 OT: Who's your favorite online welding supply?, Looking to get a mig and a plasma cutter |
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| bondo |
 Mar 9 2005, 01:37 PM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking  Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California  |
I'm going to be buying a Millermatic 175 MIG and a Hypertherm Powermax 380 plasma cutter soon. I'm sticking to these brands because I have used both and they are the brands that my local welding shop stocks consumables for.
The best prices I have found online are on ebay, but I thought there might be other online welding shops that may be harder to find but perhaps cheaper. I'm shooting for a total of near $1700. Out of CA is good to avoid sales tax. Any suggestions? |
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| TimT |
Mar 9 2005, 02:29 PM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
I know you can get it things cheaper online, but I bought my welding equipment from the local welding supplier ( this was before Al Gore invented the internet). You will end up buying consumables ans gas from him.
Why not see if he is willing to match prices? its worth a try |
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| bondo |
Mar 9 2005, 02:42 PM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
Hmm, price matching. I doubt they'll do it but I'll try. My local place is airgas, I don't think they need my business enough to price match. The difference is about $300. I'd save on shipping, but I'd lose on tax. (shipping is $30, tax is about $125) It really is hard to beat al gore's internet (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)
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| xsboost90 |
Mar 9 2005, 02:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,393 Joined: 2-August 04 From: cincinnati Member No.: 2,432 |
JUST bought a millermatic 135-same thing but 110v- and bought it from cyberweld.com for $630. w/ free shipping. Usually 800+ from miller or distributors.
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| seanery |
Mar 9 2005, 03:32 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
Indiana Oxygen Supply is my favorite AND they're online and Ebay...pricing is good, but your local guy (or one of them) will probably get you real close to the price, and you'll need to get a bottle too, so go to your local guy and get the best deal you can.
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| seanery |
Mar 9 2005, 03:34 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
oh, and when you call around, make sure you get pricing for the gas and a bottle...it's amazing how much difference there is in price on the bottles.
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| Mueller |
Mar 9 2005, 03:36 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,155 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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| bondo |
Mar 9 2005, 03:36 PM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
I've already got the bottle. I'm just upgrading from a harbor freight MIG... which will probably be for sale soon. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)
Indiana oxygen was the place with the cheapest mig, but they don't carry hypertherm plasma cutters. |
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| TravisNeff |
Mar 9 2005, 03:42 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region
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I got my Millermatic 175 from here. Very good people to deal with, free shipping (got a tank, FULL set of consumables, all sizes of liners etc) for about $900 for all.
http://stores.ebay.com/Welding-Supplies-fr...Zkm?refid=store |
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| seanery |
Mar 9 2005, 03:44 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
that's the same company (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
IOC is Indiana Oxygen |
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