I've had a Lincoln SP125 MIG welder for about ten years - had to replace the guide tube for the wire twice so far, and the drive wheels for the wire a few times also, otherwise, it's been very reliable. Can run off 115V or 230V. It does tend to shut down due to overheating if you do a lot of welding all at once. I've got a really old 225 amp AC stick welder with a high frequency adapter, also really old, that I use for heavy stuff.
The Miller welders are great, if a bit pricey, but you get what you pay for. I'm saving up my pennies for a real TIG machine, myself. MIG works, but is a bit sloppy for doing really precise welds in sheet metal. Chuck Kuecker On 7/5/2011 9:51 PM, No Quarter wrote: > Tonight I was working on a mount that will fit in a receiver hitch so I can > mount an aircraft engine on it to test run it and the welder broke. My > little Clark 100E finally gave up the ghost after 20 years of faithful > service. I don't know how to troubleshoot it, but I do know when I turn on > the switch, nothing happens. When I switch from high to low power I see the > power switch flicker but that's it. I'm thinking it's time to finally get a > real welder and was wondering what all of you use? > > I've heard the Millermatic 250 series is the best welder a guy can use for > welding thick stuff and doing body work. I seldom need to weld over 1/4" > and when I do, I stick welder it with the arc welder. > > I'm open to any suggestions from all of you listees as to what you suggest. > > NQ > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
