Loco Honkey
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Originally posted by Loco Honkey@Nov 14 2004, 02:35 PM
Well, most of the welders out there are rebadged Millers, so basically, take a good hard look at cost vs. features, because each one (Miller, Lincoln, Hobart, Sears, ect) are just a little different. My Hobart has four heat settings an infinetly variable wire speed. My friends Lincoln, which is basically the same welder, has both infinetly variable wire speed AND heat, which makes it a more versatile welder. It costs more than mine, though. Also, there are 115V and 230V welders... the 230V welders will weld REALLY thick material, but must be plugged into a 230V outlet and cost about twice as much as 115V welders. On top of that, they're kind of married to that outlet, being that you can only use about a ten foot extension cord with 230V before you start to drop power. With my 115V welder, I've been able to tow the thing all over the shop on a 50' extension cord and never have a problem. Then there's the fact that 115V outlets are much more common than 230V.
For 99% of automotive welding jobs, a 115V welder will be sufficient. I would stay away from Central Machinery, though. They suck. Poor build quality and materials.
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Originally posted by pissedoffsol@Nov 22 2004, 11:21 PM
ji threw a hissy fit and edited out evey post he made with anything tech related basically.
no point in having a sticky with nothing in it
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