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Allan In NE

11-14-2007 02:13:11




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If you were in the market for a MIG wire-feed, that brand/model/kind would ya get?

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Allan




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trucker40

11-15-2007 19:58:46




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 Re: Welder in reply to Allan In NE, 11-14-2007 02:13:11  
I would see who I was going to get to supply me gas bottles,ask them what they carry parts for,and if they have a deal on something.If you can get tips,liners,and talk to people that have a welder like that and get good recomendations,and it seems like a good price to you buy that.Ive used lots of different kinds,Miller,Hobart,Lincoln and they all work good.I own a HTP because I got a good deal on it,and I like it real well.The big thing you have to watch is on the cheaper stuff is the duty cycle,does it have a cooling fan,is the wire hot all the time,can you buy tips for it,can you buy a liner for it without having to order it.How much will you use it,can you weld with a mig,all that makes a difference. Ive seen guys cuss a brand new welder and not use it because they didnt get on to it right away.After a while somebody would start running it and figure it out,then the guy cussing it would want it.Usually the operator has a lot to do with it,how you set it,on a mig,is a lot of it.Then for me it would be how much it costs.If you can buy a welder for a thousand dollars that can do what you want it to,why buy a welder for eighteen hundred that has a name on that somebody suggests.Even a used one if its got everything with it because you really need a book for it. If you are going to run it night and day,make a living with it,then you may want to come up with the extra for the new welder,but if you are going to use it now and then,maybe dont know all that much about a mig,why buy the high dollar one.New is fine,but 200,400,800 dollars will buy a lot of welding wire,and gas is getting higher all the time.Contrary to what some say,CO2 works just as good in most cases as argon mix.I could be wrong,but I thought Argon mix was mostly for welding on newer car sheet metal.I know I have welded a bunch of stuff in my life with CO2,and about all you need to do is keep the wind from blowing it away somehow.

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cornfarmer

11-14-2007 19:52:10




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 Re: Welder in reply to Allan In NE, 11-14-2007 02:13:11  
A bought a Hobart Ironman 210 last winter-very nice machine, and reasonably priced. I have been using a smaller Hobart for several years and it has performed very well, repacing only the gun liner. Hobart seems to build very good equipment for the money-I now have several of their products. I also bought one of their plasma cutters and am happy with it. I think Hobart has just introduced a new 210 amp MIG welder with a smaller cabinet for around $900-may be worth checking out. I have several other welders including Lincoln, Miller, and Craftsman, and have never really had a problem with any of them. My small Craftsman MIG is really handy because it is light and can operate off a fairly long extension cord. If I could only have one welder, it would be the Hobart 210 if all my welding was done in the shop, or a smaller 110 volt Hobart 140 if portability is important. I doubt that you could go wrong with any of the machines from Miller or Lincoln either (Craftsman welders are made by one or more of these companies also, last time I looked).

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135 Fan

11-14-2007 14:23:49




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 Re: Welder in reply to Allan In NE, 11-14-2007 02:13:11  
It depends on your budget. A name brand for sure. I would get a combination MIG, TIG and stick machine like a Miller XMT 350 inverter with a top of the line wire feeder. If I had lots of work I'd get a dual wire feeder with programmable digital settings for running Mig on one side and flux-core on the other. Oh, sorry I thought I was still on the post about if money was no object. Again I apologize. Thermodyne may be good machines. I know they had some problems with their gas drives. The best thing is to go to a big welding supply like Praxair. When pricing out machines make sure you are comparing everything that comes with the machine. Some come as a package with the flow meter and everything else needed. Others everything is seperate. Dave

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T_Bone

11-14-2007 14:20:00




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 Re: Welder in reply to Allan In NE, 11-14-2007 02:13:11  
Hi Allan,

It might help us recomend a machine brand and type if you could tell us about how much your willing to spend. That makes a huge difference on my recomended prefference. Also 230V/gas engine driven?

I just bought a new Lincoln Ranger 250, W/Kholar (electric fuel pump), welding leads, and related needed componets for CC, CV, DC, AC 11.0kw generator (9.5kw continous @240V), ALL "CU" wound generator ($3450 delivered), that I'm going to use with my Lincoln SP100 wire feeder. (I'll post the mods it takes to convert the SP100 when I'm done and the mod's prove themself's as this would save about $375 new cost with a simple low cost mod (FREE)).

I just got the welding leads so it'll be a week or so before I post the results.

T_Bone

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wyod

11-14-2007 13:51:05




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 Re: Welder in reply to Allan In NE, 11-14-2007 02:13:11  
Hey Pard,
I'd have to agree with CWL... I've had my thermadyne 250 for about 5 years now... probably the best machine I've welded with. My good buddy has a miller that I used to build a round pen... we had a lincoln at work... I ran several spools through both of those machines. The aussie machine wins hands down in my book! It comes with a few bells and whistles and, if memory serves, I only paid about $1450 for mine new. It's a real workhorse! D

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in-too-deep

11-14-2007 12:18:27




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 Re: Welder in reply to Allan In NE, 11-14-2007 02:13:11  
I've heard bad things about Clarke.



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CWL

11-14-2007 12:17:16




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 Re: Welder in reply to Allan In NE, 11-14-2007 02:13:11  
Since nobody has brought it up yet, I'm very happy with my Thermal Arc Fabricator 250. It is a 250 amp machine and is rated for 5/8" thick steel and 1/16" wire, but it handles the light stuff with ease as well. It is set up so that I could run a spool gun on it, but I never have. It was assembled in the USA, but the guts are from Australia. I've had it for about seven years and love it.



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chvet73

11-14-2007 11:17:20




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 Re: Welder in reply to Allan In NE, 11-14-2007 02:13:11  
I love my 175 Hobart. Miller makes the same thing if you like spending more money. I'm sure you can't go wrong with a Lincoln either.



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cj3b_jeep

11-14-2007 09:01:46




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 Re: Welder in reply to Allan In NE, 11-14-2007 02:13:11  
I'd stick with the Miller also. The 110 units are great, but can't handle the big stuff. I have a 110 unit, and a neighbor who is a welder for the big stuff.



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soundguy

11-14-2007 08:45:46




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 Re: Welder in reply to Allan In NE, 11-14-2007 02:13:11  
Hard to go wrong with anything red blue or grey. as others pointed out.. blue and grey are just about the same..

soundguy



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pnt inc

11-14-2007 08:24:52




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 Re: Welder in reply to Allan In NE, 11-14-2007 02:13:11  
Hobart welders are the exact same thing as miller welders. I've had people claiming that millers are much better than hobarts. I laugh at these people.

I own about 5 or six hobart 210 welders for our sheetmetal repair/fab shop. Excellent welders.

If I were to weld 3/8 steel all the time, i would have to get the hobart 250.

Definitely need to run a argon and co2 mix for basic welding.



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Stan in Oly, WA

11-14-2007 08:17:10




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 Re: Welder in reply to Allan In NE, 11-14-2007 02:13:11  
Hi Allan,

So this is a reality based question? You're not asking what anyone would get if he could get anything he wanted, but what would be his choice of what he actually could get, right? My MIG of choice would be a Lincoln Power MIG 350 Push/Pull unit which is about the most wire feed welder you can run on single phase power, and will run aluminum wire w/o a spool gun. My reality based choice would be to use the Lincoln 175 I've already got.

All the best, Stan

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Ron in Nebr

11-14-2007 07:12:42




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 Re: Welder in reply to Allan In NE, 11-14-2007 02:13:11  
Hey Allan, I'll cast another vote here for Miller. I'd have to run down to the shop though to see what model we have, but it works great...



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BENJAMIN KIMM

11-14-2007 06:49:34




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 Re: Welder in reply to Allan In NE, 11-14-2007 02:13:11  
A miller 220 ive got a lincoln 110v and its handy, but id really like the extra power and smoothness of the 220v like i had at the shop...



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jerry L / AZ.

11-14-2007 04:53:43




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 Re: Welder in reply to Allan In NE, 11-14-2007 02:13:11  
morning Allan: all depends on what you are going to do with it. Miller makes a great machine. miller also makes the hobart. If you are looking to work in the shop and do tin work. the miller or the Hobart Handler in 110 volt and a 220 volt model. will do the job I have the 110 volt model Hobart and works great in an around the shop . the miller bobcat welder/gen set is a great machine also I had one at one time sold it (my mistake)I now have a lincoln, Ranger 8 welder/genset for my heavey jobs. and a auto darkining helmet Works Great!!!!! have a great day there Mr.Allan Jer

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Vern-MI

11-14-2007 02:23:26




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 Re: Welder in reply to Allan In NE, 11-14-2007 02:13:11  
Miller engine driven Bobcat 225 for all your needs. Mount it on a trailer and you can weld that broken axle out in the field.



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