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ended up buying a new hobart handler 140 amp 115v welder at tractor supply, was about $474. I bought a argon/co2 cylinder, mig wire and extra tips etc etc and everything was a lil over 700, but to exchange the cylinder for a full one only costs about $20. Honestly, everything was pretty comparable to ebay etc so i just went to the store. I used it today on my new manifold, welded schedule 40 mild steel to the 1/2" weld flanges and it worked good, better than expected actually.

http://www.hobartwelders.com/product...ed/handler140/

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for like 100 or so more i got my 220volt 185 amp miller ;). But it didnt have a cart, thats what having a welder is for

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buy my lincoln millermatic

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I have a little Lincoln 135. It works well. I want to get a Miller 252 maybe in the spring.

Here is the 135 in action. Keep in mind I don't MIG much.
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If you don't weld much, or even if you do, I would seriously look at the miller with the autoset. That ---- is pimp. O0

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I'll trade my lincoln 135 with 3 ft tall gas cylinder for a sleeved block.

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Julio has a millermatic and last time I talked to him he said he was planning on selling it. Otherwise I've got a Thermal Arc 115V TIG.

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you nig nog

hobart=miller

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yo jay you just called a nig nog by a noob

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even though they are the same company when you get down to it, its like saying a cobalt=caddy because they are both made by gm. The miller is the better machine, the hobart you get less for less $$$, its a trade off. Take that nig nog noob

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I also have the Lincoln Sp-135, Its a night and day diffrerence when compared to the flux core.

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i have a lincoln 140t.its a good 110 welder.does gas and flux.make sure the welder you buy comes with the gauges.their not cheap if you have to buy them seperatly.

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thats the way to show em Jay.So how is the beats coming along its been forever since we talked

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o i forgot, no ls motors around. Anyway, the engine is ready to go to the machinist, other than that, i need a welder to finish the new mani and all the piping. Lets see, other than that, besides a few nuts/bolts and gaskets and a little bit of wiring, i have pretty much everything i need to finish the project. Oh yeah, i quit workin on the road and now i work for National Grid: lineman class B.

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sweet if you can you should come down and chill tommorow Machias is having a lilp ary thing then we chillen over at Shanes.

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we just bought a 252 to compliment our 350p. we have had nothing but trouble with arc starting and burnback. we have had the local miller rep come to the shop twice now and no luck. he first gave us a set of knurled-V rollers because he thought the wire was slipping, that didnt work so now he is thinking there is something wrong with the feeder system (not a consistent feed rate causing the burnback)

IMO the machine needs another roller drive like the 350p. the 252 is the same machine as the 350p except no pulse and only one set of rollers. i dont think the lack of pulse would mean they needed to axe one of the rollers as well. and i think they are covering up a problem as the MM251 was only on the market for less than a year before the 252 came out

if it werent for the slipping issue i think the 252 is just as good as the 350p. the only time i use pulse on the 350p is when were using the aluminum push-pull setup. a cheaper alternative to the 252 is the 212. the only difference is the 252 is digital the 212 is old school knobs





and Dave, i dont know if your machine has it but pre-post flow may give those welds some Tig looking color

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bump

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I have the Hobart 180 package from tractor supply and it came with EVERYTHING - a tank. Glove, brush, autodimming helmet, car, hammer, wire, regulator ect..

Honestly the Hobart is a great welder. It welds just as good as the same voltage miller welder would.

The gun on mine even says Miller :P

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mine didnt come with the tank and some accessories, but it did come with all the stuff except wire and tips to run solid wire instead of flux core, regulator and lines etc. And yes, my gun says miller too. Seems like a pretty decent machine soo far