Anyone have or know anyone with a northern tool welder? they seem pretty decent from reading but they are cheaper than hobart and others?

 

Not sure about Northern, but I have used the cheap Harbor Freight machines, with great success... If you already know how to weld, it's only a matter of adjusting yourself to that welders capabilities...

Here's probably a better place to ask that question: http://weldfabzone.com/

Find a guy named Zapster, he's a member here and of the other forum.

 

These are the two i am looking at :
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...5145_200485145
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...2691_200332691

Ill check that forum out to

 

If you have the 220v power source then don't even think about the 110v. I'm not much of a welder but the 220v machines I've used are much better than the 110v, plus you can weld bigger material.

 

yea it wouldnt be hard to get a 220 plug put in, the biggest advantage of that welder is the spool gun.

 

Both look pretty decent, depends on how much you weld Al if the price difference is worth it...As far as thickness vs voltage, decide on what you'll be welding the most.

I built steel fences and gate for work, up to 30ft long by 8ft tall, do it all with a 110v Millermatic, in 4 years, never had one come apart... We had 7 fence panels with about 30 pickets apiece on a 16 trailer, got rear ended about 40mph, only one weld popped, the rest just bent...

 

Probably wont be welding nothin to thick. I would like to learn to weld aluminum.. It would make for some nice accessory on my duck and fishing boat which is aluminum

 

Then if you have the dough, by all means get the one capable of what you want. No point in getting a lesser machine, only to have to upgrade later. I have the $99 Harbor Freight for light home use, but I have access to the Miller from work if I need to do thicker metal or Al...

What I'm looking for, to buy or build, is a decent sand blast cabinet... Got a line on any of those?

 

Id love to have a miller but still in college and aint got that much dough.. Plus i am only going to be doing small projects around the house.



Nope sorry, aint looked for one of those yet..

Still waiting on approval to be a member on the welding fourm.