I have used a Miller Cricket for the frames I build. I have had it for 28 years and its never missed a lick.
I decided to try gas with solid wire , instead of flux core wire. My little welder didn't come with the setup
to change it over. I got with miller and ordered the parts to make it work....Bad idea. Cost me $80, plus another
$35 for a gauge for argon co2 mix. The only bright spot is , I had an oxygen bottle that I never used and for $40 they
changed the valve to an argon one and re certified it. Its a 120 and will last a while. After finding out my 70 amp
miller wouldn't do solid wire, I went looking for another welder. I talked to the Miller shop and the guy said that a
Hobart and a miller are the same welder. I know they are owned by the same company. I checked around and the
latest model for a Hobart 140 is about $499, at Amazon. I started to order it and they wanted to charge me shipping
and TAX. EEKK!.Will be my last purchase from them. Anyway Northern Tool had the same welder for $499 free shipping.
Bet you can guess where I went. They loaded one in my truck and no shipping.
I got it all hooked up and my welds were terrible. It was like I didn't know how. Since I never used gas before, I was
like a newbie welder. I asked my Fab buddy what I was doing wrong. He said don't have a fan blowing on you and slow
down the wire speed. So I did a few and they are much better. Hopefully I will just leave the weld instead of all the
flap disk and bondo.
I decided to try gas with solid wire , instead of flux core wire. My little welder didn't come with the setup
to change it over. I got with miller and ordered the parts to make it work....Bad idea. Cost me $80, plus another
$35 for a gauge for argon co2 mix. The only bright spot is , I had an oxygen bottle that I never used and for $40 they
changed the valve to an argon one and re certified it. Its a 120 and will last a while. After finding out my 70 amp
miller wouldn't do solid wire, I went looking for another welder. I talked to the Miller shop and the guy said that a
Hobart and a miller are the same welder. I know they are owned by the same company. I checked around and the
latest model for a Hobart 140 is about $499, at Amazon. I started to order it and they wanted to charge me shipping
and TAX. EEKK!.Will be my last purchase from them. Anyway Northern Tool had the same welder for $499 free shipping.
Bet you can guess where I went. They loaded one in my truck and no shipping.
I got it all hooked up and my welds were terrible. It was like I didn't know how. Since I never used gas before, I was
like a newbie welder. I asked my Fab buddy what I was doing wrong. He said don't have a fan blowing on you and slow
down the wire speed. So I did a few and they are much better. Hopefully I will just leave the weld instead of all the
flap disk and bondo.