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the multimatic 200 is the same kind of portability and weight(und er 30lbs) and in addition to MIG will also do SMAW and non critical TIG.Miller passport. 110 or 220. Take it with you anywhere.
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the multimatic 200 is the same kind of portability and weight(und er 30lbs) and in addition to MIG will also do SMAW and non critical TIG.Miller passport. 110 or 220. Take it with you anywhere.
Sadly the company I worked for "Kolstrand Marine" went out of business a few years backWow, That's some really cool stuff you've worked on. I have never welded with 12018 but have used up a truck load of 7018 when I worked on the road. Have used NIC L Weld rods for some cast repairs. Also use TIG for mostly aluminum and MIG most else. Thanks for the reply interesting stuff.
You almost certainly won't hit the limit on duty cycle, except MAYBE running MIG or FCAW with the thicker wire and standard 110v house current.Blue it is for me, I am looking at the MultiMatic 200, but I just
read the specs and if I am reading it right it says 20% Duty Cycle.
Does that mean I can run it for 12 Minutes and then I have to
let it run w/o using it for 48 minutes? Is that a really poor duty
cycle?
I do .125" and .25" and .375" steel welding usually but I want
to learn TIG for roll bars etc and have some aluminum capability
and stick for that occasional "reach in there and button it up" repair.
I am running a Miller VINTAGE machine currently and time to upgrade.
It is good for little things but seems to peter out after a few minutes use.
CLICK HERE for the MultiMatic 200 Specs
Rarely will you ever need a 100% duty cycle machine. I used one when I worked at "Kolstrand", but I was welding for over 7 hours straight. The endless bead !!!!!!View attachment 534372
You almost certainly won't hit the limit on duty cycle, except MAYBE running MIG or FCAW with the thicker wire and standard 110v house current.
I use mine doing multiple pass MIG on 3/8" and thicker plate and I never have to stop and wait for the machine.
That 20% is only at the absolute top power output of the machine. With just slightly lower amperage output the duty cycle approaches 100%. See how the duty cycle table trends as the output decreases?
That machine should be fine for up to 3/16" material.Blue it is for me, I am looking at the MultiMatic 200, but I just
read the specs and if I am reading it right it says 20% Duty Cycle.
Does that mean I can run it for 12 Minutes and then I have to
let it run w/o using it for 48 minutes? Is that a really poor duty
cycle?
I do .125" and .25" and .375" steel welding usually but I want
to learn TIG for roll bars etc and have some aluminum capability
and stick for that occasional "reach in there and button it up" repair.
I am running a Miller VINTAGE machine currently and time to upgrade.
It is good for little things but seems to peter out after a few minutes use.
CLICK HERE for the MultiMatic 200 Specs
That's my opinion of most things as well. My initial plan was to get seperate dedicated MIG and stick machines.I have found that equipment that tries to do multiple functions ends up not doing anything great.
Isn't that basically the same thing though?I have not stick welded in a long time.
I prefer to use flux core wire.
That's funny. If we have any pipe welders on here I'm sure they will all find this a little offensive. There is much more to pipe welding then "just welding the same crack". We weld some very high end ASME jobs at our shop and the guys that do this type of fabrication are some of the best in the business.Lincoln welders only. A 200 amp 220 volt welder will do just about anything.
In the shop i work in We use welders every day of the week and we have used Lincoln for over 12 years they are reliable tough and easy to use.
Always use gas and o35 wire.
Get a auto darking full size lens Lincoln welding hood. A leather welders jacket, pair of those red, white, and blue leather welding gloves, and a pair of regular leather work gloves. You use the regular glove on your trigger hand and the welding glove on the other hand to control the stinger. Also just buy several tips nozzles, a pair of welding pliers, and also a wire wiper. Its a little round brush that goes over the wire right before it goes through the feeder.
I know all this at once is very costly but if you take care of it this equipment will last years and years and years.
If you don't have much experience welding go to your local welding shop and ask if you could watch some guys weld.
Always remember when learning how to weld from someone that production weld or pipe welding is different than welding in a fabricating shop. I'm not saying that the bead you lay down is different but pipe welders just weld the same crack between two pipes.
A production welder welds the same part every day.
In a fab shop like I work in we weld something different all the time.
I hope this helps
Chase
what he said!!!!!i'm sure thats about the equivalent to "this weld should just take 45sec to do". Those guys have no clue that 90% of the weld is prep work!
Actually a pipe fitter has an extremely difficult job. He has to be able to weld in ALL positions, unlike a metal fabricator who usually has a bench and just lays down flat bead. I was a metal fabricator welder for 10 years. We also made a complete line of products for the fishing industry, including winches. So I'm very familiar with welding the same parts all day long, as well as welding up the strange thing the customer just brought in. Welding is welding . In the shop where I worked, the parts and products we made people depended on for there very lives ! If a winch failed on a boat in the gulf of Alaska and someone got killed that would bankrupt the company, so believe me the welds where good !Lincoln welders only. A 200 amp 220 volt welder will do just about anything.
In the shop i work in We use welders every day of the week and we have used Lincoln for over 12 years they are reliable tough and easy to use.
Always use gas and o35 wire.
Get a auto darking full size lens Lincoln welding hood. A leather welders jacket, pair of those red, white, and blue leather welding gloves, and a pair of regular leather work gloves. You use the regular glove on your trigger hand and the welding glove on the other hand to control the stinger. Also just buy several tips nozzles, a pair of welding pliers, and also a wire wiper. Its a little round brush that goes over the wire right before it goes through the feeder.
I know all this at once is very costly but if you take care of it this equipment will last years and years and years.
If you don't have much experience welding go to your local welding shop and ask if you could watch some guys weld.
Always remember when learning how to weld from someone that production weld or pipe welding is different than welding in a fabricating shop. I'm not saying that the bead you lay down is different but pipe welders just weld the same crack between two pipes.
A production welder welds the same part every day.
In a fab shop like I work in we weld something different all the time.
I hope this helps
Chase