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Old 10-14-2004, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by leathermang
I have had my 250 amp Miller TIG machine for 35 years... and it had to have been 20 years old when I bought it... very heavy ....
ROFLMAO!!! Very heavy doesn't begin to describe that beast! It's as big as a freight car. Seriously, that welder of Greg's is an industrial-strength machine.

I have a 20% duty cycle SMAW box and the short duty cycle never is a problem because with SMAW you simply cannot continuously weld that much rod. I could see where it might be a possibility with a MIG unit but, once again, you have to take it easy with the heat or you'll warp the snot out of what you are sticking together...don't ask how I know this minor fact.
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