Welder Questions

[Wasted Income]

Originally Posted by Mr. 250r

I know this thread is a little old and i haven't been posting on this forum lately but if you haven't bought anything yet from a welder's standpoint i swear to you always go as big as you can go. Not to sway you away from whatever welder's you are looking at but i would get the miller 211 for these reasons.

1. It's miller
2. When setup correctly and correct technique is used it runs like a dream
3. They just released a newer version that's lighter and even more portable
4. It's power is underrated
5. Resale value

I reviewed the older version which bums me out that they released a newer lighter version but its whatever i would've/should've got a mm252 but i do like the portability of the 211's the new version is 38lbs mine has to be like 60-70. The review of it is in my signature if anybody is interested.

+1

Backstory...I bought a Miller SyncroWave 210 at SEMA a couple years back. I was swayed by the fact that it was an inverter TIG, but could also do MIG duties via the included spool-gun. So I sold my Syncro 200, and my Millermatic 135 and went to town.

Fast forward a little over a year, and I love the TIG part of the combo, but HATE the spool-gun MIG. Heavy, clunky, welds like chit, and hard to fit in tight spaces.....so, my new Millermatic 211 inverter just showed up on Saturday. I laid a couple welds with it, and OMFG, I should have bought it long ago. Best home hobbyist MIG I've ever welded with, hands down.

So...this is another vote for the MM211.