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Nathan43 Member
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| Subject: Re: First Welder April 27th 2013, 8:52 pm | |
| if you have a tractor supply near you, the job smart flux-core works really good, it does good on thin metal and thicker, you just have to go slow on thicker, i think it cost 139 new | |
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| Subject: Re: First Welder April 27th 2013, 9:03 pm | |
| That Hobart is a very good machine, you won't go wrong with it. IMHO, you're better to save your nickels and buy a quality machine, rather than something a bunch of 6-year-olds threw together in a sweatshop in china.
A good machine such as a Lincoln, Miller, Hobart, or even re-brands are going to last you a lifetime, even with abuse. Parts and support are readily available, and always will be. Should you ever decide to sell it (DON'T), it will keep it's value, and you'll make back a good chunk of your investment.
Please know that this bit of "spend the money" advise comes from a guy with a VERY tight budget. Hell, I'm so tight, I squeak when I walk. But I know onw thing for a fact- there is no substitute for quality tools, even if you have to save awhile and then nearly pass out paying for them. | |
| | | Nathan43 Member
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| Subject: Re: First Welder April 27th 2013, 9:31 pm | |
| Yea. Some people say you pay for the name,but I don't care, I know I get what I'm paying for. | |
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| Subject: Re: First Welder April 27th 2013, 9:33 pm | |
| - Nathan43 wrote:
- Yea. Some people say you pay for the name,but I don't care, I know I get what I'm paying for.
Yeah thats what i hear too. I use a harbor fraight 90amp mig welder and workes great almost as good as a lincon eletric welder. | |
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| Subject: Re: First Welder April 27th 2013, 9:38 pm | |
| To a degree, that's true. But there's much more to it than that. And if "paying for the name" means me knowing I've got a high-quality product that's gonna last, I'll pay for the name.
I have beaten the everloving crap out of welding machines in the past- conditions that I personally guarantee would smoke a chinese machine in short order. And the Lincolns went on forever.
I do buy some chinese stuff, too- but not when I expect something to go the distance. | |
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| Subject: Re: First Welder April 27th 2013, 9:42 pm | |
| - Doc Sprocket wrote:
- To a degree, that's true. But there's much more to it than that. And if "paying for the name" means me knowing I've got a high-quality product that's gonna last, I'll pay for the name.
I have beaten the everloving crap out of welding machines in the past- conditions that I personally guarantee would smoke a chinese machine in short order. And the Lincolns went on forever.
I do buy some chinese stuff, too- but not when I expect something to go the distance. Ya i only bought a harbor fraight welder becaues i needed a welder and i didt have much cash. But if i had the money for a good lincon eletric welder i would buy it. | |
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