AC price point

[driver007]

One more from work

[driver007]

771 has been a bit slow starting to pick up. They just came off a long run of good work for many years. It is not as bad as the 80's and the boys are picking up work. Most of the travel cards are gone. The shut down season will start soon in the potash mines and power plants. There is no reason for a person to be broke up here if they have been working the past ten years. The boy's pulled big time hours for along time. ryanjones2150 no harm no foul I agree in the whole sale thing but a low end ac dc would not go head to head with a Dynasty because the dynasty would win out with all the bells and whistle's. But they would sell a lower unit to guys like me for the home shop who would not buy a Dynasty but would buy a unit at a lower cost for home. My next purchase will be a 5500 watt Yamaha gen so I can go portable and use for a house back up.

[ryanjones2150]

I apologize for being a butthole to you mr James Bond driver double O 7. Seems you spoke up with the wrong thing at the wrong time....and took some friendly fire....<br />
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That other guy just got under all of our skins....<br />
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And thanks to the Miller folks for chiming in before we hung an innocent man. <br />
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....now, that picture there....that's some Welders by God....<br />
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Here's were I stand on the whole "cheap" Miller machine....you don't find a Cadillac for the price of a ford escort, do ya? It's how a company keeps the value high, be it perceived or real, in its products. Take Toyota, for example, they don't discount anything. Ever. Keeps the resale value up. Makes people want them because they're quality machines and maintain their value....or depreciate more slowly than others at least. <br />
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Anyway, again, my apologies to you good sir. Man! What a crappy welcoming you got! Glad to see you have thick skin.

[nfinch86]

Ironworkers Local 771 Sask. , I was out of Local 736 Hamilton, On. ( Retired )
Busy or slow out there ?

Norm

[driver007]

Metjunkie ac dc inverter would be nice with hi freq. Small package. Easy to plug into a Gen. For portability. I guess I want my cake and eat it to. I would just like to see a inverter machine with ac in a price point to go against the comp. I don't want red or green. With my luck I buy one of the comp and it fails and I end up spending twice the amount.

[driver007]

Starting to get it figured out one pic of work more to come

[Metjunkie]

Driver,
Are you wanting an AC ONLY inverter? Does such a beast exist? I agree, if Miller had a machine such as you seek, I would probably want one too, ac/dc, of course. But I still believe Miller doesn't want a machine in direct competition with the Dynasty series. I've briefly looked at Lincoln, Everlast and other machines and they are ridiculously cheaper than Miller, but I've also read the horror stories. I have 3 Millers, one almost 20 years old. I believe the old mantra's of "Buy the best, screw the rest" and "Buy once, cry once." I understand your disappointment, but what you seek only comes in other colors.

[Miller Welders]

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[driver007]

Your right they do not make a welder in that price point.That is the whole idea. I still think a inverter ac would be a big seller. I do not know who this other guy is but he sure has people wound up. Please I'm not that guy. For one thing I am up in Canada. When I get a fix for my pics Ill shoot some of the rows of xmt's, mpa's, dynasty's that get used here on a daily base. Other then that this is getting old.

[ryanjones2150]

From the same area of the same state asking the same questions....must be something in the water up there. <br />
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If you aren't the same guy, you should have no problems. If you are the same Lincoln loving Miller bashing feller, we still don't care what machine you like or how much you hate miller for not being your best buddy. The facts are if you want an upfront low cost machine made in Mexico, buy the Lincoln. Miller does not a machine in the category you want.

[driver007]

In my hast when I bought my 150 and not getting ac puts me in a bad spot. If I go to my brothers shop and borrow his dynasty it's 60 miles round trip. If I sell my 150 I'll loose my shirt. I went all out foot peddle, flex head tig torch etc. Around hear guys just want to pay zero for a deal. Miller does there homework but I still bet a small inverter based ac with a few of the goodies would be a big seller. The 180 would work but after having the 150 witch is real nice to haul around the bigger 180 is a bit much for me to be mobile. I think I'll end up with the 210 dx I want to keep the 110 capability.

[Metjunkie]

Driver 007,
I believe you and yes, there has been a troll here recently, asking questions eerily similar to yours. I would say that Miller doesn't see a market for the machine you desire. I think it would be in direct competition with the Dynasty series. You're best bet would be a used Dynasty, if you want to stay with Miller. I have a Diversion, but I'm only a hobby welder now. If I tigged for a living, the latest incarnation of the Dynasty would be my choice. i'm sure that if Miller saw a market for the machine you're looking for, they would be making it. Miller doesn't have to fight for market share. Other manufacturers do, thus their cheaper offerings. Just my thoughts.

[driver007]

Man I'm having a bad day, people I have never chatted with think I'm a troll. My phone and pc will not down load pics. I was a ironworker by trade local 771 . For the last 22 years I have been teaching welding. I have a number of students that go on this site thought I would give it a chance. And some how I get involved with somebody thinking I'm a troll on my grand father's grave you have me mixed up with someone else

[xryan]

Who would have ever thought that FrancisJ the Auto_Tech drives James Bond's car? Or does J Stand for James? He's really going to have to try harder.

[driver007]

I think you have me pegged as someone else. Yes I want a miller machine that does ac at a lower price. Nothing wrong with that. This is for my own use at home. I don't need a big machine. At work I have 30 plus miller machines. Currently my home shop only has miller. Once I figure out why I can't post pic off my phone I'll put up some pics