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I am now looking at plasma cutters. I was looking at the Lincoln tomahawk 625, miller spectrum 625 and hypertherm powermax 45. Any thoughts or comments on these units?

We can debate which welder is better till the end of time. My advice to the OP is to look into some training before you purchase a welder. Training is available at night schools, vocational schools, community college and some welding places. You should ask the school to see if they provide...

Around here I have yet to find a house that is not wired for an electric dryer. I know it is possible but it would not be the norm. The worst case scenario would be to have to add a 220 outlet to the panel which is not an issue because most houses have exterior panels. I have not stick...

That machine should be fine for up to 3/16" material. Welding 3/8" will be pushing its limits. I have a red machine that has very similar specs. It has served me well for over the last 20 plus years. This past year I was welding a lot of thicker material and got frustrated waiting for it to...

One thing that has not been brought up is that the 110 machines need a 20 amp, or larger, circuit to operate at there potential. Most 110 circuits are 15 amp. The 220 machines will work on an electric dryer circuit. Yes you can make extension cords for the welders. They are just heavy and not...

The red, lincoln, or blue, miller, debate will go on forever. Both companies make good machines. My mechanic is a diehard blue, miller,man but his mig machine is red, a lincoln. Duty cycle is important once you are experienced. Before you have the experience a machine with a higher duty cycle...

Lincoln or Miller is like the Ford verses Chevy argument. I grew up with Lincoln machines and now own two of them. Both are 220 volt and set up for flux core. My older machine was Lincoln's first small 220 machine, it is over 20 years old. It is called a SP130T, they later called it a SP170T...