You get what you pay for. Buy a Lincoln, Miller or Hobart. The century units
, I think are Italian. Might be hard to get parts for. There is a British
one out there too. Yikes! The Lincoln has a very good wire feed unit. I own
a Hobart, it has a very nice transformer. I have had to buy a few
replacement parts. They were easy to get and not too costly. I bought the
Hobart 12 years ago and it is still working fine. Be sure and buy a large
argon/CO2 mix bottle. Those toy ones don't have enough capacity. Get a good
flow regulator too. I have had trouble with the cheap ones. Good luck!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Bull [SMTP:lbull@dreamscape.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 1999 11:52 AM
> To: Spridgets
> Subject: Mig Welder Recommendation
>
> Being new to the spridget list having just this week become the proud
> owner
> of a 1960 bugeye along with my other distractions listed below I need some
> advice on purchasing a MIG welder. I am sure this has hit the list before
> but it will all be new to me. Can anyone help a confused guy as to what
> he
> needs for general panel and frame welding.
>
> I have looked at Lincoln, Century and Tip Tools. Of these the Lincoln
> seams
> to be the most expensive has the name brand and reputation and I am sure
> will do the job but I can buy the Century locally for a lot less, does
> anyone have experience with Century MIG welders? Tip Tools has what may
> be
> the cheapest MIG welder out there complete with cart, $389 for a MIG-110
> and
> $449 for a MIG-130 has anyone used either one of these and are they worth
> considering. I have bought Tip stuff in the past and be very satisfied.
> One final question for those who have used one are the Auto-Darkening
> helmets worth the expense.
>
> Keep the Rubber Side Down!
> Larry Bull - lbull@dreamscape.com
> 62 AH BT7 Tri Carb
> 60 Bugeye Sprite
> 59 MGA 1500
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