I just got my MM 180 working. I've done a fair amount of stick welding in the past where you 'strike' an arc by making contact between the tip of the rod and the work piece. With the MIG there is now a button to push and there is amount of wire stick out. So my first attempts were not good. I starte...

Just to catch up..... On Craig's List I found a posting for a Millermatic 180, a Victor Performer torch kit, an auto darkening helmet, three bottles (shield, oxy, acet) a nice cart, misc tools, and numerous pieces of scrap metal plus a 24" sq of 1/4" steel plate The welder and the torched ...

Thanks Steve, So after doing some research it appears going with a 220V unit is worth it if you can afford the extra $300 or so. I have a local supplier who sells the Hobart 210 for $850. My General Air dealer has the Miller 211 for $1121. I understand Hobart is now made by Miller so why would one w...

Great. A typo on my first post. I meant MIG and not TIG. I don't imagine I'd ever need TIG but then you know what they say about saying never.

Thanks.

New to the forum. I live in Fort Collins, CO. I started welding in highschool and the shop teacher, who really didn't like me much, felt I had a knack for welding - stick and gas with oxy-acetylene cutting. Hot and dirty for sure. (I didn't like him much either.) My biggest project was the roll cage...