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well my local tractor supply company has it for 730.00$, seems like everyone agrees the hobart is the best but agian with that thickness chart it still says the thickest metal it can weld is 5/16 in, the lincoln says it can weld 1/2. The thickest i would like to be able to weld is like the frame...

So I'm looking into buying a new welder and am kind of stuck between the lincoln electric 180 and the hobart handler 190. Ive always had lincoln electric and know their a good brand but ive also heard that miller makes hobart, plus it kind of seems like their warranty is better. Mianly im just...

The welder says it need 230v and 20amps. If I'm reading my breaker correctly the one I currently have is a 30 amp breaker.

, l .................plug the welder needs n

L ....my current plug \ /

230v, my bad. In my garage i have 30 amps, 220 volt outlet. it is the style with 2 slanted prongs at the bottom and the L shaped prong at the top. I am looking to buy the lincoln electric weldpack 180. The plug for the weldpack 180 has the sidewasy D shape at the bottom and then the two...

Alright so from what im reading everywhere everyone is saying 220/230/240v are all basically the same and you can switch them all out. So my question is i have 30amp 220v plug in my garage so if what everyone is saying is true i should be able to just switch the female plug from a 220 style to...