mig welder

Passatman · Post by **Passatman** » Thu May 28, 2009 4:31 am

Hi All,

I want to buy a mig welder to use at home but i don't know the right specs, can someone assist me. I know miller is a good brand so it would have to be in the miller brand of mig welder also with sheilded gas.

bugdust69 · Post by **bugdust69** » Fri May 29, 2009 9:24 pm

Millermatic 135 or 140, Lincoln 135+ or 140+, Hobart Handler 140 are all good machines.

MNAirHead · Post by **MNAirHead** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:32 pm

Overall three things

1-Gas Option
2-Rotating (not clicking) knobs (speed and voltage)
3-Common mfg name with a Tweeko Gun tip

74baja1915vw · Post by **74baja1915vw** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:23 pm

i just got the miller matic 140 and it is great for very thin sheet metal and up to 3/26" steel in one pass.

MNAirHead · Post by **MNAirHead** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:53 am

Congratulations.

Did they supply you with .023 wire and the correct tip?

74baja1915vw · Post by **74baja1915vw** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 9:28 am

actually it came with .030 wire one spool of shielded and one spool of non shielded wire. I have not used the non shielded wire yet. the shielded works great. I have repaired the battery compartment floor and finished installing the A piller. took me about a day to complete.

EvilleT · Post by **EvilleT** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:50 pm

Had to mess with the settings just a little bit (turned down wire speed and lowered voltage a little from their recommendations) but after just an hour or so of practice I was welding. Perfect welds? Far from it

but they were functional. I am only using the shielding wire no gas.

MNAirHead · Post by **MNAirHead** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:08 am

Just a suggestion.. next time you're at the welding supplier (get to know one .. and no a hardware store is not the place) ..

Have a sales rep demonstrate what the sound is like you want to hear for a good setup.

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I got the millermatic 140 also