Miller AC welder for years and finally traded up to an AC/DC unit about a year ago . It is at my Dad's shop because I do not have a shop yet . I keep the mig welder at my house for light repairs . To give you an example , I bent two panels on the back of my bushog beyond repair . Rather than load up the bushog and haul it to my Dad's house , I put my Mig welder and generator on the back of my truck and drove down to the country right to the bushog . Was able to use my grinder with cutoff wheel to cutoff the old sides and weld on the new ones I made at work . I made the panels out of 1/8" steel and the bushog metal is just a little bit thinner , so you might as well say that I welded 1/8" thick in one pass . I ran my welder wide open and pretty much nonstop until I was done . Now this welder is supposed to have a 10% duty cycle , but it never tripped the internal overload . I did use shielding gas instead of the flux cored wire . You will find that you get better penetration and a better looking weld with the gas . The Hobart machine you are looking at is more or less the same machine as my Miller . Miller makes both of them but does cut a few corners on the Hobart . The Miler is about $100 more and probably worth it in the long run . You might want to look for TSC to have another sale . They were offering the Hobart for $398 . Hope this helps a little bit . Ford Man
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