Welder (hobart 210)

[72 Cheyenne402]

hey guys,

I have been researching welders for six months now and finally put one on layaway. I would have bought it right out but the holidays are coming on. I went withe the Hobart 210. They are runing a sale on this model at Tractor supply. I was looking at something like the miller 140 or 180 and the Lincoln 140c or 180c for the continous voltage control. The Hobart 210 has seven taped setting which is two more than any Lincoln has on there Taped control models. I couldn't beat the sale price on the Hobart so I went with it. I got the Hobart 210 for the same price I would have paid for the lincoln or Miller 180. Can't wait to get it paid off and to good use. Hope it works well for body work

http://www.hobartwelders.com/product...ed/handler210/

[SCOTI]

That's the one I bought too (it's made by Miller). I bought mine @ Northern on one of those 1yr no interest CC deals. I bought it last Halloween & paid it off last month. I also got the big plasma cutter @ the same time (Airforce 625).

They've worked great so far. Things I would have had to pay the shop for I did myself: re-located the lower shock mount on my ART lower a-arms, fabricated new upper front shock mounts, sectioned my front crossmember 1 1/8", raised the rear shock crossmember 3", fabricated new rear upper shock mounts, fabricated a new panhard bar mount, exhaust clearance holes in the trailing arm c.member for tucked-up exhaust, patch panels for the swb steel floor & mini-tubs.

I'd say w/the work I've done on my 68, these tools have paid for themselves since shop rates are usually >$60hr.

[cdowns]

i personally like an infinate adjustable heat control like i have on my miller 175 to fine tune for thinner stuff

[72 Cheyenne402]

Originally Posted by cdowns

i personally like an infinate adjustable heat control like i have on my miller 175 to fine tune for thinner stuff

I have definatly have put a lot of thought into this purchase. the continous voltage controls are really nice but there is no way I could get a Miller or Lincoln 210 for $799.49 out the door.

[72 Cheyenne402]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

That's the one I bought too (it's made by Miller). I bought mine @ Northern on one of those 1yr no interest CC deals. I bought it last Halloween & paid it off last month. I also got the big plasma cutter @ the same time (Airforce 625).

They've worked great so far. Things I would have had to pay the shop for I did myself: re-located the lower shock mount on my ART lower a-arms, fabricated new upper front shock mounts, sectioned my front crossmember 1 1/8", raised the rear shock crossmember 3", fabricated new rear upper shock mounts, fabricated a new panhard bar mount, exhaust clearance holes in the trailing arm c.member for tucked-up exhaust, patch panels for the swb steel floor & mini-tubs.

I'd say w/the work I've done on my 68, these tools have paid for themselves since shop rates are usually >$60hr.

Scoti,

How well does this welder work on the thin stuff and how do you like the Seven taped settings?

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by 72 Cheyenne402

Scoti,

How well does this welder work on the thin stuff and how do you like the Seven taped settings?

Drop it down to the lowest heat setting & adjust the wire speed for sheet-metal items. I used these settings on the bed-floor & mini-tub's: 2/heat; 32 ~ 40/wire speed.

If the metal was close to an edge or the gap needed to be built up, I lowered the heat to setting #1 so it wouldn't blow the edge away.

The 7-settings have worked fine so far. I think for small scale home stuff you'll be just fine. We have one of the infinitely adjustable Millers @ work & although they're nice, I couldn't justify the added cost when I'm just doing 'recreational' projects vs. using it to make a living. I don't think a novice would fully benefit from the full adjustability anyway.