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Welders: If you had to choose one...? |
Danny_Ocean |
Oct 21 2007, 01:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 170 Joined: 27-June 07 From: Fort Lauderdale, FL Member No.: 7,846 Region Association: South East States |
I have yet to learn to weld. I would like to purchase (and learn on) a welder that will be most useful to the average "car guy"...welding sheetmetal, repairing broken mounts, adding brackets to rollbars/frames, etc. Nothing exotic, just basic repairs for the average mechanic. My shop has 220v if that matters. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)
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JPB |
Oct 21 2007, 05:18 PM
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The Crimson Rocket smiles in your general direction. Group: Members Posts: 2,927 Joined: 12-November 05 From: Tapmahamock, Va. Member No.: 5,107 |
If my name had Ocean in it and had your daneros, I'd get a welder that migs, sticks, and tigs all with the turn of a knob. Why? Because there would be no job to small or to big and you would be able to weld most anything. You might want to do a chromoly role cage or weld a trailer for your teener. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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Danny_Ocean |
Oct 21 2007, 05:23 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 170 Joined: 27-June 07 From: Fort Lauderdale, FL Member No.: 7,846 Region Association: South East States |
If my name had Ocean in it and had your daneros, I'd get a welder that migs, sticks, and tigs all with the turn of a knob. Why? Because there would be no job to small or to big and you would be able to weld most anything. You might want to do a chromoly role cage or weld a trailer for your teener. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Do you have a manuf./model #? I went to the Miller website and used their "selector" feature. They recommended this (dual voltage): http://www.millerwelds.com/products/mig/millermatic_dvi2/ Another idea I had: I can get two welders (I know, I said one, but...)...one cheapie (Harbor Freight) 115v unit for welding body panels, lightweight stuff and one good (Miller, Hobart, Lincoln) in 220v for the heavy-duty stuff. I was hoping there was one welder out there that does both. My storage room is limited. I really don't think I'd get into welding trailers, or anything that big. As I mentioned before, most of the projects I have would involve brackets, frame repairs, sheetmetal repairs and the occasional home project (decorative items, iron fencing). |
bperry |
Oct 21 2007, 07:00 PM
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Lurker Group: Members Posts: 477 Joined: 16-February 04 From: Dallas, Tx Member No.: 1,661 |
Do you have a manuf./model #? I went to the Miller website and used their "selector" feature. They recommended this (dual voltage): http://www.millerwelds.com/products/mig/millermatic_dvi2/ Another idea I had: I can get two welders (I know, I said one, but...)...one cheapie (Harbor Freight) 115v unit for welding body panels, lightweight stuff and one good (Miller, Hobart, Lincoln) in 220v for the heavy-duty stuff. I was hoping there was one welder out there that does both. My storage room is limited. I really don't think I'd get into welding trailers, or anything that big. As I mentioned before, most of the projects I have would involve brackets, frame repairs, sheetmetal repairs and the occasional home project (decorative items, iron fencing). If the price tag of the DVI didn't scare you off, then I would definitely take a look at Millers Passport. This is what I have. It is very light and truly portable (~60lbs) with an internal gas cylinder. It is truly a welder in a briefcase. I love it. Take a look at the duty cycles between the DVI and the Passport on 115v. The Passport is much better. (Look at the detailed duty cycle graphs, not the quick specs). The Passport also runs on C02 (even for Stainless) which is much cheaper than mixed gas. The Passport also has much better voltage/amperage control (continuous vs Tapped on DVI). Passport also uses an inverter switching power supply rather than a transformer. It is much less susceptible to voltage drops from things like extension cords than a transformer. It also uses a lot less power than a transformer unit which means you can use smaller gauge extension cords. I've never been a fan of the DVI model. It always seemed like an odd product. It is too heavy to really be a portable machine yet it has dual voltage which to me only seems necessary on a portable unit. Although I do really like the spool gun capability on the newer DVI-2 model which allows mig'ing aluminum. --- bill |
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