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| seanery |
 Mar 7 2003, 01:19 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey!  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,857 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None  |
Hey guys, I'm taking a welding class at one of the local high school adult education centers. I've wanted to do this for a while and for some reason could never convince my mechanic to teach me. We use a Miller 300 (?) that is setup for Mig & Stick. Right now I'm learning stick. I actually made a couple of nice looking welds last night. I want to get a setup for home and don't really know what to get. The rig we are using is way too expensive. I've seen a Lincoln 225 stick only setup for $310 or so on ebay from a guy here in Indy. That would work for most stuff, but I'm sure I'm gonna want to learn to Mig and or tig sometime, too.
What do you guys use and how do you use it (what projects do you do)? Oh and I'm thinking about an auto darkening helmet. I hate being blind til I strike the arc. Anyone use a Miller Hobart XLix ? Thanks! |
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| jdogg |
Mar 7 2003, 03:07 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 431 Joined: 28-January 03 From: Youngsville, NC Member No.: 204 |
Santa Claus brought me a Daytona Mig 888 combi this year. www.daytonamig.com
It is a 135 amp unit, can run flux core or gas, and came with regulator, etc. for gas. All I have had time to try is flux core, but gas is coming this weekend. Great little welder so far, haven't been able to heat it up enough yet to shut it down (duty cycle is 30%@130amps IIRC). Real easy to use. RacerChris tells me though that it may not have the heat to weld .120 wall rollbar tubing unless you pre-heat the pieces first. Cost about 450 beans - it's all I'll ever need. |
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seanery Welders Mar 7 2003, 01:19 PM
J P Stein I borrowed a Lincoln 110v MIG rig from a buddy....... Mar 7 2003, 01:42 PM seanery After I get stick down, is MIG easy to learn? Mar 7 2003, 01:55 PM airsix I have a Hobart Hander 135 MIG. It's great. ... Mar 7 2003, 02:00 PM cha914 MIG will be a piece of cake after you learn stick.... Mar 7 2003, 02:09 PM Lawrence914-6 I was really lucky, and stumbled on a rental shop ... Mar 7 2003, 02:14 PM Gint Millermatic 175 I didn't want to have to buy ... Mar 7 2003, 02:39 PM MJHanna The helmet is the best thing I have purchased for ... Mar 7 2003, 03:18 PM Mueller Welding thick material is fine, but with our cars,... Mar 7 2003, 03:48 PM airsix I'll add that I'd go for a 135 Miller or H... Mar 7 2003, 03:56 PM Bleyseng If you are just doing cars and light metal you can... Mar 7 2003, 04:34 PM TimT I have a craftsman mig, Its probably made by lincp... Mar 7 2003, 04:40 PM Mike T I bought a Campbell-Hausfeld MIG105 wire feed. 120... Mar 7 2003, 05:00 PM rick 918-S I have a Snap-On (made for them by Century) mig we... Mar 7 2003, 05:20 PM seanery Thanks for the info guys.
I'm thinking about ... Mar 7 2003, 08:08 PM ss6 I've got a Lincoln 175 MIG, but you won't ... Mar 7 2003, 08:43 PM mskala I picked up a Campbell-Hausfeld flux/mig 80 off eb... Mar 7 2003, 09:16 PM Gint QUOTE
mr914 I have a Miller 150, 220V
What you have to be car... Mar 9 2003, 10:45 AM seanery I started MIG welding tonite!
WOOHOO!... Mar 27 2003, 09:10 PM yoh!!! MIG - shielded gas.
The flux core stuff is a mes... Mar 27 2003, 11:15 PM jdogg The gas is so much nicer to weld with. Quieter and... Mar 28 2003, 07:57 AM MJHanna True but if you need to weld thicker material the ... Mar 28 2003, 08:16 AM seanery I guess I could get both, huh?
A couple bottles an... Mar 28 2003, 08:28 AM Bleyseng Just get a bottle that is about 48" tall as it wil... Mar 29 2003, 09:52 AM seanery getting a miller automatic on monday-it's the ... Mar 29 2003, 06:44 PM
L8Apex I got the Hobart 135 115v MIG welder. It's aw... Mar 30 2003, 02:43 AM |
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