Welders

[yotrkid]

This winter I want to invest in a good mig machine. Mostly looking into buying a miller 210 or 255. I'm just wonderig what you guys all use ad the pro's and con's of each setup you got. Also would you have changed your mind about your welder if you knew what you do now. Meaning do you wish you would have bought a more powerful machine or bought a differant brand. Any input will help. :cool:

[Comet]

I've got the Millermatic 175 and love it. Just the right size for everything I do and doesn't hog space in the garage. I wouldn't change a thing about that purchase.

[moto261]

ok this is what i have found went to school for 2 years .
and after welding 8+hours a day for the last 6 months with a miller 255 and well i hate the dam thing always trying to fine tune it i could be wledng for like a hour and then it changes (and no not from me changing anything on the wleder)



i have a lincoln at home and love it most days i cant wait to get home to do shit with a good welder

just my 2 cen.


dan

[xBabyJesus]

I've actually read that the Miller 210 is easier to use than the 25x series, although it was never qualified.

I've got a Miller 175, but little experiece on it. From everything I've read, it'll do anything you could ever want up to 3/8"

-J

[Shifty]

I have a miller 175, but would love to have a Powcon or a Lincoln DC400. Your choice of machines will depend upon your experience level and what the intended use will be. At home i can pretty much do anything I want with the 175.

[Scoutsteer]

I use a 200amp powcon at work, its works really good.. But i do find that in some types of welding i break out the millermatic 185, it seems to be a little better when it comes to body work and small welds... Of course it doesnt help that we keep a spool of 045 on the powcon. The 185 is the old verson if the 210. Now alot of welders say you can tig with them, but what they dont tell you is that it is a scratch start with no high frequence for tiging aluminum

[Not-Jobless]

I run 1 of 4 Miller 300 DC Inverters at work 8 hours a day....they work great but are total overkill for anything you'll need in a garage.

Stick with something about 175 - 250 for all purpose welding in the garage.

[Jeepasaurusrex]

I have a Lincoln Power Mig 200 here at the house that I use all the time. I love it. I run .035 hardwire with 75/25 gas. Will weld in any position I desire, runs nice beads with plenty of penitration. If I was to do it again... I would look into getting a Miller XMT, and adding a wire feeder to that. Its more expensive to start with, but you can TIG, MIG, or Stick with it. Its more versitile than just a wire machine or stick buzz box.

My 2¢ :redneck:

[Havok]

Im using a millermatic 135 110v wire feeder. great for home fab. And ya can't beat the price with a stick.:D But Try www.brwelder.com they are very good at pricing and have a good supply.

[Csnyder]

I have a MillerMatic 135 as well. I got a deal on it from Tommy (Bronczilla) that I couldn't pass up. :)

Now that I've been using some of the larger MIG welders at LWTC, I plan on getting a MillerMatic 210 once I get a house and therefore 220v. :D A multiprocess machine would be really cool, but prolly out of the budget for quite awhile.

- Chris

[Jeepmauler]

..........and at the other end of the spectrum.I have a Schumacher 180 Amp. mig.I run .030 with Co2 and it works just fine.Takes a little tinkering from time to time to keep it burnin but wtf,I'm into it fer 350 bucks(bro deal) full retail is 8-900 bucks I think. For emergencys I keep a spool of .035 flux core around so when I run outa gas on Sundays I can keep working.

[Dude]

Lincoln 250 amp. :beer: gets the job done.