Quote Originally Posted by IC2
You are wrong -

I just looked at my baby Lincoln 110V - steel all the way. Plastic, even special engineering plastics would not last a single 2# roll and a 13# roll for sure would't last. Mine is identical to one of the welders that I used for a brush up course at the local welding school as well as the one at a fab shop I used to go to for job related quality audits.
Do not think I mentioned Lincoln by name just said RED, I do not remember the brand name. I just know what I saw and that was just one of the reasons I decided to go with the best MILLER. If that is the way your baby welder is then so be it, But I will bet you your next paycheck that the Miller weighs more and more then likely will out last your baby welder. I bought a 110 and then got another one 220 and as this thread was saying, in the beginning and I agree with from experience that having more then you think you need is a wise consideration before the purchase. That 210 is a nice unit cause it has both of the best worlds 110 tap and a 220 tap. I have found that for sheet metal the 110 is the right welder , but beyond that the 220 is more capable and easier to get the penetration needed for a secure weld I try to live by that assume thing, before I call someone out ..... again just my HO ..........