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Leaning toward a 220 volt mig welder...

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Bopsgeech

06-19-2001 23:11:55




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Under an earlier post, I asked the differences between stick and mig for home workshop use.(was taught on stick) I have now test driven a 110 volt Hobart mig welder w/gas at a local dealer and REALLY LIKE MIG for all the reasons everyone else probably does. My question is, I only want to buy one rig (cost) and am wondering how big in amps, a mig welder should be to unquestionably safely weld say a car hauling trailer or a towing hitch ? Or, is it more cost effective to buy a smaller 110 volt mig for tractor / automotive sheet metal and buy an ac/dc 220 stick machine for fabricating? The idea of having one mig welder for sheet metal, brackets, thin tubing and then cranking it up for heavier fabricating really appeals to me if I can afford it. What do you experienced welders think? Thanks to all for replies.

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jon

06-24-2001 05:47:19




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 Re: Leaning toward a 220 volt mig welder... in reply to Bopsgeech, 06-19-2001 23:11:55  
hi
if you can afford it i would definately buy a 220 volt 250 amp mig. the 110 volt machines are to
light to do any serious fabing.



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Mark Kw

06-21-2001 07:53:30




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 Re: Leaning toward a 220 volt mig welder... in reply to Bopsgeech, 06-19-2001 23:11:55  
I would definitely lean toward the Millermatic 250. While they made cometic changes to the housing I don't like, the addition of some things that were once only options makes this one of the best machines you can get for the money. I never had a problem with mine till it took a nearly direct lightning strike that fried the circuit boards. If you're worried about making a good weld with it, you should look at the dozens of vehicles I have fabricated with it. Nothing big, just some 22 ton dumps, a couple of 45 ton wreckers and not to mention some heavy coal mining equipment.

I have run everything from .023 solid up to .045 flux core wires on this machine and have been very happy with it.

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Nathan(GA)

06-20-2001 20:36:03




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 Re: Leaning toward a 220 volt mig welder... in reply to Bopsgeech, 06-19-2001 23:11:55  
I'd certainly love to have about a 250 amp mig to go with my AC/DC stick. I ran across a 300 amp Esab mig a few years ago at the Expo for $1800. I would've bought it if I'd had a place to keep it out of the weather. Humidity here is tuff on stuff like that.



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