The bad news is of course that you get what you pay for. Once you start
bumping into the limitations of a cheap machine you start looking at the
good stuff, which means you buy it twice and have a piece of crap
cluttering your workshop. I never take this advice myself, too bad you
don't live closer, I'd sell you the relatively nice little Lincoln I
have cluttering my welding area very cheaply. I have a Millermatic 175
that I use with my spool gun for aluminum and as it comes for steel. 240
volts is a good thing for duty cycle and extension cords and is readily
available everywhere but on the road. I considered a 110 TIG for pit
use, but settled on MAPP gas and nickle-silver brazing.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of N197TR4@cs.com
> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 5:22 PM
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: [FOT] 110 MIG Welder
>
> help! I am going to go shopping for an inexpensive 110 volt
> MiG welder for use on square tubing and light sheet metal.
>
> I dont want the cheapest, but the best bang for the buck.
>
> Clarke? I see some in the $300-400 price range on eBay, but
> have looked at nothing else.
>
> Hobart & Miller seem to run at $500 plus...not sure I need to
> go that high.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Joe (A)
>
>
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