Posted by NCWayne on July 28, 2013 at 10:36:49 from (98.21.228.82):
In Reply to: Mig welder posted by Sparktrician on July 28, 2013 at 09:53:13:
I used Dad's Millermatic 200 for alot of years and it's a great machine. About 8 years back I was looking for a MIG machine of my own. I wound up doing a bit of trading for a Hobart. It's a 200 or 250 amp machine but I only run .035 wire in it so I'm not working it hard at all. Still I've done everything from building a dove tail/loading ramp on the back of a customers truck to building the bale buster with it last year for another customer, and many other projects in between.
Ultimately a welder is a welder, as they all use pretty much the same technology (at least the older ones) and materials. That being the case as long as you find one made by a reputible company like Lincoln, Miller, Hobart (owned by Miller), ESAB, etc you shouldn't have any problems.
Price wise you can get one of the package units like one of the Millermatics for about the same cost as you can find a power supply and a feeder to go with it. My Hobart is a package unit, like the Millermatics, but given a choice, and the space, I would really preffer one with the power supply sitting against the wall and the feeder on a roll around cart. I've used both and both have their own advantages and disadvantages, so in the end it's al just a matter of prefference, and what you can find and/or afford.
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