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don't get a harbor freight! go to air gas or some other reputable welding supply plz
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08-04-2014, 07:08 PM
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took me a few min to post last one disregard, speed glass is good carry on
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Ok down to Speedglas 9100V or Optrel E650? Both look awesome to me. Optrel has outside knobs I may knock into and inadvertently change. Speedglas I can't see any issues with. The Optrel being Swiss made makes me fairly happy with the potential for high quality. Any thoughts?
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I would think any of the helmets sold and branded by the 3 name welding companies (Miller,Hobart,Lincoln) would be good. Tractor supply here has Lincoln or Hobart auto darkening starting at about $100 on sale. I paid about $250 for a Miller with my new 210 mig but it was part of a 15% rebate offer so was probably higher priced than it would have been normally sold for.
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Awesome thanks. I bought the 3M Speedglas 9100V but today decided to also get the Optrel for when friends and family are playing along. I'll update when I lay my first bead.
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I just bought a very cheap made in Italy MIG welder. It was ex display stock which meant $160 off the regular retail price. (Just under $300 total)
At 120 Amp it seems to work well enough although the "cheapness" is very apparent. I'll post some pics later. 
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Cigweld, Ryobi?
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It works fine but it's truly a handy man model. (lots of plastic bits) I've been playing around with some scrap and flux core wire today. It's actually a lot easier than Arc Welding (stick)
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Good on you. Are you going to do mig with gas with it. I've noticed CRC makes some spray on stuff to stop mig weld splatter from sticking. Umm, I think that's what this stuff is for.
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