buying a tig or mig, can't decide
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Ooops corrected the link, I bought my Miller 175 3 years ago...guess prices really went up since I only paid $600. It's a great machine, get the MIG cleaning tool and keep the tip clean as it makes a big difference in the welders performance.
Originally Posted by yellowspeedracer
nope i didn't.
that's a link to a 135 BTW...?
that's a link to a 135 BTW...?
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if ur really stingent about ur welds like me, id go with tig, way better, stronger, quality, better for alum, and stainless, stainless to mild, etc. if u plan on doing a lot of stuff on ur truck thats in awkward areas, just go with a 220v mig. i dunno what ur level is, if ur new to this stuff go with mig, tig is a lot more complicated than a mig, u said u plan on doing a lot of aluminum, if u go with tig, make sure u get a machine that can do AC welding with high frequency and has squarewave technology
MILLER = syncrowave 250, millermatic 251, spectrum 625, bobcat 225
MILLER = syncrowave 250, millermatic 251, spectrum 625, bobcat 225
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I never could get used to the feel of those 120v toys.
I use a combination of this transformer and this feeder at work. Actually.. they dont have a photo of the dual spool feeders we use at work, but they come in handy when switching from 1/16 wire over to the massively filling 3/32 wire. You don't even have to adjust the transformer....each side has a full complement of controls for each gun that tells the transformaer what output is desired. Grab the 1/16 gun, throw a 1/4" fillet weld, then grab the 3/32 gun and lay down a 5/8" butt-weld, then go back to teh 1/16 gun to run a vertical without missing a beat!
I use a combination of this transformer and this feeder at work. Actually.. they dont have a photo of the dual spool feeders we use at work, but they come in handy when switching from 1/16 wire over to the massively filling 3/32 wire. You don't even have to adjust the transformer....each side has a full complement of controls for each gun that tells the transformaer what output is desired. Grab the 1/16 gun, throw a 1/4" fillet weld, then grab the 3/32 gun and lay down a 5/8" butt-weld, then go back to teh 1/16 gun to run a vertical without missing a beat!
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