lets see your welders

[dr_clyde]

Some really nice welders in this thread, especially for some hobby shops.

I don't really have a good "family photo" of everything in one place. Some are on jobsites right now.

Anyway, my current stable consists of:

Miller Maxstar 161 STH
I've got this one set up for portable work, primarily sanitary piping in breweries/dairy/ice cream plants. I just modded a cylinder hand truck to hold the welder and leads. Dual flowmeter for purging. I have the foot pedal for in the shop or when I need the control.

Miller Syncrowave 350LX Runner - I just recently got this machine, primarily for heavy aluminum TIG, but I wanted a backup AC/DC in case the Dynasty is on a job or takes a **** at the wrong time I won't be up a creek with no paddle.

Millermatic 350P with 25' Aluma-pro push/pull gun. My primary MIG machine. Once you go pulse spray, its very hard to go back to short arc. I love this machine, it paid for itself in 2 jobs and is a huge asset to my business.

This is an older pic, I have since sold the Lincoln SW200, but on the cart in this pic I have:

Miller Dynasty 200 DX with Coolmate 3 - The primary TIG machine in my shop.
Lincoln Invertec V300 Pro w/ LN-7 feeder - Setup for dual shield flux core
My plasma cutter, a Hypertherm Powermax 900

Next to it are the old MIG machines,

Millermatic 250 I use for tacking and lighter MIG work, and as a spare when I have hired help.

The MM200 is now at my dad's shop, it gets used occasionally there and it beats hauling a welder over there for a few welds. I got it off craigslist for $350 and I've since replaced the ****** Tweco gun that came on it with a good Miller.

Miller just released a new Millermatic 255, which is on the short list to replace the 250, and when funds allow, I would like to upgrade the Syncrowave to a Dynasty 400.

 

[jeepinerdeep]

Hmm,

I don't have a group photo.

Lincoln Wirematic 255
Lincoln Squarewave Tig 200
ESAB Rebel 215EM
Missing from picture collection is my hand plasma, an ESAB HandyPlasma 550

Sold was my Arclight CNC and Hypertherm PM65

 

[rockinacummins]

Hmm,



I don't have a group photo.



Lincoln Wirematic 255

Lincoln Squarewave Tig 200

ESAB Rebel 215EM

Missing from picture collection is my hand plasma, an ESAB HandyPlasma 550



Sold was my Arclight CNC and Hypertherm PM65

Dude, please post more pics of the cart the square wave is on. I like it a lot!

 

[jeepinerdeep]

Dude, please post more pics of the cart the square wave is on. I like it a lot!

It's puzzle cut, bent and stitched from plasma cut 11 ga. Jeep GC Granite.I made it on a guess when I had a CNC table. It took longer to paint than make. There were a lot of naysayers when I posted it. Only change I would make is to move the axle point back 1.5". It will almost balance with a cylinder and no welder, but not quite, so that's the reason.

 

[xman_charl]

everlast multipurpose and ahp

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Charl

 

[sberry]

I dont have a welder wish list. I got 4 portables and about 8 shop and I could really live with 2 and do 98% of it with 1. I see the post ahead of me has a Wirematic too. I only use it on occasion but if I had to run it a lot would even take a beating to trade it for a new one. I have heard others say the same but mine is a fussy pc of junk. I was really disapointed and didnt know enough at the time but should have returned it the first week. The little SPT was soooo good.

 

[rockinacummins]

It's puzzle cut, bent and stitched from plasma cut 11 ga. Jeep GC Granite.I made it on a guess when I had a CNC table. It took longer to paint than make. There were a lot of naysayers when I posted it. Only change I would make is to move the axle point back 1.5". It will almost balance with a cylinder and no welder, but not quite, so that's the reason.

I really like it. Thanks for adding more pics!

 

[sberry]

Max S.

 

[mvusse]

Picked this thing up for $115 a few months back, have not had a chance to play with it yet, though.

Thermal Arc Fabstar 4030. 400A power supply, and a MIG attachment with a 400A gun. Runs off 240V 3 phase. Good thing I have a 15HP start/45HP run phase converter for my woodshop tools.

It even came with half a 10 pound spool of wire. Only thing it needs is a gas bottle.

 

[WunTon]

Just bought this back at the end of September as a house warming gift to myself when we closed on our new house. It replaced my old Hobart 140 that served me well for many years. I still need to pick up another tank so I can start learning tig. I figure my first tig project will be to build myself a decent cart and ditch this cheap one that doesn't really fit the machine.

 

[jeepinerdeep]

I dont have a welder wish list. I got 4 portables and about 8 shop and I could really live with 2 and do 98% of it with 1. I see the post ahead of me has a Wirematic too. I only use it on occasion but if I had to run it a lot would even take a beating to trade it for a new one. I have heard others say the same but mine is a fussy pc of junk. I was really disapointed and didnt know enough at the time but should have returned it the first week. The little SPT was soooo good.

Hmmm. Other than the lack of DRO, I could not ask for a better machine. I never have to worry about the mule, I just load the wagon. Maybe there were some lemons.

I really like it. Thanks for adding more pics!

No Problem, thanks for the compliment. I thought it was cool, and didn't really cost me much except the back wheels.

Just bought this back at the end of September as a house warming gift to myself when we closed on our new house. It replaced my old Hobart 140 that served me well for many years. I still need to pick up another tank so I can start learning tig. I figure my first tig project will be to build myself a decent cart and ditch this cheap one that doesn't really fit the machine.

That's a nice looking machine on paper, comes with a lot of good parts on the mig gun IMO. If I had to start over, I think it'd be a Rebel 235EM, and a Lincoln Tig 200 on a ZT Fab Cart.

 

[h~moto]

Portable spot welder
Dayton model 2Z543