Which Miller welder....

[SShep71]

Buy what is in your budget, buy used, and don't get suckered into some fancy unit. Buy only what you know you can handle and then work up from there, ESPECIALLY if you are just getting out of the gate. There is a lot to learn with welding and a lot of people that buy brand new, fancy, shiny machines wind up selling them because they never put the time in behind a hood to develop their skills. They eventually get frustrated and it gets put in the corner and seldom looked at, or the operator NEVER gets close to the machines capabilities. Not sure why you would be so caught up as to demand only a miller, there are plenty of machines out there that are just as good, ESAB, Lincoln, Hobart, etc. Do not buy the hype that one brand is better than the other, don't buy into the notion that one welds better than the other, at this level "starting out" you will hardly ever be in a situation in which you would really notice a difference. There may be some features that are more suitable for you and your application (i.e. infinite voltage control instead of taps) but don't go broke trying to find a perfect machine when you are not sure you can out perform what you have available.



Second to that, the idea of doing "suspension" work should be the farthest thing from your mind right now, learn how to put down a good weld before you start to concentrate on the complicated aspects that go into suspension fabrication. It is a good way to get yourself killed hurt, or hurt/ kill someone else. Anyway just my .02, I am sure there will be plenty on here that will tell you otherwise. Plenty of die hard Blue/Red box fans around.