Welders!

[scregan]

Looking for a welder & have narrowed it down to a Miller 175, 180, 185 or 210.
There is a 210 on craigslist locally. What is a good price for a used 210?

Thanks

[Reinovator]

My advice would be Check with Pawn Shops First.
Then local ads.
Then find a welding repair center.
be aware most mig welders need parts ie. tips some times the gun and or sleeve
best price well depend on area
in my area I've seen any where from $100 to $600 used small duty or portable 110v or 220v
heavy duty or industrial $600 two $2000
Areas will differ depending on demand
Good luck

[Reinovator]

I just Built a Snow plow for a ATV using a 110v Matco mig welder and I must say you can do a lot if you just Practice have fun. I my way out of practice so don't kick your self to much if your welds aren't perfect like I do, I also own a 4.5 inch hand grinder which helps on the frackin bad welds I do but I don't weld every day any more (reinovator@Gmail.com pics)

[everlast]

Hello Guys ..

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Members of this forum will get a better price.





Richard
www.everlastwelders.com
sales@everlastwelders.com

[oldblue1968chevy]

okay gotta ? for yall, ive gota lil mig welder (still learnin how to weld..)

but the wire kinked, had to cut it on the inside of the welder, but cant pull it thru the rest of the cord....am i missin something???!! i need to get it going again but its been holdin me up..wat do i do thanks

[ruggs]

Cut at the roll of wire, don't let it get away from you. Stick it back in a hole on the wire spool and bend it over. Next re-cut the wire just before the sleave and pull it out from the torch end. Recut the spool end of the wire and re-feed into the sleeve. OK....If you are properly set-up put your torch to any object (less ground) and your wire should slip without kinking when you pull the trigger. Adjust more tension on the rollers as you need should it start to be slugish on the feed.

[silverpete]

Originally Posted by ruggs

Cut at the roll of wire, don't let it get away from you. Stick it back in a hole on the wire spool and bend it over. Next re-cut the wire just before the sleave and pull it out from the torch end. Recut the spool end of the wire and re-feed into the sleeve. OK....If you are properly set-up put your torch to any object (less ground) and your wire should slip without kinking when you pull the trigger. Adjust more tension on the rollers as you need should it start to be slugish on the feed.

What if your wire is stuck inside the sleeve.. and both ends of the wire have broken off so you have nothing to grab to and pull?

[Reinovator]

You should be able to remove the tip by screwing it out counter clockwise. what type of handle is it? there are a few different manufactures.
the 'TIP' is where the wire comes out and should be removable, they do wear out.
It is in side the nozzle or gas shield which also unscrews in most cases. check this sit out for more detail.
http://www.stylefeeder.com/i/dhkcwqf...acement-Nozzle

[Reinovator]

after you remove the tip you should be able to pull the wire through and feed more wire through and be able to continue your work. if this continues try adjusting your wire speed up just a little faster. or turning your heat down.
This usually happens when the wire try's burn back to the tip.

[silverpete]

Originally Posted by Reinovator

after you remove the tip you should be able to pull the wire through and feed more wire through and be able to continue your work. if this continues try adjusting your wire speed up just a little faster. or turning your heat down.
This usually happens when the wire try's burn back to the tip.

Thanks for your help... After taking a min. and thinking about what I did...
I was welding just fine, my spool ran out I changed it and welded a few seconds and teh machine jammbed up... I did eveything you had suggested ...Thats why i was stumped... After really examining my feed sleeve it had two kinks in it... So i just assume the old spool slid threw cause it was already thread... and the new
one woldnt get past the kink...

I ordered a new feeed sleeve today $17 plus shipping..... $23 to the door..

THANKS
Mike

[Reinovator]

I'm Glad you figured it out. I've had to fight with unfamiliar mig's before and they are no fun at all. Enjoy your project and learn to though wrenches where you can find them again.

[coolsun67]

So i bought a Lincoln 140HD for $500 brand new from home depot. Is that a good price? All i am going to be doing is body panels and very very rarely frame work. Did i get it too big?

[Reinovator]

I prefer Lincoln, others my differ.
all around you did great you may want to go with gas and not flux core it gets very expencive CO-2 or argon mix
remember to practice. get some anti-splatter gel.
above all have fun and be safe.
Great welder.

[coolsun67]

ya i am def going with gas. wouldnt do it any other way.

[Reinovator]

much cleaner welds unless I'm doing it, then nothing but a grinder will help

[TonyJohnson]

Yeah! I just picked up an almost new Lincoln SP-135T with a cart and full bottle for $450!

I'm stoked and ready to start my '71 Blazer rust repairs. Found it on Craigs and the guy selling said he did one small project and decided to sell his truck. (a 57 Chevy...) I believe it, the welder shows 0 wear. Came with the extra tips in a bag. Can't wait to get started. I was a fair stick welder a bunch of years ago, but haven't ever messed with a mig. Been reading everything here and watching some stuff on YouTube. Now I just need to get some hours under my belt. Now I need to find an old body panel to play with...

[Heinz55]

For the stuff we do on our babies, miller mig 110v with gas feed is all I use. Love the portability of the "Barbie Dream Welder", as it is called in the shop.

But I never use fluxcore. If the 110v can't handle it, I go by work and grab a spare welder, miller 220v (got so many can't remember all the model numbers)

Miller is great for durable, easy to use gear.

[6772owner]

Sweet buddy, thats funny you were just talking about getting a welder, then you find that deal! Thats awesome.

[TonyJohnson]

Originally Posted by 6772owner

Sweet buddy, thats funny you were just talking about getting a welder, then you find that deal! Thats awesome.

Persistent pouring over Craig's list, lol. I'm still going to need some help with the finish body work and paint. I also found a deal on a compressor last week, so I hope to be able to get it patched and primered. Now I've just got to get the guts to pull up that carpet in the cab. It was put down with that damn foam rubber house padding, so I'm sure it did a good job of holding in the water...

I like to take photos, so I'll be sure to document the adventure.

[Reinovator]

go check out a body shop. most have some fenders or something you can beg barrow or even may buy a case of cola and doughnuts for, body men are always hungry.
if you make a good impression they may even be willing to give you some pointers on how to use your new toy. most body men can do good rust repair work the problem it is when doing rust repair a lot of the time you end up under bidding the job. or calling the customer saying ' well my suspension were right there is more than we could see, and the customer heres 'blah blah, more money so alot of body shops shy away from rust repair.
don't be discouraged rust repair is not that bad just be aware there's almost always more that needs to be done count on it and Enjoy Restoring your rig to its original glory, With your two hands.
Cool, your two hands!!!
Have fun

[TonyJohnson]

Thanks! I'll do that. My youngest son is also pretty excited about having the new machine, as well. I just picked up a '94 s10 Blazer for him and it's got a few rust issues as well. He turns 16 in November, so it gives us some time to tinker with it.

[Reinovator]

Buy the way the 135 is a super good machine I worked at one shop that ran one for 8 years then up graded 'so called' to a snap-on forget the model very nice unit though. but the Lincoln was still going strong. 4 body man with different techniques can slow up any shop welder.
You should be very happy, with it, once you get use to it.
good machine.

[Reinovator]

Just a thought. about 6years ago I took a I-car certification course for welding and frame repair it included some interactive cd's ask an I-car bodyman or an I-car rep if you can check out the cd's it has self testing and other very good info.

[TonyJohnson]

Originally Posted by Reinovator

Just a thought. about 6years ago I took a I-car certification course for welding and frame repair it included some interactive cd's ask an I-car bodyman or an I-car rep if you can check out the cd's it has self testing and other very good info.

I'll check it out. Thanks.

[purewhitemp5]

Picked up a Miller 211 auto-set and MVP (welds with 115-220 voltages) Took some classes at DTCC : Arc 1 , ARC 2 , MIG and TIG used the Miller XMT 304 CC/CV mostly didn't get a chance to TIG any aluminum , classes mainly dealt with structural steel and cold roll to 16 gauge.

We had a brief demonstration with a spool gun welding alum. Has any one used a spool gun to weld alum. with DC and get good results? I ask because good AC/DC TIG welders are expensive and a spool gun is PnP with my welder and runs like $200.