Dude you're about to get 2k from the gubbment. Buy something good.
You don't mind if I wait till the guys that actually know how to weld chime in do you? Not that your opinion doesn't matter.
Oh, who am I kidding, you're opinion doesn't matter.
Dude you're about to get 2k from the gubbment. Buy something good.
You don't mind if I wait till the guys that actually know how to weld chime in do you? Not that your opinion doesn't matter.
Oh, who am I kidding, you're opinion doesn't matter.
Don't mind at all. Thought you had a welder.
I just have a field weld kit. I get stuff done locally that's not critical. When's it's an important weld I drive down to @AssBurns It would be nice to get something that's good enough to weld 1/4" and has multiple weld functions. This seems to fit the bill and I can have it here in 5 days.
You can find Lincoln's and Miller's down here for under 800 all day long. I expect there's going to be quite a few for sale once people realize they can't return a 3 car garage full of toilet paper
Buy once cry once?If I was looking to spend $800 I wouldn't have linked a $400 welder. lol
Buy once cry once?
Yeah I say wait and get something better quality. I love my Miller 211. It’s small enough to take it places if needed, but is powerful enough for anything I actually need to weld. It runs great on 220v and still works on 110v if needed. Just need a 20A breaker to run on 110v even for thin material.All right welding guru's. Yeah or neah?
https://www.amazon.com/Forney-Easy-...r_1_24?keywords=welder&qid=1585192329&sr=8-24
Everlast has a 140 amp MIG at that same price point. Rather see you go with that.
The Forney is a rebadged welder(from who I have no clue) . Power switch on the rear means Euro design or at least anticipated sale to Europe.
Pound for pound they bury Hobart. The typical duty cycle on an Everlast is way higher than the homeowner models from big Red and Blue as well as Hobart.Never heard of Everlast so thanks for the tip. Looks like a lot of folks are happy with them. How are they compared to Hobart? I did some research a few years ago and Hobart seemed pretty good for the price point. Now I'm being a jew because, well, recession. lol
I told them about that yesterday but if I remember he gets to keep his $. I am going to make some money of that money. Buy low sell high.Be careful about those checks boys they come with strings attached.
I told them about that yesterday but if I remember he gets to keep his $. I am going to make some money of that money. Buy low sell high.
Damn that Everlast 140 has some good spec's for a 120 vac welder
Yeah, none of this is coming out of stimulus checks. Those are going to the kitchen remodel fund. I have this thing called savings. It's a foreign concept to most Americans but the principle is simple. I pay off my credit cards each month. Then I take some more money and put it in a savings account. lol
After @Stairgod gave some input I've been looking at the Everlast welders. So it's either the 110v unit at 140A or the 110v/220v volt unit at 180A. There's a $200 price difference but I feel the dual voltage machine would be the better option. Thoughts?
https://www.everlastgenerators.com/product/mig/power-i-mig-140e
https://www.everlastgenerators.com/product/mig/power-i-mig-200e
Plus, always buy more welder than you need. Actually goes for almost any tool. Once you have it, you realize your criteria change, and you wish you went bigger/better,etc.
I now need a 250 amp water cooled TIG set up, and at least a 200a MIG set up with a spool gun.
And a new cnc plasma table, and....
I have the Festool tracksaw and Kapex.That's usually my philosophy with tools. There's always something more you want but I try and also do a price/performance list as well. It's easy to go way overboard and have a super high end tool that you mainly use just for it's basic function. It's the reason I don't own any Festool stuff. My cheap ass DeWalt track saw cuts just as well as Festools. Is Festool a better set-up? yep. Does the Dewalt do what I need very well for 1/2 the price? yep. lol