AND i love it!

 

I loved it when I used to do it as a job also....My damn body hated it though....To the tune of a collapsed lung and a week in the hospital.....twice. So I quit welding, and quit smoking...and haven't had an issue since.....with my lungs.

 

yea iv heard some scary story's such as this one, but i always over protect myself. Do you know what exactly happen? or was it the constant exposure ?

 

I can hook it up in my garage. I'm an Industrial electrician

I don't need anything like that though. If I have something that big I'll take it to my old school's welding center or to work.

Just looking for something to do random small tasks , and have capability for aluminum. I am not looking to single pass 1/2" steel

 

I have the same one pictured (Handler 140) in your original post. It has been fantastic. I have run it time and time again probably more than the duty cycle its rated for and it has never given me any trouble. I have used it both with and without gas (flux wire) and it runs great. I also own a P&H 300 amp TIG machine and I have not used the TIG at all since I bought the Hobart. As a matter of fact the Hobart comes with a Miller torch right out of the box.
What's that tell you. All four heat ranges are evenly spaced. I then adjust the wire speed a bit to vary the heat. The machine is so easy to flip on and go for all the little jobs up to 1/4". I bought mine on special from Northern Tool for $459 and it included the cart, wire, gloves, MIG pliers and tip paste.
Stick with the 110v model for portability.

 

Basically I'm still torn between the Miller140 and Hobart140..

I like the precise adjustments on the Miller, but the price and good reviews of the Hobart have me thinking that it will work just fine for me.

The miller is a bit more pricey for me to have a little more fine tuning. .. I might break down and just get that one. It is an investment tool.. a difference of about $200? that's not much.

I think I'm making up my mind on the Miller140. Some people even say it has an easy resale if I need or want to sell it , opposed to a Hobart.

 

did you go to this site?

 

[quote=1BADP71;7721882]Basically I'm still torn between the Miller140 and Hobart140.. [quote]

If you have the extra spend it on a Miller. If you dont use it much, and its going to be just another "tool in the box" buy the Hobart.
I compare them like a Snap-On and Craftsmen ratchet. Both will do the job and are more than capable, but the a Snap-On ratchet is so much smoother. I

That's why I have a Snap-On box with mostly Craftsmen tools in it

 

I may be wrong but isn't Hobart a cheaper Miller? Like Ford=Mercury=Lincoln etc.. etc..

 

yes they are there made in the same factory and it has a miller torch.