What kind of welder do you own?

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What kind of welder do you own?
v8mazda4ever avatar
v8mazda4ever
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I have the lincoln power mig 180c and its sweet alot better dialing in your heat and wire speed and with the new way the wire is pushed into the gun no more wearing out the plastic tube guide because in the new lincoln it does not have it anymore.
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fastonthetrack avatar
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The miller 211 is the best welder I have used, Dual Voltage so no matter where you are at you can weld. And with miller welders you can get a spool gun to weld aluminum and stainless.
v8mazda4ever avatar
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You can get the spool gun for the lincoln as well and lincoln is cheaper in price up here and alot more places i find sell parts and toys for the lincoln too.
fastonthetrack avatar
fastonthetrack
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Nice, I have a miller shop pretty close to me so thats why i went with them, a comparable lincoln is about 150 bucks less but doesnt have auto tune like the miller does, and im not sure that lincoln makes a dual voltage.
dirtracer14 avatar
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Snap on muscle mig 250. 100% duty cycle love it
v8mazda4ever avatar
v8mazda4ever
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Dirtracer14 you have pics of the welder
jmzcustomz (jeff) avatar
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I havent used my welder as of lately but I have a Hobart Handler 140 w/ gas. Believe I am using 0.030 wire. Here is a pic of the machine.
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And here are some welds from project PITA before I got rid of her.
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This is ground down mostly. Not the greatest but definitely penetrated.

I would have loved to go with a 220v welder but $$$ and lack of 220 in the garage limited this selection.
v8mazda4ever avatar
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Ya but hooking up 220 is very easy and if your laundry room is close to the garage get a welding 220 extention cord and away you go the dryer is set up with the same plug.
jmzcustomz (jeff) avatar
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Ha easier said then done on a brick house when the laundry room and breaker are on the other side of the house. LOL
v8mazda4ever avatar
v8mazda4ever
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Then you need to get a 100 foot extention cord but thats why I wrote if the laundry room is close to the garage.