I have been looking at Lincoln, Miller, and Hobart 140 amp welders. I like the Miller the most but for the price of that I can get a 180 Hobart and Lincoln. But the features on the Miller are great. Some help would be great or even other welder suggestions. The hobart can weld up to 1/4" and the other 2 to 5/16" (1/16" larger than the hobart).

Like I said it will be used for installing my floor pans, mini tub(maybe), axel tubes, possbile roll cage, subframe connectors, and little stuff like that.

So can anyone please help?

 

i assume they are MIG welders? if so you may want to stay away from "flux core only" types. the wire they run tends to be too big. you'll want to run .023 wire for sheet metal welding. with a tank for shielding gas.

we use lincolns at school and i love em! the ones we have feature infinite adjustment on both heat and wire speed. the one i use at work (forget what brand) has only preset heat settings. but still gets the job done just fine!

 

yea i hate my little self shielded 110Volt welder. i'd get a mig, a 220 volt. you can get by just fine with the little welder and its actually easier to use, but for a pro it'll feel like a toddler's toy and not impress you much.

 

Ya i was looking at the 140c MIG welder it has the "continuous" adjustment, the hobart is the 4 heat settings and im guessing preset feeds. Its mostly between the Miller and the lincoln, the lincoln can do "up to 5/16" so im leaning towards that a little more.

As of right now my budget can't allow for a 220V and I want a welder that is portable seeing how right now I rent up at school but live with parents when im home.

I forgot to add that I'm no pro welder but i have done a few projects up here at school and my summer job. At my summer job we have a $2000+ miller welder that is awesome but i can't afford nor use something that big.

 

I like the electronics of the miller but at work they use a lot of hobart's. FWIW

 

Save your money a bit longer and get a 220 volt..... The higher voltage makes for a much more stable arc, then add all the extra features of the 220 volt welders and they're by far the best value..... Don't know of many people with a 110V flux core that will claim to actually being happy with their purchase.....