Re: [DMCForum] TIG/MIG & Plasma

[Andrei Cular <acular@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lincoln isn't bad for light duty ocassional use, but I haven't been 
really impressed with how they holdup.  My MIG is a Lincoln and the fan 
bearings died once (at about 2 years), the wire feed wheel wore too big 
a grove and didn't grab the wire (about 2.5 years), and the wire feed 
control only has 1 speed (at about 3 years).  The other thing I don't 
like is the lines they ship with the machine are way too short and you 
have to keep moving the unit around if you are working on any somewhat 
large.

For welders I prefer Miller and ESAB for plasma.  I have a Miller 
Dynasty 200DX and love it.  You can just plug it into any power supply u 
want 120VAC single phase all the way to 460VAC three phase.  For TIG @ 
150A its rated 60% duty cycle, the duty cycle does change slightly with 
the power you plug into but it doesn't go down.


Andrei

Dave Stragand wrote:

>Lincoln!  I just bought a wire-feed non-mig for light duty stuff, but in my
>research, almost everyone recommended the Lincolns.
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>Try taking a look at Northern Tool and Eastwood to see what they have (they
>might carry Lincolns - haven't checked).  If there is something you like,
>let me know.  I can get you 10% off or so through the Project Vixen site.
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>-Dave
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>From: Walter Coe [mailto:Whalt@xxxxxxx] 
>Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 11:03 AM
>To: DMCForum
>Subject: [DMCForum] TIG/MIG & Plasma
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>I have not got a lathe or mill yet, but now I am in serious
>need of a good TIG welder with a MIG attachment.  I also
>need a plasma cutter, goggles, etc.  Sure, the tools are
>only as good as the operator. I have already had some
>lessons.  I need to work on that stainless steel frame and
>some other goodies I need for the car.  So if anyone has any
>recommendations on makes & models, let me know.  I have 240
>AC, plenty of amps.  I dont need continuous duty.  I do need
>all the high tech output signals for welding aluminum,
>stainless, etc and the bottle gasses too.
>
>Walt
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