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Lets talk MIG welders
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Official CCB Member   Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:36 am Posts: 5984 Location: California 
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 Lets talk MIG weldersMy family is considering chipping in to get my dad a welder for Christmas.
I have a Hobart 140 and it's been a solid machine, but I am wondering what else is out there that might be appealing. These are my criteria. Any others I should consider? 110v (an option for 220v would be awesome!) Gas ready reasonable Duty Cycle Budget friendly Forney seems like a descent brand and they have a 110v welder that ticks a lot of the boxes. Thanks! _________________ 1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow. http://www.ucora.org |
| Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:14 am |
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Official CCB Member Joined: Sat Oct 02, 2010 9:41 pm Posts: 1201 Location: Erie
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Re: Lets talk MIG welders Are you just wanting mig? The new multi process welders are awesome. They also break the "budget" thing typically.
Forney does seem to have a good product and they are Colorado based. Overlandunderbudget on Instagram built a full camper with his. The 140 is great for most things. That said, buy the most you can. Too much is almost enough.  No one has ever said they wished they went smaller with a welder. Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk _________________ 1975 Ranger Edition that I've had longer than I've been without it. |
| Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:11 pm |
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Moderator   Joined: Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:58 pm Posts: 3906 Location: Henderson, Co
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Re: Lets talk MIG welders I really like my everlast. 250amp multi process mig/tig/stick machine. it is 120/240v. and a decent price of ~$1500. May be more than you are willing to spend but its only a 1 time purchase.
_________________ Rob 74 Ranger EFI351w, 4r70w, ARB 5.13 9in, ARB 5.13D44, and a bunch of other goodies. Best of all the family memories. 04 Mustang Cobra, KenneBell 2.2 feeding a lot of boost on E85. Tire shredding machine New project: 77 Bronco Ranger, body work and more body work. Very little left of a 72 durango tan explorer sport |
| Tue Nov 16, 2021 3:47 pm |
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Official CCB Member  Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:04 am Posts: 6198 Images: 0 Location: Lakewood
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Re: Lets talk MIG welders If he can do 220v for sure, the Lincoln or Hobart 180s are good quality at a decent budget. To get something that can do both 110v and 220v you're probably looking at an inverter welder. Worth it, but s little higher cost.
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| Tue Nov 16, 2021 5:06 pm |
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Official CCB Member Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:36 am Posts: 5984 Location: California
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Re: Lets talk MIG welders I've got to be around the $500 range I think.
Found this on Amazon and it has good reviews and seems like a great setup: https://weldpro.com/product/mig155gsv-1 ... 220v-110v/ _________________ 1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow. http://www.ucora.org |
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