Craftsman  MIG Welder with Cart

a great welder for the few negative comments ,anyone that has been a welder by trade or has ever purchased new welder knows that they need to lease or buy a argon tank,most of the people purchasing these welder are for around the farm or home and they can get one that will do there needs with a flux core welder,witch only means that the argon gas equivalent is in the middle of the wire,a Hobart,craftsman,or any other 120 volt welder,they are sold to work right out of the box with flux core wire,where argon gas is not needed,flux actually has a little more penetration but does not look as pretty but can be used outdoors in the wind where argon can not be,because the gas is blown away .************** sells the small argon tanks for around 80 bucks and a solid brass relater with the twin gauges ,showing tanks overall pressure and then the gas control regulator so you can adjust your argon flow to8 to10 psi get the 75 argon 25%,co2 mixture,39.95 at harbor ,30 plus yrs welding

This is a great little welder for the price couldn't be happier with it.

compact and efficient nice welder for the money

I bought this model used for $225 with the gauges and the gas bottle and it was a year old when I got it. It's a great all around unit and it has been perfect for everything around the garage. I've used it on motorcycles, cars, lawn & garden and it has always performed flawlessly with either .023 or .30 wire. I got it pretty cheap but it is well worth the retail price.

Works Great! for Body work and up to medium welding.

I Bought this unit several years back, and have used the heck out of it. We have built 30 plus steel handrail units over 6' long out of 1.5" .065 square steel tube.I have done a ton of fence repairs. It has never let me down. Wire feed is pretty smooth with the 10lb rolls of wire. I have pushed it to weld 1/4" thick hinge plates, and while it didn't like that so much , it got the job done. I did put a upgraded ground clamp and ground line, which boosts performance somewhat.

I love this welder its awesome and it works great

First off, let me say that I am a novice welder. I received this welder as a Christmas gift a few years ago, and had used it for little jobs from time to time until last year when I finally built a small shop and now I actually have a place to use it. My first "project" was to build a welding table, which turned out very well. My next project, of which I am very proud, was a utility trailer. I started with an axle and springs from an old boat trailer, bought some angle iron and other parts and began working on the trailer. I could not have been more pleased with the results. Several friends have commented that it doesn't look "homemade" at all....and I would have to agree. I had both 3/16" x 2" and 1/8" x 2" angle as well as some 3" square tubing, and this welder handled everything VERY well. I did find that .035" wire worked best (Lincoln brand wire), especially on the heavier steel. It had less spatter and burned in better than the .030" wire. I did hit the duty cycle on it a few times and the built-in overload protection worked as it should have. After a few minutes of cool down, it was ready to go again. The welds on even the heaver steel burned completely in as they should. I would not hesitate to recommend this welder to anyone. It's easy to setup and use and does a great job.

Great unit. Perfect for do it yourself car restorer.

I'm still a novice welder, and won't even try to pretend to be an expert, but for the money you can't go wrong buying this welder if you're looking for a portable 110 volt machine.

I bought this unit in 2005 because I needed to learn how to weld for work, but didn't have a lot of time to practice with the welder on our service truck. It was easy to set up and I was burning metal within a few minutes of unpacking it.

In the 6+ years I've owned the machine, I've repaired vehicles, built a sidecar designed to mount onto a bicycle and fabricated brackets and other parts for my Harley. When I was doing an internship for some classes I was taking, our main job was to repair several trailers. The person I was working with had been welding for close to 40 years and was a Miller and Lincoln fan. When I told him I had a Craftsman welder he kind of chuckled...then he saw the welder and was genuinely impressed. We spent about 3 weeks working on the various projects, and my Craftsman kept up with his Lincoln every step of the way. In fact, on a day when I wasn't there and he used my welder instead of his to "see what it could do" and he told me that if he needed a small GMAW/FCAW welder, he'd seriously consider this unit.

If you're looking for a small portable gas/no gas wire feed welder to learn on or just need a portable 110 unit, go get this one. You won't be dissapointed.