Thread: Weld Pak 180 HD

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Pat I've been using a 110 version of the Hobart for a year now. More than enough umph for sheet metal, but the cycle times aren't as good. If you have 220, makes sense to go that route. Have heard excellent stuff about both Miller and Lincoln, Don here recommended the Hobart a while back for the price and usage I was looking for, and I have to say it has done everything I have needed it for, for a great price.

a miller mig has the finer adjustment if you are welding the same thing over and over, however a lincoln idealarc tig is the smoothest tig, i welded with a newer miller 350 dx tig runnerfor two years, it is a great welder , the old lincoln idealarc weld the best, get an old gray haired guy to show you how to make it sing

Pat, I would suggest you check out pricing from Cyberweld.com. We have bought a mig, tig, and plasma cutter from them and they are SUPER to deal with and have very low prices. Sometimes if you mention their deal to your local dealer he will match prices, but not always.

Don

I have a weld-pak, I cant remeber the model but itys the small 110v, I bought it and used it at my parents about 10yrs ago during my ill-advised venture into VWs...
BUt the lil unit is very soild, still looks new, the only problem I had was getting penetration with the crappy flux-core wire..but after 10 years now of doing heavy collision work and that experienceI can say my problem is the unit IS small for anything more than sheetmetal and as soon as I get a shop of my own I will be swapping it over to the bottle and 86ing the flux!
As long as you pay attention to the duty cycles and reccomended usage, the units are fine !
Now at work we use nothing but millers..every shop I ahve ever been in but one had em and had nothing bad to say about em! If i buy another one( upgrade?) It will Be Blue..