well guys what do you think?

it is like 450.
thanks
Louie

 

Those welders are OK but if you are serious about welding and expect to be doing it for a long time then at a minimum you should get a 220V machine like a Miller 175 220V. They run $750 without the bottle but that extra $300 will pay for itself over and over again.

 

You can get a new Millermatic 175 for $667 shipped on Ebay.

 

I have it and love it. Its got more than enough power to do anything I've ever needed, I've never had to turn the power up past 3

 

I built this for my ws6 a few years ago using my weldpak

(on my back in the garage )

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I bought this exact setup, and I am currently using it to fab a turbo to my LS1. Worked great all weekend.

 

I bought this system about 8 months ago from depot on sale for about $240. it's worked great for me so far on a beginner level, although it does have its limitations for more serious jobs like welding thicker metals on the frame. great for tubing and other misc jobs though!

 

I have one also, and have done many fab jobs on my jeep (bumpers, spare tire carrier, and rocker guards), I do agree if you plan on getting serious about welding the 220v would be a better investment, but if you a not planning on it for serious everyday heavy usage this welder will work great. Thats all

 

I have the 3200HD also, and it worked for everything I threw at it when I built my project '69 Camaro. I had to weld up areas on the subframe, leaf spring perches, sheetmetal, exhaust, and smoothed my firewall, replaced the dash metal, etc... with that welder. Didn't even have to turn it up past halfway, it had plenty of power.

Do yourself a favor and get a thicker gauge (and short as possible) extension cord if you need to use one. The cheaper extension cords will hurt the performance some.

Tony

 

I've had mine for awhile now and has worked great for everything I've done. It does have it's limitations when you get to/above 1/4".

Agree w/Tony.... try not to have to use an extension cord but if so take his advice.

 

The resistance of a small gage wire can damage the unit as well. Forget how I calculated it but I used 10ga wire for a 50' extension cord I made...