miller 180 mig good enough for SAS?
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miller 180 mig good enough for SAS?
Hey guys, I am plannin on SAS'ing my 88 4runner in the next month or so. I have a miller 180 mig welder that I was hoping to use. Does anyone have any experience with this welder/know if its capable of penetrating enough to get a nice strong weld?
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if its this one http://www.millerwelds.com/products/...c_180_autoset/ it should be perfect. there should be a rating table on the inside panel.
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I borrowed a miller 220 from my buddy to do my swap. But me and my dad recently split the cost on a used miller 172 challenger 220 volt. i use it for everything and if i had it when i did my swap i would be confident it would do the job just fine. You should be good with the 180 just get the settings right before you have at it
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ah thats my dream welder!
I did my sas with a 110v flux core lincoln, as well as my cage, and every other cage, slider, bumper, etc...ive ever fabbed. And My welds have never broke. And many people on this board will vouch for my abusive testing.
#@%* the haters
I did my sas with a 110v flux core lincoln, as well as my cage, and every other cage, slider, bumper, etc...ive ever fabbed. And My welds have never broke. And many people on this board will vouch for my abusive testing.
#@%* the haters
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wow 4rnr that is some good inspiration!!!
i just went to gas in my little lincoln cause im building a suzuki body..
but the flux works good for thicker stuff!! good too see this little machine will be fine once the operator gets a little better!
i just went to gas in my little lincoln cause im building a suzuki body..
but the flux works good for thicker stuff!! good too see this little machine will be fine once the operator gets a little better!
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Yeah I bought it to learn on and havent upgraded yet. As long as you know what you are doing I believe it to be plenty strong. I have a friend with a miller 180 and he may be selling it soon, and I may pick it up, and convert the lincoln to gas so i can do sheet with it. (Its hard to do sheet well with a flux core). But I cant really justify it. I love look on peoples faces when they are looking over my truck and find out that my welds (that ive been beating on for years) are 110 flux.
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I know Plumbrbob runs one too
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you guys are nuts! hahaha, I'd never trust my welds with a 110 volt welder! Are your trucks strictly for offroad use only?? I'd be paranoid about my axles fallin out goin like 80 down the highway.
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2 years ago I was ran off the road into a ditch at high speed and I slammed my drivers front tire into a 4ft tall drain at about 40 mph, and it peeled my entire axle housing back like a pretzle, and stuffed the tire into the floor board. I didnt break one weld. In fact the only weld I have broke (on my cage) was from a 220V miller that had a dirty gun and an idiot pulling the trigger. I caught the hair line crack...dressed it and patched it with the 110.
If I listened to everything the internet told me I can and cant do with my truck....Id be driving a minivan.
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Dont' you have a mini van too?
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I've never used a 110, so I didnt know it was powerful enough to penetrate but you learn something new everyday!
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Most 110 machines will weld 5/16 in a single pass with flux core so it really shouldn't be surprising to do a SAS with one.
However, welding is not just a machine, but knowing how to use it.
If you have access to a 220 machine with MIG then use it for your SAS. A lot cleaner than flux core and you will be assured proper penetration, or at least more leeway for error.
I have a Lincoln Pro MIG 135 and a Miller 251 and love them both and prefer them both for different things.
However, welding is not just a machine, but knowing how to use it.
If you have access to a 220 machine with MIG then use it for your SAS. A lot cleaner than flux core and you will be assured proper penetration, or at least more leeway for error.
I have a Lincoln Pro MIG 135 and a Miller 251 and love them both and prefer them both for different things.