Fw: Lincoln AC-225

["john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>]

: Re: Lincoln AC-225


> Don,
> personally I'd save my money and look for a good used mig unit...
> something around 175 amp will do everything most 'restoration' folks want
to
> do... enough amperage to weld frames (3/16 or less) and light enough for
> sheet metal work...
>
> check with some of the welding supply houses that rent/lease equipment...
I
> got a good 100 amp reconditioned lease unit for less than 300..   but it
> wasn't heavy enough to do more than 1/8... you could do 3/16 but it was
slow
> and the duty cycle killed us.
>
> later found a millermatic 200 and 'that dog will hunt !!!"   best purchase
> I've ever made
>
> I've got a lincoln 225 ac/dc... haven't had it on since I bought the
migs...
>
> later
> john

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