Which Welder?
10-29-2005, 07:47 PM
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Re: Which Welder?
Originally Posted by mnchvgs79
Buy a hobart 140 if you want a 110v or a hobart 180 if you want a 220v welder. They are made by miller and are quite a bit cheaper for a good quality machine.
140: http://cgi.ebay.com/HOBART-HANDLER-1...QQcmdZViewItem
180:http://cgi.ebay.com/HOBART-HANDLER-1...QQcmdZViewItem
140: http://cgi.ebay.com/HOBART-HANDLER-1...QQcmdZViewItem
180:http://cgi.ebay.com/HOBART-HANDLER-1...QQcmdZViewItem
Just a wee tad bit WAY out of my price range.. the $350 one was pushin it..
I was thinkin of the Lincoln one for $275 since it comes with the gas kit, seems like a killer deal
10-30-2005, 11:06 AM
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Re: Which Welder?
Originally Posted by GaRn
Just a wee tad bit WAY out of my price range.. the $350 one was pushin it..
I was thinkin of the Lincoln one for $275 since it comes with the gas kit, seems like a killer deal
I was thinkin of the Lincoln one for $275 since it comes with the gas kit, seems like a killer deal
it will break in a year or less.
10-30-2005, 12:33 PM
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Re: Which Welder?
Originally Posted by AMDxp2000
and how does mr. weldergodofdoom know this.....
10-30-2005, 01:20 PM
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Re: Which Welder?
Originally Posted by gonzoe00
I just think he just might have used a few in his time. That just might be me if not carry on.
you forgot drag va western rule number 1...as posted in SPO....fc735 is an ass...(jk jk)...
but on a good note
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=06098
this one anygood ??
10-30-2005, 01:24 PM
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Re: Which Welder?
Originally Posted by AMDxp2000
Yea its good for light duty.. But its cheap so you may be getting what you paid for.. Cheap made shit
10-30-2005, 01:30 PM
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Re: Which Welder?
Originally Posted by non-vtecpower
Yea its good for light duty.. But its cheap so you may be getting what you paid for.. Cheap made shit
how about there off name sockets.........i bought a few of there 307 socket sets for work...cus for 179.....on sale for 150.
10-30-2005, 02:37 PM
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Re: Which Welder?
Originally Posted by AMDxp2000
and how does mr. weldergodofdoom know this.....
main reason i say that, is cause of the way the lincolns are made. their boards are made in one piece, with the transformer mounted to the board also. i have seen three of them (1 110v and 2 220v ones) fail within a year of doing light fab work.
Miller>Lincoln
Hobarts are made by miller, as Adam said before, and for a less expensive unit, they are pretty damn good. the ones at Sears are made by Lincoln last i recall, and suck balls.
flux core wire sucks ass, get a small bottle and run CO2 for most shit (stargon works better for most metals, but for the cost difference, you will be better off with CO2) you can do aluminum MIG with the lincoln without buying anything seperate (the wire feed is increased like hell with it, but you dont have to get a spoolgun) but its still a rather shitty welder.
just get a Synchrowave 180SD. only 1800 bucks.
10-30-2005, 02:48 PM
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Re: Which Welder?
I think I am gonna get a Clarke 130, its like $265 or so, and it has a 10 year warranty on the transformer and rectifier, and a 2 yr warranty on everything else, so if it breaks, I don't give a shit 