Snap-on MIG125? Anyone? Reveiws?

[fawkur22]

Was looking into maybe buying one of these welders and was wondering if anyone has had or owns one?

 

[shenion]

New or used?

I'd get a name-brand MIG. Snap-on is just a re-badged MIG you can get the same without the snapon logo for much less.

 

[fawkur22]

New or used?

I'd get a name-brand MIG. Snap-on is just a re-badged MIG you can get the same without the snapon logo for much less.

It would be new, I have had miller and lincoln and like them both, other than the duty cycle being 30%. The snap-on is 100% duty cycle, well depending on your breaker on your panel. I want a 110 for doing fab work in my garage at home. The snapon one is aparanently built in Italy, so I was just wanted to know if any one has any knowledge of them. Thanks

 

[shenion]

I believe they are made by Telwin.

The Snap-on site shows it as 10% duty cycle at full power. I don't know where you get 100%. heck, my $300 Clarke was better than that. Definitely looks like just a hobby machine with on;y 4 power settings.

I'd go 220, usually no big deal to run 220V line to garage. My choice would be a Lincoln 180C.

 

[jimi_boom]

i belive the snap-on welding sets are the same as the Cebora welding sets.

I have the cebora pocket turbo 130 and if works great for me, the only draw back i find is the torch length is only around a meter and as i use it for restoring body work i could do with it being a little longer.

I am considering converting it into a euro torch so that i have more length.

However i find the Cebora pocket turbo a great little welder

Cheers

Jim

 

[fawkur22]

I believe they are made by Telwin.

The Snap-on site shows it as 10% duty cycle at full power. I don't know where you get 100%. heck, my $300 Clarke was better than that. Definitely looks like just a hobby machine with on;y 4 power settings.

I'd go 220, usually no big deal to run 220V line to garage. My choice would be a Lincoln 180C.

Welder, MIG Wire Feed, Portable

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Welder, MIG Wire Feed, Portable
Stock#: MIG125

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Features:

Snap-on® portable MIG welders use straight polarity to weld with shielding gas as well as reverse polarity to weld with flux-core wire. Venting fan at rear of cabinet keeps unit cool and prolongs life. Includes spool of wire, spare contact tips, gas regulator with gage and brush.

Description:
125A wire feed MIG welder welds up to 3/16" in a single pass. Uses four heat settings to weld from 24 gage to 3/16" thick steel. Use for manual spot welding and continuous welding using .023" - .035" wire as well as .035" flux-core, gasless wire. Variable wire speed control. MIG torch is 7' in length.



Product Specifications
Stock # MIG125
Name Welder, MIG Wire Feed, Portable
Price** $1,125.00
Brand Snap-on
Country Of Origin Italy, Italian Republic
Input Voltage 120VAC, Single Phase
Output Current 125 amps
Input Current 20 Amps
Duty Cycle 100%-10%
Gas Supply Argon/CO2 @ 20-30CFH
Torch Lead Length 9 ft.
Ground Cable Length 12 ft.
Power Cord Length 6 ft.
Weight 56 lbs.
Dimensions 13"H x 12"W x 18"D

 

[shenion]

Says right there: 100%-10%

100% at probably 30 amps, 10% at 125A. 10% means you will spend 90% of your time waiting for it to cool down if you use it flat out.

The 135A version is 100%-15%, just a little better. Still my $300 Clarke 130 was 100%-20%. I used it flat hout and it never hit the duty cycle limit. Now way i would pay that ridiculous amount for something that I can get for 1/3 the price.

A Lincoln or Miller would be a far better machine (especially the wire feeder) and cost much less.

 

[shenion]

these systems usualy run between 25-35 amp fused line with the cable diameter to suit, running from the normal house socket can and will burn out the cables. check the internal socket cables for degrading, burning and cable being very hard !

Thing is 110V MIGs come with a 15A plug. Most should have a 20A, but a 20A outlet is rare although i wired one for my MIG.