Looking for a welder

[Challenger III]

I asked this same question about a year ago and got a totally different answer! LOL

I was told to get the 220 because you can do so much more with it. Only a couple of people told me to get the 110! I still haven't bought one yet, but I think when I finally have the money and something doesn't come up that I will get one! It always seems that when I get some extra to use on the car something else comes up and I wind up using it to buy or fix something else. Oh well, that's life I guess!

  I guess it's a matter of what you are using it for. I also do quite a bit of welding in my profession. Anything over 1/8" thick I don't use the 110V machine. Also, for sheetmetal work the 110 works great and there's usually a 110 outlet fairly close by. Hope that clears it up a bit! 

[72cudamaan]

I think you asked a little bit differently last time. Yes a 110 unit is sufficient for sheetmetal work ( and then some ) but I personally went with the 220 unit so I wouldn't run out of capacity in case I ever weld anything larger. This worked out great as I was able to build my rotisserie and other larger things. So in the end it really depends on what you can afford and thinking of future needs.

[Topcat]

I asked this same question about a year ago and got a totally different answer! LOL

I was told to get the 220 because you can do so much more with it. Only a couple of people told me to get the 110! I still haven't bought one yet, but I think when I finally have the money and something doesn't come up that I will get one! It always seems that when I get some extra to use on the car something else comes up and I wind up using it to buy or fix something else. Oh well, that's life I guess!

The 220 using less amps than a 110. More versatle, better resale value. (if you ever decide to sell it) I have a Miller 175 which is equivalent to the upgraded newer 180. It's great mig welder.

[06Daytona]

The welder I'm looking for now is pretty much just for automotive work and funky hippy art. I want to pick up a big 220 in the future though

[Ford.P51]

I used to have a Lincoln 125, and it worked very well. The only thing I didn't like was that the power setting was 4 distinct levels. I really wished it was variable so that you could adjust the power a bit more. I needed to weld some bigger stuff so I upgraded to a Miller 180. Now I've got the adjustability I wanted, and can weld bigger stuff. Extremely happy with it.