Cheapo MIG Welders

[spareparts]

I went back and forth on weather or not to get the 220 V Hobart when I bought mine. I know the limitations of what this little welder will do, and teh 220 V version had a better capability, but it still was not a big welder. The main reason I bought a mig was for thin stuff( I use a stick on heavier metal) so I bought the 110 version for the portablilty of it and use it quite often. But like I said, I know the limits of what it can do. I've had no problwm using it to replace rusted panels on body repairs. It does great for fixing small things that break around the house and building a bracket or small project. Its not big enough to use for building a trailer unless you had a lot of time to let it cool between welds. For bigger jobs, I have an old DC stick welder, I prefer the penitration of a stick welder over a mig on heavier stuff

[Skools Out]

Originally Posted by spareparts

I prefer the penitration of a stick welder over a mig on heavier stuff

The Mig will weld up to 1" it just depends on what welder you buy, mine will, i usually use .45 wire on thick stuff and when building trailers.

first of all Monkey what are your plans as in use for the welder?

[Monkey Butler]

I would use it for fixing things mostly, like the handlebars on my kids snowmobile cracked yesterday, and welding up something like a stand for my OB out of angle. Hadn't thought of building a trailer per se but I get what you mean. I have a buddy with a MIG so I can get stuff fixed but I always wanted to try to mess around with welding. I don't think I could justify spending much more for what I'd do. I just had a few extra bucks and saw that one marked down. Oh, and it does do gas too.

Maybe I'll shop for a new GPS for the boat instead?