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Im going to pick one up tonight for 250. He started at 500.00 I watched it on CL and he kept lowering the price. It's supposed to be very low mileage. It doesn't have gas regulator or hoses though.
I'm pretty sure it's infinite setting.
Actual CL pic.
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OK now I got something to go on, The upper knob is the heat settings and the lower knob is the wire speed, from the picture it has 4 heat settings not all that many and not all that good for welding of the thinnest or thickest materials. I don't know anything about your welding skills so I am just shooting from the hip that you know very little about welding and have limited use of one.
4 heat settings depending on how low they go and how high they go will get you a bead, but it is limited in its penetration of thicker metals and may, depending on the lowest setting still be to much for thinner metals. I can't read even after blowing the page up to 300 % the settings amps ratings.
I am willing to bet your bosses 180 has 10 heat settings, does it? if it does and is in good shape offer him 300 for it and see what he says before you ever go and pay 250 for this one. Hey what have you got to lose. See the thing with a welder is the heat settings and how many of them there are, each one gives you more or less penetration of the metal you are trying to weld and the more you have the better the welder it is. As well as the more versatile the welder is. then there is the duty cycle or amount of time the welder can weld a bead without having to wait for it to cool down before starting more beads. look at the duty cycle of the welder you want to buy on Craig's list and your bosses, I am almost positive your bosses will have a longer duty cycle than that one as well as many more heat settings.
Steve
[This message has been edited by 84fiero123 (edited 10-09-2014).]
