[TheForge] Re: Which is the better Mig. Miller or Hobart. Does Tig beat em all?

[Kenneth Mayer]

>From: TodEstesRN@aol.com
>Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:07:52 EST
>
>Help!  I am looking at the Miller 175 and the Hobart 175, which is the
better
>machine?


I bought a Miller 175 earlier this year.  I compared price and features of
~6 brands before deciding.  The best price I found was www.brwelder.com

>Do I need to look at a larger machine? I have A/C and D/C Stick welders as
>well as a good Oxy/ Acy set up.  Yes, I could forge weld almost everything,
but


Same here.  I use the arc welder for heavy iron.

>I am still not a great forge welder (despite practicing).
> Would I be better off just looking at going to a Tig system?


If you have a pile of excess money...

>I mainly work in various steels, although I do use some aluminum, rarely
>copper or brass. The use would be my small (but growing) blacksmithing
shop. Small
>repairs, and light production.


The nice thing about MIG is that it takes ~30 seconds to learn to make a
good weld.  Just point the gun and squeeze the trigger.

>Any and all opinions accepted. Thanks in advance.


Ken
:-)