Century 100 Gasless Wire Feed Welder

[CKS1955]

Good evening,
Does anyone have any experience with a Century 100 Gasless Wire Feed Welder (120 volts, 30-100 amps). It has a short duty cycle 20% at 85 amps.

Thanks,
Jay

 

[rsanter]

I had a very similar machine. Century 140 MIG
It was a great machine for many years. I sold it to a friend, worked well for him and then he sold it to someone else

 

[anndel]

These seem like Lincoln's equivalent to Miller's Hobart MIG welders.

 

[CKS1955]

Can the Century welder be converted to gas?

Thanks,
Jay

 

[BLACK DEATH]

Does it have the gas input in the back? If not then I don’t know.
Also gas vs flux changes the polarity

I have a century 120 mig that can be used both ways but it was made that way

 

[Real_PhillBert]

Personally I'd stay away from any flux core specific welders. Save a little money and get something that can be used with a shielding gas.

 

[hefnerconstructionlc]

Are you looking to purchase that welder? No offense but if it’s cheap that may be fine. But it’s really not a very flexible unit. There are much better options out there for probably not much more money. Plus you’re limited to 120 volts. Dual voltages are really the way to go. If you keep that as a flux core only unit, it will barely be able to do 3/16 steel effectively . If you convert that to a mig gas unit, it will likely not even process eighth of an inch properly. So that something to think about. If you do and sheet-metal work if you keep that as your flux core only unit it will barely be able to do 3/16 steel affectively. If you convert that to a mig gas unit it will likely not even process eighth of an inch properly. So that is something to think about. With a 120 volt Machine, it effectively becomes a sheet metal only welder. Anything else is most likely past it’s duty cycle, and limited by the heat input. There is only so much energy in 120 V unit which limits the heat input into your weldment. I went through this very same thing, had a 120v went to something larger. Wish I had skipped a 120 altogether.

 

[CKS1955]

Does it have the gas input in the back?...

I have not seen the unit in person.

Are you looking to purchase that welder? No offense but if it’s cheap that may be fine...

Yes I am looking at purchasing it. What would be considered a cheap price for this unit?

Thanks,
Jay

 

[hefnerconstructionlc]

Really I would suggest hundred bucks max. There are so many welders out there everybody gets into it and then gives up. This way if you want to upgrade your only at 100 bucks and you can probably sell it back for most of that. Craigslist has those things all the time. Then you have all the imported welders as well to consider for a low price. And really there is an a lot of difference between any of them so I wouldn’t get carried away paying too much. Just my opinion.

 

[vssjim]

This looks a lot like the Craftsman labeled welders they sold in the nineties Century made those for them, they work but only pay on for the cheap. Lincoln did used to sell parts for them a few years ago. They work ok for thin stuff but some things are a negative, I'm sure these are the ones that are hot when turned on and the trigger just feeds wire so be careful if it's like that.