what welder?

[truk]

if you had to buy a welder right now for less than 1500.00 what would you buy? mine took a crap so im in the market but not sure. hobarts are or used to be made here in troy. looked at them but looking at a miller 210 dual voltage and auto set controls, with the spool gun i can weld alum well have the option to . thanks for the opinions !!!!! matt

[Flxratd]

i have had a lincoln 255 for about 5 years now and have never had any issue with it. im not sure what they cost these days but i would get another if i had to

[yellowjacket]

for what its worth, my hobart 210 says miller all over it. transformer, gun, ect. meaning that its made by miller.... got it at tsc for 1100 on sale. i have no probs with it, and ive been through 20 something spools of wire through it.

[carwash]

miller 251/2

[RD TRCTR]

for what its worth, my hobart 210 says miller all over it. transformer, gun, ect. meaning that its made by miller.... got it at tsc for 1100 on sale. i have no probs with it, and ive been through 20 something spools of wire through it.

Same here.

The other positive is that TSC has a lot of parts available if necessary.

[sarge]

for what its worth, my hobart 210 says miller all over it. transformer, gun, ect. meaning that its made by miller.... got it at tsc for 1100 on sale. i have no probs with it, and ive been through 20 something spools of wire through it.

X3 , have no complaints with mine .

[redcj3a]

Welder

I recently bought a Lincoln 180c mig. It is a 220 volt machine. The c designation reflects it having continuously adjustable settings instead of fixed spots. I am new at welding, so I cannot give you any real feedback compared to other machines. For what I have done, I am very pleased with it. So far I have burnt through two spools of the flux core wire just practicing and learning to actually watch the puddle as I am working. If all goes well, I will be setting up the shielding gas next week and practicing some more.

I believe they are about $700 right now after a rebate.

Lowes had the 180 without the continuous adjustable setting for less than above.

[TomH]

i have had a lincoln 255 for about 5 years now and have never had any issue with it. im not sure what they cost these days but i would get another if i had to

x2

love mine.

[nick]

I recently bought a Lincoln 180c mig. It is a 220 volt machine. The c designation reflects it having continuously adjustable settings instead of fixed spots. I am new at welding, so I cannot give you any real feedback compared to other machines. For what I have done, I am very pleased with it. So far I have burnt through two spools of the flux core wire just practicing and learning to actually watch the puddle as I am working. If all goes well, I will be setting up the shielding gas next week and practicing some more.

I believe they are about $700 right now after a rebate.

Lowes had the 180 without the continuous adjustable setting for less than above.

Ive had this one for almost a year i've always used gas and have no complaints. I also have a miller 250 at work it is a real nice welder but a lot higher and space taking. If I wasn't going to do a whole lot I would get a 110volt just for convenience sometime wish my 180 was 110.

[Nuts]

for what its worth, my hobart 210 says miller all over it. transformer, gun, ect. meaning that its made by miller.... got it at tsc for 1100 on sale. i have no probs with it, and ive been through 20 something spools of wire through it.

Same here.

The other positive is that TSC has a lot of parts available if necessary.

X3 , have no complaints with mine .

Yep, same here. and like stated before you can go to any TSC and get most parts you'll need for them.