What welders yall running in your shop?
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What welders yall running in your shop?
For those of us that do our own repairs and fabrication, what welders and machines are you running in your shop? What about plasma machines, or oxyfuel set ups?
I run a Lincoln 140 MIG (110 volt) and an Everlast 200st SMAW/GTAW. The set up gets me by. I use the mig for small fab stuff, nothing over 1/4'' thick. I use my everlast to practice on pipe coupons for work and school. Also use it with some 3/32 or 1/8 7018 electrodes for the thick stuff I gotta weld, but I really don't like the everlast. The mig is grossly under powered, like 10% duty cycle at mac amperage.
I'm looking into the Miller 211 that just does mig. Or the Lincoln 210MP that does mig, and DC Stick and Tig for the same price.
Discuss, post pics of your machines and shop if ya want!
I run a Lincoln 140 MIG (110 volt) and an Everlast 200st SMAW/GTAW. The set up gets me by. I use the mig for small fab stuff, nothing over 1/4'' thick. I use my everlast to practice on pipe coupons for work and school. Also use it with some 3/32 or 1/8 7018 electrodes for the thick stuff I gotta weld, but I really don't like the everlast. The mig is grossly under powered, like 10% duty cycle at mac amperage.
I'm looking into the Miller 211 that just does mig. Or the Lincoln 210MP that does mig, and DC Stick and Tig for the same price.
Discuss, post pics of your machines and shop if ya want!
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I have a Miller suitcase welder. Stick and tig.
110 or 220 volt, integrated tig, but I use my regular tig rig when I tig.
My friend has a Lincoln mig I use for thin stuff usually.
110 or 220 volt, integrated tig, but I use my regular tig rig when I tig.
My friend has a Lincoln mig I use for thin stuff usually.
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Yeah, I'm not a fan of tig aluminum, not very good at it either. Maybe I should get better. A lot of friends lately have been asking me to fix some stuff for them, small bass boats, bicycle frames etc. We have tons of xmt's at school, along with lincolns 350 something I think. Not bad machines, cc/cv does everything we need. Run em parallel to CAC. Too expensive for me though!
Last edited by skoti89; 07-29-2015 at 01:23 AM.
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So sense this is a welder thread I figured I would ask for some opinions. I'm looking to get a Hobart Handler 140 mig/flux core welder. You guys think that would be sufficient to do my SAS? Also does anyone have or use the HH140? If so what do you think about it?
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To answer your question I would recommend that welder to the hobby type welder.
I would only use .023 wire . That is what we tell our customers
20 amp circuit no long extension cords
It can do the job if your skills can handle the job.
Read through the owners manual before pulling the trigger
I would only use .023 wire . That is what we tell our customers
20 amp circuit no long extension cords
It can do the job if your skills can handle the job.
Read through the owners manual before pulling the trigger
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To answer your question I would recommend that welder to the hobby type welder.
I would only use .023 wire . That is what we tell our customers
20 amp circuit no long extension cords
It can do the job if your skills can handle the job.
Read through the owners manual before pulling the trigger
I would only use .023 wire . That is what we tell our customers
20 amp circuit no long extension cords
It can do the job if your skills can handle the job.
Read through the owners manual before pulling the trigger
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