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Hobart 140amp 115v
Same as the one my ol man has. They impressed me quite a bit for being a 115v. small and portable too! I am

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A buddy of mine has the same one ...............works great

My eyes !!!!!!!!!!! Sweet, think of all the possibilities

Congrats! A whole new world of possibilities has opened up for you. I have the Handler 125 and don't see how I could have worked without it. May I suggest a few things I have learned from experience? I now get the large spools of wedling wire which saves me money. If you think you won't be using the welder all that much and want to go with the smaller spools, you might reconsider. I went that route and before I knew it, was welding up quite a few things and kept running out of wire during the projects. Now I have one spool in the welder and one extra sitting on the side. If there is a Harbor Freight near you, check with them as they often put their wire on sale. Last time my wife bought some for me it was 0.035" dia Flux Core for $18 per spool. Also I learned that the wire feed liner will eventually wear out. But to make it last longer, when I get ready to put a new spool of wire on it, I undo the wing screw holding the hose assembly on and remove it from the welder. Then spray brake cleaner down the liner for a few seconds. It will come out looking pretty nasty. Once done, blow that out with compressed air to dry it out and reassemble. I have not replaced my liner for just over two years now and have run at least six large spools of wire through it. Just thought I'd let you know since I don't know what experience you have with MIG welders. That and I'm bored over here at work.

Rick

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Rick
Loranger, La
1980 Stepside LUV (Again)

Thanks for the tips. We do have a harbor freight here. However, my dad work for a welding supply company. So he gets things at a substantial discount, most of the time better quality and cheaper than I can get stuff at HF. as for experience well, I kinda grew up with welding and fabrication.
Getting this one will save me from always borrowing my dads (the 135amp version) Now I suppose I will have to help w3ith all his projects too!

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COOL!!!!!!! I smell wood burnin...........

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