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Aug. 3, 2011 3:39 p.m. Teh E36 M3 HalfDork

DILYSI Dave wrote:

Could be. FWIW, 95% of the time all I do is set the machine to what the chart shows, and then hit the trigger. It's rare that I ever touch the knobs beyond that.

I definitely agree with you there- just when things go a little too hot or cold, I've found it nice to have the slightly finer adjustability. Makes my E36 M3ty welds a little better.
Aug. 6, 2011 1:05 p.m. CarKid1989 Dork

ok soooo i went to look at some MIGs. And now my budget swelled again. But i am looking at mainly two machines.

Lincoln POWER MIG 140C

or

Lincoln SP 125.

Leaning towards the POWER MIG 140C. Any opinions?
Aug. 6, 2011 1:19 p.m. Teh E36 M3 HalfDork

I have the 140c now and it's good. Check the drive mechanism of the 125- you may find that it's plastic. Not sure whether that matters, but the 140 is metal.
Aug. 6, 2011 1:42 p.m. JoeyM SuperDork

CarKid1989 wrote:

ok soooo i went to look at some MIGs. And now my budget swelled again. But i am looking at mainly two machines.

Lincoln POWER MIG 140C

or

Lincoln SP 125.

Leaning towards the POWER MIG 140C. Any opinions?

You can't go wrong with a power mig. My Power MIG 180 does everything I want, and the fact that it is the POWER not the "Pro" means that it has the good metal feed mechanism.
Aug. 6, 2011 1:57 p.m. Taiden HalfDork

140c all the way
Aug. 6, 2011 3:38 p.m. belteshazzar SuperDork

i just spent the last 15 minutes trying to find a MIG for sale, but couldn't even find a 15 or 21, much less a 25. IN THE WHOLE INTERNET!
Aug. 6, 2011 5:32 p.m. JoeyM SuperDork

belteshazzar wrote:

i just spent the last 15 minutes trying to find a MIG for sale, but couldn't even find a 15 or 21, much less a 25. IN THE WHOLE INTERNET!

There's a 21 for sale in Oklahoma (for $49K)

and a 17 for sale in Virginia. (They're asking $75K)