Comments on: NEED ADVISE: Welders.

By: Danny Mavromatis

Danny Mavromatis — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:00:28 +0000

Yeah, I ended up buying a Miller and it worked out great… I’m no where near your caliber. Cheers!

By: david

david — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:53:36 +0000

I;m member of local 433 as jiw ironworker since 1981 and I loved it

By: david

david — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:49:57 +0000

stop …what you need to do; is to go to school to learn how to weld like pro what you have is a toy maybe in the future you to do business and want to be good tri ; how do I know because I ‘m certified welder by city los angeles and america welding sociarity [AWS] five differents flux wires and so on… thank you david

By: russell

russell — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:32:05 +0000

ive been welding since 1986 from foundry upwards ive seen diy welding and any1 who thinks welding easy do 20mm over head and vertical up and then say its easy. doin a car seal is one thing summing structuel is diffrent peoples lives depend on it remember that when you take your kids to the theme park learn it properly please

By: Da n Jordan

Da n Jordan — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 20:34:12 +0000

So Danny what did you end up purchasing? I have the same questions but am leaning towards the Miller. I noticed that the Miller has cast aluminim tensioning arm and the drive wheels are larger in diameter. Don’t know if it is any advantage but it looks a little more substantial than the Lincoln.

By: Danny Mavromatis

Danny Mavromatis — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 04:02:56 +0000

I bought the MillerMatic 175, a Miller Elite Auto Dimming helmet, cart, gloves, gas, and pretty much everything else I need… I’ve been welding for a couple days and I love it! The welding is a piece of cake… it’s the metal cutting that’s a main in the ass.
Danny

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 19:48:15 +0000

My suggestion is to go for a welder that will suit your needs. If you honestly only think that you’ll do this rail project, maybe a HF welder will be enough. If you can see yourself welding subframe connectors on your car, or some other heavy projects, go for something that’ll last. We (the ol’ man and I) have a Miller and like it. Also helps to have a plasma cutter, uhhhm, to fix mistakes. Yeah, mistakes…
MAKE Mag had a welding primer too, in issue 3:
http://www.makezine.com/03/primer/
Unfortunately, the Flickr gallery doesn’t have as good a photos and descriptions as the magazine did…

By: Danny Mavromatis

Danny Mavromatis — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:19:59 +0000

Thanks for the advise so far! I’ll stay away from the Harbor Freight junk…
Marina,
You rock! So you don’t think it’s wise getting a welding system that has infinitely adjustable voltage? I guess the MillerMatic 175 gives you the ability to set the voltage to a suggested setting… correct? I’m going to be doing carbon steel… I don’t think I would ever get into Al. welding.
Danny

By: Marina Schiller

Marina Schiller — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 19:57:54 +0000

Well until you can lay down a perfect bead of nickels with aircraft quality aluminum you better skip the infinitely adjustable voltage.
I’ve been welding for just over 15 years and I love it. When my husband and kids piss me off I head out to the workshop and weld the shit out of something. Most things in the workshop are permanently joined at this point.