jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote in message
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>
> Kevin Sellstrom <ksellstr@softcom.net> wrote:
>
> : At 01:42 AM 6/19/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> :>I would like to get myself a little welder, for some projects, nothing
too
> :>big but I don't want to buy something, get into it, and wish I had got
> :>something
> :>that could do more.
>
> : Lincoln and Miller are the best! Hobart's commercial equipment is
good,
> : but I'm not sure about their small rigs. STAY AWAY from anything made
by
> : Century (which includes Snap-On's older rigs for sure, many at Harbor
> : Freight, and many other cheap store-brands). They make a lot of
re-named
> : stuff for small companies and are not good machines...I've been there
with
> : a Snap-On version and couldn't get rid of it fast enough.
>
>
> I have a Hobart Ironman 250 which is a 220v MIG welder with
> voltage (amperage?) and wire speed controls. It has a built in cart
> with a bottle holder. It actually has a Miller gun on it. It is
> supposed to be able to weld aluminum with the addition of a $400-500
> spool gun, and can weld stainless with stainless wire. (I have a roll
> of the stainless wire but have not had a need to try it yet.) I have been
> very happy with it so far - when I was looking for a welder, I did a lot
> of research, and these Hobart units came very highly recommended. I've
> had it for around 2-3 years.
>
> I'm not exactly sure if it qualifies as a commercial or a small unit
> though. Just thought I would throw my input in there.
>
> --
>
> -Jon-
So...do you have a full machine shop too? Geez! Maybe I should ask if
there's anything you don't have...
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L
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