Thomas Kendrick wrote in message . ..
I was in Home Depot at lunch. They have at least one Lincoln 110V MIG
for $325. How much 1/4" plate will you be using? Should work fine on
1/8" mild steel.

On 08 Jun 2004 13:19:32 GMT, (Oakchas) wrote:
Question:
Harbor freight has a Chicago Electric 200 amp mig unit for sale @ $399.

Do yourself a favor and spend just a little more, (less than $100) and
get a Lincoln, used Hobart, used or new Miller, etc. You will want to
change wire sizes, and you will need to change the tips at some point.
Your welder will eventually need some sort of service and you'll not
get it when you take a HF welder to the shop and ask for service.

I know of one Miller 110V wire machine thats over 12 years old, has
had the **** run out of it, and it's still going strong, almost daily
in some months. I recently saw a Hobart Handler 175 in the Thrifty
Nickle for $375. I paid $550 for my new Miller-Matic 135. The deals
are out there if you'll look.

$400 is a lot of money to pay for a tool that you may eventually have
to replace because it's not serviceable. For another $150 you can buy
a Miller, or for the same $400 you can buy the Lincoln, and your
done...no more wire machine purchases, for as long as you want to use
it.

Just my .02 worth...having learned the hard way.