I am looking in the $300-$400 range...any help would be greatly appreciated...

Mostly work on car exhaust and what not..

What should I look for...

Pretty new to the whole thing...

Gonna be an x-mas present to myself...

 

Miller 135, but there more around $575

 

here take a look at this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...&rd=1

 

Thanks guys....is there anything I should look for as far as specs and what not?

 

Any miller i dont mig ( just tig) so no particular model recommendation

 

yes the miller is great stuff , you can even get the hobart cus they are made by miller just a diffrent color realy and they have a great warrenty with good customer suport

 

Everyone has told me to get a Lincoln...any truth to that?

 

i have used both and they worked great but i do have the warrenty experience with miller and it was top notch service so i say go miller or hobart

 

Another vote for the Millermatic 135.

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I think both lincoln and miller sell quality equipment. Just dont go for the models home depot sells.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eHoward &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Another vote for the Millermatic 135.

I think both lincoln and miller sell quality equipment. Just dont go for the models home depot sells.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ouch....that was what I was looking @?

Why?

 

They're overpriced for what you get.

I'll ask my welder what he would recommend in your price range. I know the 135 is what he uses for 110V Mig and I've also used it for both MIG and Flux core welding and it works real nice.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eHoward &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">They're overpriced for what you get.

I'll ask my welder what he would recommend in your price range. I know the 135 is what he uses for 110V Mig and I've also used it for both MIG and Flux core welding and it works real nice.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Thanks....

 

He told me to tell you to save up and get the 135.

 

I was in the same position you were in a while ago, I looked around and was gonna buy either the craftsman one that has gas capabilities or hobart handler 125, they are both around 300. Well my friend contacted me and told me he was selling his lincoln electric weld pack 100 for a great deal. One thing that really stood out about this machine was it was about the same cost as the hobart and craftsman welders but this one could weld up to 1/4 inch of steel where the hobart and craftsman could not.

Look into the lincoln electric weld pack 100.

Here are the links

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr...74000
The one I own, lincoln electric weld pack 100

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr...65000
Hobart

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr...86000
Craftsman

 

Thanks...a huge Question I have is the gas/ no gas?

Whats the deal? For doing mostly exhaust work, maybe a few brackets and what not, should I fool with the gas?

If so, why?

Thanks....

 

For 110V machines, you really can't beat the Hobart Handlers. They are good machines and at a nice cost. If you go with a cheaper brand, you will give up quality, reliability, and availability of parts and consumables. If you go with the miller equivalent, you will only pay more money and get the same thing in another color.

However, with higher powered machines, I'd have to reccomend Miller.

I'd be scared of machines at Lowe's and Home Depot. I believe they make cheap versions of machines just to get them into a price range that the stores want.

For exhaust work and auto body work, I'd reccomend flux cored wire with no gas. Solid wire with gas will give a better weld, but it's really not necessary and will cost more. You may want to get a machine that is capable of using gas, so you can use it in the future if you want.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Engloid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">For 110V machines, you really can't beat the Hobart Handlers. They are good machines and at a nice cost. If you go with a cheaper brand, you will give up quality, reliability, and availability of parts and consumables. If you go with the miller equivalent, you will only pay more money and get the same thing in another color.

However, with higher powered machines, I'd have to reccomend Miller.

I'd be scared of machines at Lowe's and Home Depot. I believe they make cheap versions of machines just to get them into a price range that the stores want.

For exhaust work and auto body work, I'd reccomend flux cored wire with no gas. Solid wire with gas will give a better weld, but it's really not necessary and will cost more. You may want to get a machine that is capable of using gas, so yo
u can use it in the future if you want.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Thanks. I am gonna look @ sears here soon. I want something that is gas capable, so when I get the money I can get teh parts for it...

I really like the last few examples providing with the links. The first one thats sorta a kit, for around $400 bucks, that seems to be my range....

 

Lincoln SP 135 is a great machine for the money.

 

If you think at some point you may be doing more serious stuff, get a mig. Even if you dont use gas, you can reverse the polarity and throw flux core in the mig to do gasless.

Gasless does sound fine for that work though although people will bust your ***** for the way fluxcore welds look.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ExVtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thanks...a huge Question I have is the gas/ no gas?

Whats the deal? For doing mostly exhaust work, maybe a few brackets and what not, should I fool with the gas?

If so, why?

Thanks.... </TD></TR></TABLE>


Modified by eHoward at 7:14 PM 12/1/2004

 

flux core look great with the right monkey wiggling it around, better penetration too

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90blackcrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I was in the same position you were in a while ago, I looked around and was gonna buy either the craftsman one that has gas capabilities or hobart handler 125, they are both around 300. Well my friend contacted me and told me he was selling his lincoln electric weld pack 100 for a great deal. One thing that really stood out about this machine was it was about the same cost as the hobart and craftsman welders but this one could weld up to 1/4 inch of steel where the hobart and craftsman could not.

Look into the lincoln electric weld pack 100.

Here are the links

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr...74000
The one I own, lincoln electric weld pack 100

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So will this one meet my needs?

Around $400 bucks
Mig Welder
Good Quality
Upgrade to Gas later?
Good for exhuast work and what not?

Btw..I just want to say thanks to everyone helping me out...I really apprecaite it....

 

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So will this one meet my needs?

Around $400 bucks
Mig Welder
Good Quality
Upgrade to Gas later?
Good for exhuast work and what not?

Btw..I just want to say thanks to everyone helping me out...I really apprecaite it.... </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yep, it can handle up to 1/4 inch of steel. And look around because you can find it for cheaper, I think I picked mine up for 250.

 

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Yep, it can handle up to 1/4 inch of steel. And look around because you can find it for cheaper, I think I picked mine up for 250.</TD></TR></TABLE>

New? if so where?

 

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New? if so where? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Actually bought it used, but I do know sears sells it for like 350 and look for a 10% off coupon.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18C1CYA &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">here take a look at this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...&rd=1</TD></TR></TABLE>

i currently have a hobart handler 140 and loving it. i would recommend it anyday...it is practtically a miller, just painted orange.