What Kind Of Welder To Get

See if you can find the new Hobart Handler 210, its the same size as the 140 and 180 but it runs 210 amp like the larger Ironman.
Cyberweld.com has them for $851

lowe's has the lincoln 180 for $669...good welders for the home shop...not gonna do production with it, but who welds 3 minutes straight at home anyway?!

Edited: 8/2/2007 9:03:33 PM by MagicMikey

i got my stuff new so i know it would work right, i love my miller millermatic 210. its similer to the 175 as far as what it does. i also love my miller spectrum 375 i think thats the # on that one. all u realy need is a good name brand ,miller being my fav. that will go up to 1/4 metal and the ones i got do that with no problem. oh yeah i do end up runnin mine for over 3 mins straight at home on the frame work and suspention. sometimes i pay for it the next day i look like a lobster.

I got a 210 and LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE it. Just remember you get what you pay for.

But I'm using the Lincoln ProMig 175 I got a lowe's for $595 with the cart for it and it does fine.

miller 210.. best thing i ever bought.

i got a lincoln 135? and man its really penetrates thick shit, couldnt be happier

Originally posted by Pneufab



Originally posted by TwistedMinis



Miller 175.

Just pray you don't need a warranty part, its like pulling teeth without anesthesia.

Do you care to elaborate Seth? I work for a Miller Distributer and authorized repair center and they are awesome to deal with. What issues did you have?

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Took 4 months to get a warrantied part because no one knew what it was. They wanted me to find out by trial and error. I replaced parts at my expense and it cost me about $80 before they said to try a new leader hose/stinger. So I borrowed a friends of an older model, and it worked fine. So about 6 weeks later they sent me a replacement. They refused to pay for the parts they asked me to buy in order to find the problem. And the 3 local shops that do "warranty work" don't actually do it. They say anything that falls under warranty needs to go through Miller. And if it needs to be worked on, they all send them to the same place in some podunk town in Clearlake.

Best welder I've used, Millermatic DVI. Awesome because it has the capabilities to run 110 or 220 by simple switching an adapter on the end of the plug. So you can use it anywhere you have a 25 amp plug or if you have access to 220 in a garage or shop it'll do heavy steel w/ 220. The 110 setting will do up to 3/16 which is pretty thick, most stuff you will do on automotive is not much thicker, but if it is, plug in the 220. Also, like much of the millers, has a spool gun available. I got mine from Cyberweld.com for around $1200 and it was here (Az) in 3 days ( drop freight from CA)

I have a Miller 210 and I love it. I got the spool gun and i've welded both stainless and Aluminum with it. Does pretty good on both. As for steel, this thing eats steel. I never set it over 4 or 5, that's hot enough to burn through 1/4. Bought it at the local Airgas because they price matched any deal I could of got anywhere else. Got the Hypertherm powermax 600. Cuts 1/4 like butter. Will cut 16 gauges as fast as I can cut it. I've cut up to 1/2 with it no problem. Got this model because it was the cheapest one you could run a vertical machine head for a CNC plasma table. Hopefully I get one down the road. Since i've gotten the plasma, I haven't even lite my torch. I gave the bottles back to airgas. I bagged my truck with a Lincoln 135 from Lowes. Burned plenty hot for what I did with it. But for heavy frame work i would say you need a 220. But the Lincoln will do a standard bag job, no problem.