mexicruiser

I thought welder is the machine and “weldor” is the guy using it? Anyway, I have a Cebora welding eqpmt, great but hard to get spares, Stick to the popular quality usa made brands.

vjjack04

Nope, you got me. I sometimes make mistakes in typing and "speech-to-text"....I see you, "can to".

woodsdesign

I have been doing some research on many of the suggestions posted. I really appreciate the input. There is no substitute for experience.

Robert61

skids

actually only four in the morning and two at supper. Blue ones evidently aren't strong enough
I'm gonna fire up my welder now

Westlotorn

I used a stick welder for years before buying a 110 wire feed, I used a Lincoln 110 for a job and really liked it. Went to buy one and was talked into getting a Weldmark? They said it was a repainted Lincoln sold as their second line. It never performed well. I never liked it.
The Lincoln could lay a nice even bead down with no effort and little experience. The other machine had erratic wire feed making that job nearly impossible.
I bought a Millermatic 211 with argon gas and inverter technology two years ago.
It runs on 110 or 220. It works so well it allows me to look pretty good. It was a big step up from the 110 on price but it really does a nice job and allowed me to give away the Weldmark and sell my old 220 buzz box stick welder.
With inverter technology the old Buzz Box sits quiet at all times till you pull the trigger. With Argon gas while working in a non windy situation you get clean zero splatter welds.
I don't miss chipping off the slag and cleaning up the mess from my old machines.
My son keeps telling me I need to upgrade to Tig but I am totally happy with this Mig set up.

cardo0

I get the impression bird watching would be a good hobby for you.

woodsdesign

WTF are you talking about.

SubVette599

I rarely comment in a thread unless I have something positive to contribute to the original topic. I'm going to make an exception in this case. First, as others have observed elsewhere on many occasions, why does anyone post a complaint about a poster raising questions on topics previously addressed being a waste of their time when they are wasting their own time in making such a response?. Why even open the thread in the first place? Second, no matter how many threads have occurred on a subject, there is always the possibility of newer information or folks who didn't see the prior threads having something valuable to provide. If this was Off Topic, I wouldn't feel these complaints are out of place. In a forum such as this one, these complaints are truly a waste of everyone's time.

ChattanoogaJSB

Pop Chevy

FWIW, I have a big Lincoln TIG welder that I bought new 22 yrs ago. It has performed flawlessly ever since and it runs almost every day. I also have a small portable Lincoln MIG welder that does a nice job. However I recently needed a portable TIG machine and borrowed an Eastwood inverter type. It does a surprisingly good job and they are cheap ! I used it to put a Chromoly roll cage in my C-3 and it laid down some nice beads with good penetration even though I had to turn it up pretty high to do so. You do need a bottle of Argon to go with it. You might want to look into it. I feel TIG welding is best for thin metal welding because of the great control it gives you.

cardo0

Well I have to disagree while not really wanting to flame you. I think if someone is posting deadbeat posts we should feel free to say something. Deadbeat I mean same recurring topic and no participation. Like "which crate motor" or "what order do I bleed my brakes". Another one that's sure to create a brawl of words is "my ammeter" way off" also how ''bout "how do I fix my temperature gauge reading". My big grivance is when the OP really doesn't participate and everyone's effort solves nothing. Many times creating a riot.

So if I feel it's another deadbeat post I will say something. That is if I bother to look. But I have to say many times the OP is sincere and you can recognize this pretty easily with his responses.

Have a nice day.

SubVette599

Thank you card0! You do the same!

kellsdad

For any who do not know this, there is a feature on the Control Panel (CP) for each member called "Edit Ignore List". This allows you to list the name of any forum member whose posts you would rather not see. I added one name to my list many years ago. It's hard to get irritated by a post when you don't see it. And I find life too short to waste time fretting over some stranger whose words I don't like.

Hermn59

LRI-Chad

I weld quite a bit. I own a gun company and we are often using a TIG for really small stuff. I just recently bought a wire feed. Personally, I like TIG welding a whole lot more. A lot more control and no splattering blast radius of molten shrapnel to deal with.

That said, the wire feed I got is a MillerMatic 211. It's not a 110 machine, but I think with welders you get exactly what you pay for and this does a pretty nice job of stuff. The cart isn't huge so its not too big of a footprint in the garage either which is always nice. Might be one of those instances where its worth crying once.

I see similar discussions often when colleagues are wanting to move into the world of cnc equipment. They talk themselves into buying a small footprint machine to save on costs, then regret it soon after because the work envelope is too small for a job. A welder will fall into this as well as its one of those tools that you wonder how you survived without it. Something will pop up where amperage becomes your best friend...

Good luck.

mike coletta

Factoid

cardo0

Or a bird watcher trying to see eggs hatch while sitting at his computer - all he gonna get are re-run video.

Westlotorn

I have a Millermatic 211 also. It offers 110 or 220 with a quick change plug connection. LR1 you might take another look at your machine. BTW, I have used it on both 110 and 220, it worked equally well on both voltages although I did not try and weld 1/4 plate with 110, it was smaller material. Takes all of 30 seconds to switch voltage.