I didn't mean to fall off the grid for so long. I have been busy since I originally wrote the post and did purchase the Hobart Handler 140. I have put almost one whole 10lb spool of wire through it and must say it's a great welder. So much easier to go about getting your projects done instead of a c...

I just signed up here and the wealth of information here has been very helpful. I hope others can benefit from it also. I picked up a free welder a couple of weeks ago from a guy I know who owns a body shop. It's the astro power 110 mig with the awesome plastic parts that everyone talks about being ...

I just started building junk art a couple of weeks ago after picking up a free mig welder. It's an astro 110 unit that was used mainly for body shop work most of its life before I got it. I have been sorting out problems the machine (feed motor and tension adjuster-broken) has along with trying to f...