On Wed, 22 May 1996 ejm03@health.state.ny.us wrote:
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> Local (Albany, NY) welding supply house has a sale on Lincoln SP 125 or
> Millermatic130 MIG welders for $499. They are also offering the same units
> complete with 80cu. ft bottle of argon, Victor flowgauge and Jackson shadow
> 4 x 5 welding helmet for $699.Sounds like a good buy as both machines alone
> normally retail for $650.
>
> Anyone have any experience with either unit? I'm looking to pick up a MIG
> this summerand had been thinking about the Century 140 offered by Sam's Club.
>
> Gene Myszkowski
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> ejm03@health.state.ny.us
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>
I think it is important to buy a brand that you can get parts and service
for locally. I have a Lincoln SP-100. It has been very reliable and
works well. Its only limitation is that it really is for sheet metal.
1/8 stock would be really pushing it.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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