Home use welder suggestions

go blue, get a miller. they are the best IMO.

a millermatic mig welder can be had for under a grand, and then you'll have money left for a nice hood and a CO2 setup.



but thats assuming you want a mig welder. if you could tell us more about the application it'll be used for, that'll help direct our advice.

p.s. search, there have been a few threads about this (but still feel free to ask questions if you have them)
 
My last 115v was a Hobart 140 with gas, great little machine!(made by Miller)
My current machine a Power Mig 215, another great machine. Handles everything that I wished my 140 would have and then some. I found it a year old with 125cu mixed bottle and wire for $1000

Look around and find a deal, but don't buy new. No reason to these days
 
Lincoln, I have a 175 hd that will weld all day long and never quit. I can burn through 1/2 inch plate without thinking about it. I will never get anything else.
 
papasmurf said:
Lincoln, I have a 175 hd that will weld all day long and never quit. I can burn through 1/2 inch plate without thinking about it. I will never get anything else.
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And they're very hard to find now-a-days, so if you find one for less then $500 nab it up!
 
papasmurf said:
Lincoln, I have a 175 hd that will weld all day long and never quit. I can burn through 1/2 inch plate without thinking about it. I will never get anything else.
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The Lincoln 175 HD is nice but the HD stands for Home Depot and not heavy duty. They are made just for Home Depot using cheaper parts than other Lincoln welders. So if you do go buy one make sure you pay extra for the longest warantee you can get.
 
So from that it sounds like they are all the same internally, even if you get it at Lowes or HomeDepot.

I've heard the cheaper parts thing before, but I have ne real info on it.
 
LawnDart said:
Looking for something under $1000.
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First off, you need to figure out what you are going to be welding.

Are you just going to do mild steel, aluminum, stainless, or all the above?
How thick of material are you going to be sticking together?
What type of power do you have readily available?
Will it be easy for you to get 220V to your work area?

If you would like, I have a few different welders that you can try out up at my shop. If you are going to buy a machine from a welding shop, they will usually let you "test drive" it in their shop.
 
jdhwelding said:
First off, you need to figure out what you are going to be welding.

Are you just going to do mild steel, aluminum, stainless, or all the above?
How thick of material are you going to be sticking together?
What type of power do you have readily available?
Will it be easy for you to get 220V to your work area?

If you would like, I have a few different welders that you can try out up at my shop. If you are going to buy a machine from a welding shop, they will usually let you "test drive" it in their shop.
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You happen to have any for sale? I'm in the market for a Lincoln or Miller 220V Mig, I was looking at the Lincoln 180 or Miller 180, but I wouldn't mind something with a higher duty cycle.
 
Ok, so I talked to two Lincoln dealers. Only difference between the 180T from a Lincoln dealer and the 180HD from Home Depot (this also applies to the Lowes version) is the transformer. The 180T has a copper transformer and the other two have an aluminum one. Everything else is the same and the parts are just as easy to get from any Lincoln Authorized service center.
 
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