[TheForge] Welding gear. [lincoln]

[Woolley]

Greetings,

Hobart is now made by Miller.  I have no idea if their production specs 
changed etc.  

Cheers,
Bill Woolley



RIES NIEMI wrote:

>Gabriel-
>your website is Central Welding supply, which is based in lynnwood. I have
>had an account with those guys for the last 8 years (I go through a lot of
>welding supplies) and have bought several machines from them, and they are
>very reputable. 
>
>You should go in to the actual store closest to you, and talk to em. Make
>them let you actually weld with that little lincoln, and see if it will do
>what you want. Then ask them what else they have, used and rental returns. I
>bought a Miller 304 inverter machine from them that was a rental return,
>which is way more machine than you probably want or can afford, but it was
>almost $1000 less than retail, and there was nothing wrong with it. It is an
>awesome welder for stick, mig, and tig.
> Any Central branch can check on what they have at any of the stores.
>
>It is hard to beat $360 bucks for anything but a buzzbox, and those little
>110volt migs will actually do quite a bit. A buzzbox will do more, however
>it does need 220v. I have a 110v miller wire feeder, and it comes in awful
>handy on job sites.
>
>In the long run, however, if you are planning on working with metal for
>years, I recommend looking at tig welders. You can weld more different kinds
>of materials, better, and unless you are doing production, the slower speed
>of tig is balanced out by the complete lack of spatter and cleanup.
>As far as brands go, Miller and Lincoln are like Ford and Chevy- intense
>rivalry, but really they are both the gold standards for the industry. And
>nowadays Hobart and Esab are both built to very high standards too.
>
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