Originally posted by brianrupnow
110 volt migs are wonderfull for anything up to and including 1/8" thick mild steel material. For anything beyond that you should have a 220 volt mig.
he is rigth to weld 1/4 steel you need no less than 180 amps or more. i have had many migs and the bigger 220 welder are easey to turn down for thin stuff but if you do a lot of 1/4 steel you need a bigger welder than a small110 welder it is better to turn down the big weld but real hard to turn some thing up when it is max out i have the miller 250 and like it and for tig 275 lincoln is what i have and i used the tig a lot more i like the tig for over head work and were i want more control of the weld and set down welding on a welding table. to dam many sparks with a mig so you need to watch that you don't set a fire with them