I have several small projects to do and believe that a mig welder would be my best choice. Is the Millermatic a good choice or should I be looking at Hobart, Lincoln, etc? While my current projects are small, I want to make sure that whichever welder I buy will be able to handle the bigger projects when I am ready for them. This welder will be used in my auto repair shop. Any and all advise would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Hobart is owned by the same company as Miller and tends to be a slightly cheaper consumer line.
The choice is really between Miller and Lincoln. Both make good machines.
Buy whichever one you can get a better price on.
I think Miller has better spoolguns.
The Miller versus Lincoln debate is the same as the chevy v.s. ford
Buy the better deal...thinking of parts/supplies availibility and price
We tend to buy Millers cuz the sales/service/support rep. is a great guy and gets us great deals
Also, they are made in Appleton, WI. and we are in Green Bay....about 40 minutes away
Doobie
I got a 210 couple of years ago when Miller had a deal going that included a spoolgun.
It has performed very well and I have no reservations recommending it.
Rick
I bought the predecessor to the 210, the Millermatic 200. I owned it for ten years. I only put new guns on it. It never even wore out the original contactor points, although it was used heavily for ornamental metal and awning frame fabrication.
I would buy the 210 with confidence.
I liked the original writer saying that he wanted to buy something that he wouldn't outgrow. I am a strong proponent for that, having seen many times when a guy would outgrow his machine, they be back buying another.
I personally own the Lincoln 175SP+. I like it for the most part. But the
210 is also a very good machine, and you can get a spoolgun for it if you want to do aluminum.Steve
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