A good friend recently saw my (original) Millermatic 211 setup, and immediately wanted one...he hadn't heard of the rebate/spool gun deal they were offering until he saw my machine, and is pretty bummed that now they are all sold out, and the new inverter style is all that he can get. troubleshooting millermatic 211 mvp Jump to Latest 3K views 13 replies 5 participants last post by Dan A Millermatic 252 vs. Millermatic 255 Jump to Latest 21K views 8 replies 7 participants last post by cessnaman C For Millermatic 135/140, combine Spoolmate 3035 with SGA 100 to weld 14 gauge to 1/8 in aluminum.

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Hello all Just wanted to ask the forum for their opinions in regards to a mid 80's black face Millermatic 35. Is this a worth while welder or has it run it's course in terms of what's available today? Usually you still see these come up for sale and some are still asking as high as 900.00 to... Okay, I've been chewing on this for a week and can't decide.

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I'm a hobby welder, so it's not like my livelihood depends on it and that probably makes it even a tougher call. A while back I picked up a Millermatic 251 that's almost like new. I bought it from the original owner who purchased it... I have a project welding 1/4" Aluminum plate to each end of 3" x 2 1/2" Aluminum I beam all 6061. I have heard of people changing out the liner to plastic, changing the standard rollers to U shaped ones, going to a tip .010 larger than the wire and using 5356 wire.

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I have a Millermatic 252 and a...