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You deffinatly want the bigger Miller or Lincoln, the 110's just don't cut in and you want the gas hooked up.
but Like Pat said my next machine will also be a tig and everything I do after that will be tig.
Kurt

Thanks guys for the responses! I knew I would get good information here! I found a Miller 211 on Craig's list" new in the box unopened" for $800.00. It's about 4 and a half hours south of me but one of my sons is only a couple of hours from it. My concern is wether or not it is a scam. I don't want to send him into trouble. I will see if I can contact the guy. It's a shame we have to worry about this stuff.

Oh man, if it is for real, grab it. That is a super great welder. Hope it works out for you.

Don

I have sent an email. We will see what happens. May be a couple day trip for my wife and I. If real leaves room for all the other stuff.

sfort,
$800 would be a bargain if it is real. Cyberweld sell it for $1122 with $75 dollar rebate off that from Miller ($1047 with Free shipping after rebate) At least you know if you don't end up with the $800 one on Craigslist you can get one new for $250 more through Cyberweld. Good luck and let me know how that turns out please. Don Jr.

That car reminds me of the "flat top with wings" I had in the 6th grade. The higher the wings the cooler!

Don I have that same helmet. It works great, but your right about the cheesy stickers! I left mine on, I figure when my welds stop looking cheesy and I stop burning more holes than I fill in the sheet metal on my truck, that then I can graduate to a sticker free helmet!

Originally Posted by stovens

Don I have that same helmet. It works great, but your right about the cheesy stickers! I left mine on, I figure when my welds stop looking cheesy and I stop burning more holes than I fill in the sheet metal on my truck, that then I can graduate to a sticker free helmet!

I have that same helmet from Northern, too, but after about two years it has started "flashing" before it dims, and there are no replacable batteries on mine. Tried leaving it out in the direct sun for an hour or two, but no change, and after welding a while I'm seeing a hot spot for 1/2 hour or more so I picked up a basic Miller ProHobby unit. My local Praxaire shop sells both, but pointed out he has no parts for the China specials, where he can replace pieces/parts on his Miller helmet. Probably should have just thrown away the old one and bought another and saved $125, but decided to try a better/different approach.

Originally Posted by rspears

I have that same helmet from Northern, too, but after about two years it has started "flashing" before it dims, and there are no replacable batteries on mine. Tried leaving it out in the direct sun for an hour or two, but no change, and after welding a while I'm seeing a hot spot for 1/2 hour or more so I picked up a basic Miller ProHobby unit. My local Praxaire shop sells both, but pointed out he has no parts for the China specials, where he can replace pieces/parts on his Miller helmet. Probably should have just thrown away the old one and bought another and saved $125, but decided to try a better/different approach.

rspears,
I have heard of this happening to other people too. My goal is to use this to get started and then upgrade later to a pro model once I get confident. No replaceable batteries are a minus to be sure. Don Jr.

Originally Posted by stovens

Don I have that same helmet. It works great, but your right about the cheesy stickers! I left mine on, I figure when my welds stop looking cheesy and I stop burning more holes than I fill in the sheet metal on my truck, that then I can graduate to a sticker free helmet!

Stoven:
Ha! That is funny.......You know what they say "FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT" I peeled the stickers off to give the allusion that I know what I'm doing (I don't) hehe

Millermatic 212 MIG Welder w/Auto-Set at Fabtech & AWS 2009 - YouTube

Before pulling the trigger on a welder I decided to see which are still made in the USA. I found that Miller and Hobart are owned by the same company. Northern has the Hobart 210MVP for $899.00. This unit appears to be the same as the Miller 211 and is only about 6miles from the house. Do any of you guys have any negatives about the Hobart units. They have a 5/3/1 warranty.

hobarts are good welders

Hobart has been an electrical company for years and years--in addition to welders they made/make most of the big generators for ground service on aircraft--Lincoln make the others

Sounds good to me! Thanks guys.