Eastern SD | Pat H - 11/22/2024 17:15
Well not all the time. I went through some cheaper pulse welders but they didn't seem consistent (and they broke). In a move of financial irresponsibility I spent $5K on a Miller Invision 352 mpa with matching wire feeder. I really wanted to spend more and get the XMT 350 mpa but it didn't work out (something about food for the kids). Anyway, it welds so much easier and I weld aluminum with it. I improved a lot just by having a more stable welder. Pulse helps as well. Oddly, I bought a cheaper forney transformer type wire welder for my hog sheds and it turned out to weld really nice as well.
The question is do you need multiprocess or just mig? The miller 350p is really nice and is basically what I have in one box. I do have a cheaper tig welder that I'm still trying to figure out and it's possible I should have bought a really old miller to learn on.
A 352mpa or xmt is a good machine. A 350p is a bit more or a homeowner type machine in my opinion. A used 304xmt would also work great! The inverter machines are very smooth. Particularly on the dc stick side. I wouldnt worry about pulse much unless you are doing alot of watertight welds or aluminum |
Upgrading from stick welder to multiprocess welder
