I have used many different models on many different tasks and have my own opinions. I would like to see what other people like or dislike.
Have at it fabricators

 

Miller makes a great one, but for the money, Hobart is a better value....yet still just as dependable.

 

I love my Miller 135. Plenty of juice to weld just about any automotive thing youll need (some thicker materials obviously need multiple passes). Its never skipped a beat for me.

 

I have a Clarks, but then if you read my other posts Im novice welder so take my opinion with a grain os salt

 

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Its Clarke!

And I have one and would def buy another one! Mine had a problem which appears to have been my fault. (bad wire connection) and they AIRMAILED ME a new one! Next day I had it, and they included the tab to send the old one back.

You dont get that service from Lincoln.. I cant speak about miller/hobart!

But My tig welder stands a good chance of being a clarke!

 

My new welder is a Clarke MIG130E, and I love it. I thought I was just a terrible welder until I threw out my old crappy welder and starting making perfect beads with this one!

 

I just saw that northern tool has clarkes.. Sounds like they are giving the US made ones a run for the money! And they are not made in china

 

so clarkes = good huh, awsome.

 

sounds like most people seem to like the clarkes. i did some reading on the unit and it sounds pretty basic, and has a great warranty, and a great price tag.
I am leaning towards the Hobart. has anybody had a bad experience with it? doesn't the hobart use the same transformer as the lincoln or miller, or is it made by one of them, anybody know?

 

i like the miller with its infinite voltage adjust vs hobart/lincoln 4 position adjust

 

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They may be giving the Harbor Freight machines a run for their money, but I don't think they are anything more than second class when compared to Miller, Lincoln, and Hobart. There's a reason they're so cheap....and it's not cause they're just nice people and don't like making as much profits as the big brands.