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nice, isn't it great having a portable welder? i have a lincoln ranger, and i use it for offsite welding and it's just as handy as a generator.
is your miller fuel injected? i almost bought a miller bobcat to replace my carb'd lincoln, but mine works so damn good, i'm fine with it. for now.
No its carved it's an old school welder with a 4cylinder f163 tractor engine. I ran my bobcat into the ground and found the big40 to replace it.
I'm not sure I'd get a new machine with fuel injection and computers though the new trailblazer is supposed to have similar arc characteristics to my welder and the lincoln sa200.
yes being portable is a hole different world. I chase dirt equipment around. I'd sell my soul before I let my portable set up go
While most will agree, Miller is just about the best. However, I think you get a good bang for the buck with Hobart. The last Lincoln I had I wasn't happy with, it was one of the 140 line of machines.
I'm buying because rental is ridiculous, it would never work.
Miller 211 has a rear now, Hobart is said to do what I need very well.
thus isn't the easiest tool search ive ever done, so much to consider. Mainly that I will not do much welding.
Not everyone can afford a Miller for their first machine....
but he didnt ask that...he asked for the best welder for your first, thus miller is the correct answe lol...whether one can afford it or not is another thing, but if they list it as a potential choice, they probably can swing it
but he didnt ask that...he asked for the best welder for your first, thus miller is the correct answe lol...whether one can afford it or not is another thing, but if they list it as a potential choice, they probably can swing it
Go back and actually read his post, he didn't ask "for the best first welder" and as I stated in my reply ...most will agree Miller is the best.
but he didnt ask that...he asked for the best welder for your first, thus miller is the correct answe lol...whether one can afford it or not is another thing, but if they list it as a potential choice, they probably can swing it
Originally Posted by roninofako
Deals are out there, got mine for 900 brand new with warranty and gas bottle/consumables/cart...on CL
Definitely, a good place to find a deal, just gotta jump on it when you find it. I never seem to have the cash in hand when those deals pop up..... lol
This is why you get the cash in hand first, then look, LMAO
Take your time, save the money, and get the best welder you can. It will pay off in the end...Millers hold their value, and if I ever sold mine, I'm sure I'll get close to what I put in it, because I was patient and smart about it. The welders listed are all good machines, but my experience has been the Millers just last and parts are easy to get. Any of the welders listed will do a decent job. Just get the one best suited to your needs.
i would get the lincoln 180c. it's lincolns best series of the smaller cart style with the handle on top. the good lincolns are easy to spot as they are the ones with the aluminum handle.
they have infinite heat and wire speed settings, rather than the cheaper, tapped/potted style.
not sure if the miller has infinite, if it doesn't, that would be a deal breaker for me.
i've heard good things about the hobart, but again, deal breaker.
i have the lincoln 140c for my smaller welder, and a thermal arc fabricator for my bigger machine, but it's not as portable as the 180c, i'm not lifting it into the back of my truck without an engine hoist.
the things you really want to look for is gas hookup, infinite settings, metal parts inside and duty cycle.
get what you can afford, then splurge just a little bit more.
Hey folks, long time since I’ve been active on the board, but pretty psyched to be back. Was pretty active on the Facebook page for a while and a couple fab pages but I had to delete Facebook recently in order to keep my sanity. Anyway, just wanted to share my little home shop setup. I’ve done a few cool projects on the jeep since I got this welder a couple years ago, I’ll post those up another time.
My first setup was an HTP versa mig. My buddy was moving to japan and cleaning out his garage and sold me an HTP versa mig that needed some work, a bottle and regulator, a bunch of wire, a junky chop saw and a junky miter saw all for $75. Mega score. Both saws have abrasive metal blades on em and are still functioning a few years later too. I didn’t know **** about the versa mig, and sold it for like $75 when I got the Lincoln. I should have kept it and fixed it up. Apparently they were really great sheetmetal and body work welders.
This what I have now. 110v Lincoln Handymig. My folks randomly bought this for me a couple years ago as a Christmas present. Pretty cheap and Only runs to about 90amps but it’s got metal drIve rollers, a decent gun and it lays a nice bead, especially in the 12g-18g range. It’ll do 10g if you bevel well but the duty cycle starts to be an issue at that point. Overall I like it, but a bigger setup is in the works.
Got this cart from my pops for free. I don’t even know if it’s actually a welding cart, but it is now haha. Got a few little mods I’d like to do on it soon.
Got this Strong Hand welding table recently. Paid the cost of one 6 pack of beer for it. Another mega score. Came with this little fixture kit. Couple clamps, some magnets. Super pumped for this table. My buddy ordered this table from StringHand. Box showed up on his porch with a corner torn off and one of the legs bent a little bit. He had them send a new one, which they did, but they wanted him to take it back to the UPS facility. He told them to come pick it up. Long story short, eventually they gave up bickering with him and he had two tables. He wasted a bunch of time and headache in the end, because the table was basically fine. Fixed the leg in about 10 minutes. Main surface doesn’t have a scratch. Anyway, he just gave it to me cause it was taking up space. Heck yeah
Sorry for the novel lol, but I’m psyched to be back on the forums again. I’ll share some weld pics and a few of the little projects I’ve done on the jeep. Cheers
