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I researched MIG welders for a few weeks and had narrowed it down to the Millermatic 211, the Lincoln Power MIG 180 and the Lincoln Weldpac 180. Based on the research, I knew I needed a 220V welder. While the Miller was an amazing welder, I could not see spending $1,200. I then compared the Weldpac to the Power MIG. The units are very similar. The only real difference I could see was the Power MIG had a variable dial for power versus the specific set points on the Weldpac. There is also a bit more plastic on the Weldpac than the Power MIG. I was able to buy the Weldpac for about $325 less than the Power MIG so thought that was a fair trade off. I have about 4 hours of welding on the Weldpac and it has performed flawlessly. Most of the welding has been on lighter sheet metal, doing patch panels on a car I am restoring. I did have a bit of a problem setting up the unit, but that was clearly my issue. I could not get the gas to flow through to the gun. After going through the whole set up, I had not seated the gun cable firmly into the unit. Once I corrected this operator error, I had very smooth welds. Time will tell if how well it holds up, but I am optimistic. A friend has the Weldpac 155, no longer made, and he has had no problems over the past 6 years of near daily use. Read full review
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Great little welder for the money! Came with everything you need to get up and running with MIG. I like to use the large spools of wire, and the instructions didn't explain that, but was fairly easy to figure out. For my shop use, the hard settings for heat range won't be an issue. The unit runs very smooth. Also highly recommend a welding cart to get it up close to where you are working.
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I purchased this welder to replace a much larger, Millermatic 35 welder. A great welder in it own right. While the welds of this welder are not quite as clean, it will weld material as thick as the larger welder it replaced. The main difference is in duty cycle. This welder is not designed for production work so you cannot weld continuously for long periods of time. For home use and small shop use it is perfect. Best of all it takes up very little space.
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This little welder has done whatever I have needed it to do...so far. I would have liked a bigger model. But I only need that much amperage once or twice in a blue moon. This 180amp handles day to day projects just fine.
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I'm NOT a pro, but this little machine makes me look like one! SUPER EASY to use, GREAT Instructional video on how to get it set up to weld. Enjoy!!
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