hey im new to metalworking and do not yet have a welder. i want to buy a mig welder and i need one that is reliable yet cheap, and preferably new or rarely used. i was looking at the websites and was thinking the HOBART handler 140, the MILLER millermatic 135, or the LINCOLN SP-135t. Also, i need a tubing bender that is cheap and was wondering how the sheiding gas worked and what i needed to weld steel and aluminum.
i need some hel plz
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ok i found this website www.cyberweld.com and the hobart handler 140 is on there for only 490$ so if anyone ahs ever used this site to buy a welder please share if their service was good or the product was all messed up.
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I bought a Miller Spectrum Thunder from them, and later some parts...they are great to deal with...the products were ahead of schedule and were all new stuff, not reconditioned. Prices were the lowest I could find. For a MIG unit, I would recommend the Hobart 140, or a great fluxcore unit is the Hobart 125.
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I have the impression that you are looking for the best price on what you can afford. If this is the case, perhaps you should do a search on ebay for the Hobart Handler 140 or whatever model you decide on. Hobart 140s can be had from Indiana Oxygen Co. for $452 with free shipping.
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I have a NIB LincolnPro-Mig 135 for sale - same as the SP-135.
Choose the Lincoln Electric web site for your country or region to find the best selection of welding equipment, welding wire and electrode, welding safety equipment, weld fume control, and welding automation systems.
I'd like to get $400. + shipping.
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i dont know what kind of tube your bending but you can get a pipe bender from harbor frieght for less than $100 but its for black pipe tube bends for small tubes try woodward fab , large tubes www.pro-tools.com harbor frieght has a good notcher uses hole saws just get a good bi-metal hole sawmiller 330 a/pb tig miller 175 mig
student and hobbiest
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Originally posted by t0rchwelderI've done up to 1/2'' mild steel with the mm 135 with multipass. jus make shure u have a 20 amp breaker.
best of luck, NickHAVE...
Hobart 135 (set up for gas)
Victor torch
DeWalt chop saw
LUST....
Syncrowave 200
Spectrum 375
Millermatic 210 or 251 (preferably the 251 )
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Originally posted by Wworkshey im new to metalworking and do not yet have a welder. i want to buy a mig welder and i need one that is reliable yet cheap, and preferably new or rarely used. i was looking at the websites and was thinking the HOBART handler 140, the MILLER millermatic 135, or the LINCOLN SP-135t. Also, i need a tubing bender that is cheap and was wondering how the sheiding gas worked and what i needed to weld steel and aluminum.To all who contribute to this board.
My sincere thanks , Pete.
Pureox OA
Westinghouse 300 amp AC stick
Miller Syncrowave 250
Hexacon 250 watt solder iron
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I use my mm135 for most of my welding. It's a great welder, but it does draw a lot of amps. Long runs of extension cord are not good. I run it with flux core when I'm away from the shop so that I'm not having to haul tanks and gauges.
I'll try to explain this next part as simple as I can. Sheilding gas is used to keep impurities in the air out of the weld puddle. Without it, your welds will be garbage. Fluxcore is like stick welding in which it has a flux that sheilds the weld puddle, instead of using a gas. Once the weld cools, it forms a slag which is chipped off the weld with a hammer and/or wire brush. Fluxcore is a 'hotter' weld than with gas, so it tends to distort thin metal more. You also get more spatter (little round balls of metal) around the weld, and in my opinion (I'm not sure if this is true or not) but I think there's a lot more smoke.
For the most part, any of the mig welders you mentions will weld steel with either gas or flux. Aluminum requires you to a buy spool gun. Aluminum is too soft to try and push it all the way from the machine to the end of you gun. What a spool gun does it put a small spool of aluminum wire right at the handle of the gun.
Now don't take this as a slight, but just from the questions you asked it appears that you have little or no knowledge of welding. I am, however, impressed that you want to learn something new, and in my opinion, nothing is better than learning how to weld, because welders are the coolest people around! I would suggest that you look into taking a introductory coarse at you local college. Most have weekend or evening coarses that will give you a grasp of the basics. There's a reason welders charge what they do, because it's not something that you can just do, it's a skilled trade. Welding, as with most things in life, comes with practice, so don't get discouraged when you ruin a few projects. You'll learn more from your mistakes than you ever will from finally getting it right. And remember that there are a lot of people right here in this forum that can answer just about any question that you have.
Good luck, have fun and welcome to the wonderful world of welding (that sounded like something you'd here at the end of those films in high school shop class!).
Jeff.The difference between No One. and No. One is where you put the period. John Force
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I forgot to mention that I saw a set of plans on ebay for around $10 to build your own bender. I don't know how good it was (I wasn't actually looking for plans for one, so I didn't spend the time to find out) but from the pictures it looked OK. For $10, you really can go wrong. If there crappy, sell them to that neighbor that you don't like for $15 (LOL).
Jeff.The difference between No One. and No. One is where you put the period. John Force
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If doing aluminum is a must than don't bother with any of those machines, save up and get a bigger mig that can run a spoolgun or learn to gas weld it. If you want to do steel than any of the big three, Hobart, Lincoln & Miller will be good. Best bang for the buck seems to be Hobart, and if you don't need to use gas the new Hobart 125 EZ looks like one of the handiest welders around, and was on sale @ Northern Tool for $352. It won't allow you to upgrade to gas however.
Manny
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There is a wide range of tigs that do ac/dc welding so it depends
on What thickness your welding I also would go for the thickest you would be
welding perhaps the Dynasty 300 series.Great machine.(Just an idia).as far as the bender hobart is a great place to start.I got mine for $79 and change on sale it can do flat,squire,or round.Good hunting."Molten Metal Fusion Technician"
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hi take a look at this web site they have free plans for a lot of stuff and a tube bender good luckLast edited by envano; 03-27-2006, 01:39 PM.[email protected] trail blazer 301g with all the fixins:delta band saw dewalt chop saw craftsman drill press, sp-135 mm251 spectrum 375 suite case mig, tig w/hi freq. one welding truck.
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