For welding at least 1/4 steel what welder is the best bang for the buck
04-22-2005, 06:49 PM
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if your only going to piddle around here and there weld this and that occasionally get holbart handler 140 with 035 wire. i bought one last year and that little machine rocks. ive had them all and im impressed with the handler 140 and it plugs into 110
04-22-2005, 07:00 PM
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Duty Cycle shouldnt be a problem with playing around the garage. I have access to a Miller 110V, I can weld 1/4" with nice long passes without worrying about the cycle. To get to a 60 or 80% you will be in the 230+ series and be looking at spending about 2 grand. Ofcourse, the bigger migs are used for outright production, 5-6 hours a day 5 day's a week. You should be able to get a decent (non flux core) mig within your budget.
04-22-2005, 07:08 PM
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might check this out----good people to deal with and i purchased one of these over a year ago and it gets used 8 hours a day 5 days a week on and off and have not had any problems with it
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04-22-2005, 07:35 PM
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Well I settled on a Hobart 140, just giong to be used at home, at work I have a miller syncrowave thing that is very complicated but fun to use. I am not the welder there so I don't use it much but I learned to weld on it so this Hobart should be a piece of cake. Thanx for all the advice ya'll!
04-23-2005, 12:56 AM
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The 110v machines are a little light for 1/4 in. They will work but will be lacking in penetration. I'd do like Herb said and go with at least a 175 or one of the other smaller 220v machines. You can get a little more penetration out of the 110v machines if you use flux core wire but its a little messy compared to using gas.
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04-24-2005, 01:10 PM
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that little 140 i have gets good penetration. better than the lincoln i had and the little miller i occassionally use. ive used them all and as a supposed proffessional welder
for 110 volt the 140 rocks. only thing id reccommend is getting slightly bigger tips for wire your running. 035 wire id use 045 tip. tip cleaners work real well for cleaning them. glad someone saw my side
for 110 volt the 140 rocks. only thing id reccommend is getting slightly bigger tips for wire your running. 035 wire id use 045 tip. tip cleaners work real well for cleaning them. glad someone saw my side
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