Jerry Foster wrote:

Now that I have adequate power to my new shop, I'm thinking of adding an
AC/DC stick welder. The ones I'm looking at are (and the prices from
various local dealers):

Miller Thunderbolt XL 225/150 ($541)
Lincoln AC/DC 225/125 ($449)
Hobart Stickmate LX 235 AC/160 DC

Suggest you look at your local used market via craigslist.

I like the Miller Thunderbolt AC/DC machines from far enough back so the leads
are detachable. Makes for far cleaner storage. I have one, my second one, love
it. Not a large duty cycle, if you need to run a whole lot of stick you might
want to get 2 and switch back/forth.

GWE