sfort-Good luck with your welder quest. I looked long and hard and finally settled on a New Miller 212. I spent about $2000 to get set up with welder, bottle, welding jacket, helmet and gear but feel for me it was well worth it. I saved up to get the welder I wanted. I think the Miller 211 is a good welder as well and I considered it strongly. With its MVP 110 and 220 capability and auto set features it is a wonderful welder. If you need portability or 110 and 220 flexibility it would be wonderful for you. Cyberweld is where I purchase mine and the service was great with fast shipping. Best of luck.

Quote Originally Posted by IC2 View Post
Don - the heat needs to be a notch higher for more penetration and a move bit faster or turn the feed back a bit
Hey IC2,
Thank you for help there with the settings. I am certainly "Brand New" to welding so I know there is much improvement to go. Last night was the first night that I got my new welder up and running so I am sure there are may tweaks to be done. I guess what pops was saying is that I have never welded in my life and was able to get a decent weld that seems strong with a little better equipment to help. My brother Dan does beautiful welds on all our cars so if I get even close to his level of skill I will be happy. Welding is addictive it seems as I just want to keep practicing to get better. Dan was being kind and encouraging me that for a beginner these were not bad. Hopefully it will get better with time. The Miller 212 has the autoset feature to help you get a close setting in an easy fashion. Dan and I agreed that we had to set the autoset at the top of the range to get proper penetration. We are going to try it out of auto set mode next and see what we get. Please feel free to critique as it helps me learn. Thanks. Don Jr.