I finally settled on the Miller 215. Over the last few months of 2016 the store first dropped the price by $200. The next month in addition to the $200 they threw in a free cart. Next month add a $200 rebate from Miller still with the store discount and cart and it was time to pull the trigger. Now ...

re. Holden Thanks for confirming the wire feed problem on the 210. I've heard of the assembly wobbling but rat's nest is about 5 steps worse. I'm up in Canada so our selections are not a wide as in the US. Also the shipping is another hit if a company would even ship up here. I will expand my lookin...

I'm looking to start a bit of hobby welding. Most of it will be rusty steel or cast iron. I want to retain most of the rust so any cleaning will be in very small areas. I understand that stick will be the best and FCAW can handle rust but less than stick. There will also be some thinner metal so FCA...