blazin

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Hey im looking for a nice little MIG welder for about 500 bucks. The main use of this welder if going to be to weld up some turbo piping. My main question is gonna be what brand, flux core wire, regular wire, ect. I want the welder to run on 110 or whatever regular plug ins are.

Thanks let here ur reccomendations.

2001WS-6

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I would go for a MillerMatic 135

MillerMatic135


I would definately use regular wire. Fluxcore welds like ****

oange ss

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Lincoln 135T or 135 plus

Camaro_Zach

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both of the above mentioned welders are great for small items. will get the job done quite well.

blazin

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looking at a hobart handler 140, seems like a good welder.

smokinHawk

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definatly use gas, not flux core or your welds will turn out crappy and leak.

waltsfastz

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I use a 300 Millermatic and a 225 miller migs at work practicly everyday. I have used 2 110VAC migs. DO NOT BUY A CENTURY. They are a POS I swear. The other was a Hobart. I welded some spots on my 02 when I was fixing it. It is pretty sweet. I had flux core wire but as said above a 75/25 mix works better in mig welding mild steel

Stroker 1500

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i have a miller 135, works really good for everything i have used it for so far (subframe connectors, exhaust work, custom brackets, other metal projects.. etc)

Charging TA

Yeah another here for dont go with Flux core...

black2002ls

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what would you guys suggest for a good all around welder? body work, roll cage work, frame work, around the same price range?

Camaro Zach

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if your wanting to do frames and rollcages your not going to find anything in that price range unless its used. I would HIGHLY recomend a 220v or a 175+ number welder which is going to put you to the $1,000-2,500 range depending on how big you wanna go lol.
Buy the biggest welder that you can offord (or whats in your price range) because you will always want to be able to weld more. Believe me...
I have a Millermatic 251 Mig welder that is insane. Its the biggest that i could afford and will most likely be my last mig welder because it can weld anything i want it to from sheetmetal to 1/2" plate. Also i have a Lincoln Pro-Core 100 converted to mig that is great for body work and will weld up to 3/16" plate but i would never trust it for frames or other structural work.

Muffracing

Lincon SP135 plus for a general purpose 110 volt. I would want a bigger welder for doing frames and roll cages like a 250 amp machine. Lincon 255 is a good welder, but will run about $1500.

V6 Bird

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I bought the sp135+ online nad got it shipped to my door for right at $500 bucks. Pimp *** little welder...Ive used Miller and Lincoln both. I like THem both but for the price on this a Millermatic cant touch it.

Mike

Diamond Jim

The Linclon/Miller/Hobart welders are good. But if you have 220v oultets available where you do your welding get a little larger outfit. While 110v Migs will do good work the voltage/amp/arc/cycle/control is much better with a 220v welder. I have both a Lincoln 135 and 255, but when welding with the 135 (110v) I sometime notice arc wander or weaking when some other piece of electrical equipment is turned on or being used. It may be a wiring issue, but IMHO voltage drops are usually more noticable with 110v circuts, especially if you have to use an extension cord to reach your work that may be out in the driveway.

BrNoUt377S10

I have a Miller 175 230V MIG welder and i wouldnt go any smaller, i can do anywhere from 24 gauge sheet metal to about 5/16-3/8 plate with the .045 flux core wire. great machine

rg42284

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Anyone use this one? I will mainly use it for exhaust welding, nothing more. What do you guys think?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...unction=Search

hael0

Have you looked at Millers? I like the millermatic line, check out some reviews online:


Millermatic MIG welder reviews

Goatman1970

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I used to have a Hobart and it always welded nice. They're not made for commercial use, but for projects here and there, they are nice.

VETTEX2

harbor frieght tools are better than nothing but you have to figure they really are pretty bad

merim123

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wow how did this 6 year old thread get back up