Welders...

zig80toy · Apr 17, 2006

--toyguy--- said:
if you think you will be welding for a while pony up and buy the miller 210 and never need another welder. until you need TIG.

I have heard nothing but good things about the miller 210. Looks like this is what im going to shoot for. It is a little expensive but i like not ever having to upgrade again. Thanks for the info guys. :cheer:
If anyone has experienced/heard of, any problems with miller welders i would like to hear about it. Also, is there somewhere besides craigslist that sells used welders?:gunsmilie:

Paulie · Apr 17, 2006

you wont be hearing any from alot of people.

SCOOTER1 · Apr 17, 2006

SCOOTER said:
I tend to be a "true blue" guy myself.....I have a Miller 200 that I bought in 1991 and it has never let me down so far..:cheer: ..(Danng 15 yrs)..I should buy another one just cause I owe it to myself....

Dude what part of never let me down in 15 years are you missing????:redneck: I guess I should have said MillerMATIC 200 ( the 210's daddy) so the newbs wouldn't think I was talking about a BUZZBOX.............carry on.OH one more thing Mine was 1750 out the door with a bottle, regulator,spool of .035 and a mask in 1991...so the price is not bad in todays standards

zig80toy · Apr 17, 2006

Calm down

. thanks for the input but im here to hear from everyone.

Csnyder · Apr 17, 2006

zig80toy said:
Holly :****: The Miller 210 is 1,634 bucks on their website. http://www.millerwelds.com/products/mig/millermatic_210/

Is there any retail place around here or on the web i should be checking for better prices?

I bought my 210 through CyberWeld.com for about $1200 shipped.

The 175 would have worked for my needs but I tend to keep things for a long time and knew that I wouldn't outgrow the 210. I've been really happy w/ it.

- Chris

GRW · Apr 18, 2006

I have a miller 120 (pre 210) it works great.
I want a Tig machine though (some day).

comanchekid · Apr 18, 2006

hey I know the lincoln's and miller's are the best but if your looking for something to start with thats cheap and works good. I have two friends that bought the Atd 130amp 120volt welder and used it for atleast 10years. before upgrading to a better welder. They are very simple to use and weld very well for the price around $400. heres one I found with a quick search.
http://www.costplustools.com/store-...rofessional-120-Volt-Mig-Welder_19914162.html

skinny_pedal · Apr 20, 2006

ill agree with the masses here and say the millermatic 210 is a kick ass machine. but here at school we only use lincolns. we use the lincoln power mig 255, all digital....its a bad bitch! then for tig welding we run the precision tig 185. im pretty pleased with the lincolns. o and just go big fromthe bigging, they do it all, even the thin stuff....just gotta run smaller wire

Rock_Crusher · Apr 21, 2006

whats the opinion on the Lincoln 135.... "WeldPak 3200" from HomeDepot?

seems to be a HOT little welder. anyone use one?

Brian H · Apr 21, 2006

I also have a miller 210.It works awesome.I also have a little mac tools miller 135 ibought off the truck 4 years ago and it still works great.I dont use it much anymore now that i have the 210. Millers rock!!!!:redneck:

Brandon · May 23, 2006

for a first welder all I can say is get it from a WELDING STORE, that is all

110 is fine but don't get it from HF or Home Depot or KMART etc..

MarcW · May 24, 2006

i have a buisness account at the airgas in woodinville, and i could get a price on a welder for you if you wanted. i personally have a miller Syncrowave 250 dx Tig/Stick setup with a CK200 torch and the build in water cooler. it kicks serious ass. i would recommend the miller 210 or 251 also, the 210's i have beat on countless times either at friends houses or at my old school. if i remember tomarrow, i'll call and get a price on the 210.

junkyard jim · May 24, 2006

What do you think of those $100 cheapie wirefeeds Harbor Freight has?

Toyoda1 · May 24, 2006

anyone hear anything about the Schumacher welders? Pretty cheap prices

zig80toy · May 24, 2006

MarcW said:
i have a buisness account at the airgas in woodinville, and i could get a price on a welder for you if you wanted. i personally have a miller Syncrowave 250 dx Tig/Stick setup with a CK200 torch and the build in water cooler. it kicks serious ass. i would recommend the miller 210 or 251 also, the 210's i have beat on countless times either at friends houses or at my old school. if i remember tomarrow, i'll call and get a price on the 210.

yeah, yeah, let me know how much. I would be interested:cheer:

blownblue1 · May 24, 2006

I have gotten three welders recently and started out with the esab 260 multimaster was a decent welder but i wound up trading it off when i got my tig welder, just recently got another mig setup and went with a esab. It is a nice welder imo granted I like the millers best but the price on the esab got me (gotta love ebay) I also have a ltech at work that i have and it is a damn nice one got it as a trade in model from a highschool and the thing will flat lay pretty beads

Personally i like miller best, but if your playing around the house imo alot will work. I have had one of the clark welders and didn't care for it but they are a good deal for the money.

MarcW · May 24, 2006

zig80toy said:
yeah, yeah, let me know how much. I would be interested:cheer:

forgot to today, shot me a pm tomarrow so i remember.

Not Jobless · May 24, 2006

Toyoda said:
anyone hear anything about the Schumacher welders? Pretty cheap prices

Mauler has been running a 180 Shumacher for at least 5 years...and the welds it's done have held just fine.

It's now sitting in my garage where it's getting even more use :redneck:

PORTER · May 25, 2006

I started out with a century 110, then to a Hobart 135, Miller 175, and now a Miller 210. The Miller brand of welders will always get my cash, as I have been very happy with their performance.:clappy: