Everyone is right on the mark. I bought a Millermatic 150 in '87 and still use
it. It works great for my garage use. 1/4" on down. The gas is a costly first
investment. I have the luxury of use cylinders from work and just pay for the
gas. With the mig flux core to gas is night & day to me when it comes to light
gauge/body work. For light gauge you really need gas. You do need to watch out
for the breezes though.
I checked around back in the day when I bought what I have and if you can go
220, you will get a much better unit. Also what ever you get make note of the
duty cycle. Mine is 70% which is; 3 minutes on - 7 minutes of (3 minutes
welding - 7 minutes cool down). So you can't go too much, but that duty cycle
never created a boarden for me at home. The units we have at work are 100%, go
all day as hot as you want. I never really experienced an inconvenence except
when going heavy gauge on a hot day. Also make sure what ever you get is
thermal protected.
As for stick, it takes more practice to get it right where mig... in no time
my daughter was doing great at 13. But again that was back in the day.... she
acts like she never seen a garage now haha.
Steve Stuckmeyer
St Peters, MO
--- On Tue, 8/17/10, Kent S. Butler <kent_butler@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
From: Kent S. Butler <kent_butler@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [Oletrucks] MIG Welder Opinion
To: Old_ChevroletGMCTrucks@yahoogroups.com, old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com,
"oletrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 9:21 PM
Fellow ole truckers:
Looking for a little guidance. I want to begin to learn
how to weld so I need
to get a basic MIG welder. Attached is a link from
Northern Tool (part # 164611
in case the link doesn't work). Please let me
have your thoughts on it. Would
like to keep the budget around $350. Just
need something basic (as I have no
welding experience) to start out with and
if I get into it then I can step up to
a better name like Millermatic or
something.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200332691_200332691?cm_sp=Upse
lls-_-Top%20Sellers-_-Product%20Page
Thanks in advance and look forward
to hearing opinions.
Kent S Butler
'56 Chev 3100
Houston, TX
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