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do u guys know whats a good wire feed welder for the price?
if so where can i find one.
i want to use it to weld mufflers, body parts, u know something so i can weld a chasiss together or something

something like this would be good. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... gory=34099

or this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... gory=34099

^^^^^that one is just like one of the ones we got at my guard unit...DAMN good welder

what ever you do DO NOT get one that is ONLY flux core wire

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I have the Hobart 135 and use it to weld all kinds of body panels and have welded 1/4 inch without any trouble. I love it. My wife bought it for me two years ago with a CO2 bottle (have not gas welded with it yet, just flux core) and paid $500. While there are cheaper ones, I perfer this one as once you have a welder, it seems you use it on more than just body work, and the extra thickness that can be welded really comes in handy.
Rick

Miller makes a good one too. I made the mistake of buying a cheap one from Harbor Freight. Never again... you get what u pay for.

I will say this, while I am pleased with my welder, I have to agree with LUVSADRAG. Miller, and Licoln too, have probably the best welders. Hobart was designed for the home mechanic and some of the parts are "scaled down " in power to better suit the smaller size. (Got this from a Hobart dealer/reapir shop when my wire feed went out and had to be repalced) On the other hand, Licoln and Miller just pretty much used the same heavy duty componenets from the industrial welders and scaled down other parts which didn't need to be so large for the home mechanic. If I had to do it over again with what I know know, I would probably lean toward the other welders, not that Hobart is bad mind you, but just based on what the Hobart shop told me and the problem I had with mine after using it one year. Of course I did get some tips to help out the wire feed mechanism in my Hobart which seems to be the problem part(s) as there were two others in the shop for the same repairs.
Rick

but isnt there diffrent types or models of lincolns? i cant tell the diffrences, what do i look for in a welder? like what kind of specs or whatever?

It is hard for anyone but you to say what you need in a welder. What I wanted was something that could weld up to 1/4 inch steel. This is the thickest metal I would be working on while fabricating mounts for the engine and rear end assembly. Everything else would be the body sheet metal so I could just turn down the voltage and wire speed to work it. Since the Hobart 135 can weld such thick metal, it allows me to weld for longer periods on thinner metal. This is where the continuous duty cylce comes in to play. Basically, the closer to the maximum capacity of the welder you get, the shorter the weld times you have, IE 20% duty cylce at 90 amps. Meaning I can weld at 90 amps for 2 minutes and then have to let the welder cool/rest for 8 minutes before resuming. Welding thinner metal requiring lower amperage will let me weld longer periods before resting. I have charts to follow in the owners manual for this and I also plan my tasks such as cutting a certain amount of parts and welding them in place, then while I am measuring and cutting more parts, the welder is set in purge mode for cooling. Then I just keep working like that. I know it is a lot, but as far as I am concerned, my Hobart Handler 135 is just what i need as I now weld 3/16 or so thickness quite a bit with other projects for myself and the neighbors. Hope this helps.
Rick