Thanks for all the encouragement and advice.
Stuart, you made a lot of sense in our earlier thread. I do believe it would be best to buy new. Home Depot has a lincoln HD 3200 that seems to be a good homeowner mig welder. It runs on 110 and appears to be nice. I would like to hear from a person who has one. I also like the SP-135 (either the T or the plus). My understanding is the plus model is the entry level shop mig welder and the T model puts the power at numbered levels verses the reostat in the plus. Does that make a difference for what I would use it for? Don't know. Wish there was someone to tell me that.
I like the miller but is pricey. May have to skip the miller and look at the Hobart. As someone put it the Hobart 140 is comparable to the lincoln. So, as you guys advised me, I should see what is selling local and stay local.
There is also a Clarke. Don't know anything about them but they are economical. Affordable.
How does a person know what to buy?
Thanks again to all.
Dennis
