xjdubber

You can do so yes, If i were you id put it on so that you dont have to weld overhead. try a 7018 stick probably would work quite well for you.

davo247d

we've got the miller mig welders at school and they are so freakin easy to use unlike stick haha i love it mig kicks butt

22RUCRAZY

Thanks for the replys 4crawler and xjdub im going to be doing my ruf over this christmas break so i know ill have to do some welding , once again thanks for the info i dont know what id do without yt

TinMan

I have the Miller DV211, and 160cu/ft 75/25 bottle. I think it is the best money that I have spent on the garage yet. It is nice, I can drag it and the 110, 20amp generator out and weld anywhere I want. Or use the 240v, 30amp at the house. I have tried to take it past the duty cycle and have not been able to yet. The auto set feature is real nice also. It has a hot start feature, just make sure the wire is not more than a 1/2" from the tip and it will give a few more amps on start up. Makes restarts nice.

I stick welded for years before being able to afford a mig. Best way to learn to IMO. Learn to stick with a 6010 or 6011 in all positions, and then move on to drag rods, 7018's and 7024's. Burn in your verticle and overheads with the 6011 and top them off with the 7018.

When using the drag rods, if the flux rolls off the bead behind you, you have everything just right.

If you are going with a stick welder, learn which rods use whick polarity. Some use straight, and some use reverse, some will run either. It will drive you nuts when you dont have it right.

Also oxi/acet welding is a good way to learn what a good pudle should look like. lot of fun too.

ethanp123

I'd suggest taking those classes and mastering stick first because once you've mastered stick you can go onto the easier stuff like GMAW,FCAW. All good welders start out with stick if you start with Mig your making it to easy for yourself.

ScottyC

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IMO, the Hobart 187 is the best bang for the buck for a 220V welder.

I run a Miller 212 at the shop. I've also run a Lincoln 175 and a Hobart 175. IMO, the Hobart was way better than the Lincoln. I hated the flimsy gun on the Lincoln, and these days they all come with the same Magnum Tools gun until you step up into the 255 big boy series. The gun even says made in Mexico on it.

It never fed correctly, and I replaced the liner, the tips, the wire, etc. It was truely frustrating. It would never snag, but the wire would shoot in random directions and no matter what brand of wire I tried it did the same thing. It makes welding bumpers a chore when you are concerned with appearance of the weld as much as penetration.

The Hobart will come with a Miller gun. I ran my Hobart 175 for 5 years without a single issue with it. It worked flawlessly and welded everything I threw at it. The Hobart 187 replaced the 180 which replaced my 175. It now got infinite power settings like the early Millers did.

Northern Tool usually has them for around $669 and ship it for free.