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Finally picked up a welder, but need a decent helmet. I'm sure at some point I'll end up with a Hobart 3350 or similar, but looking for a sub $250 helmet that has a good field of view I don't know what's good and bad in terms of quality, as well as added protection from the types of screens...

I ended up with the Active 2.0 and love it. A bit more $$ than the Ryobi but puts out alot of water. The newer 2.3 is apparently more noisy and I honestly don't see a need for more than the 2.0 for vehicles. Add a Cox reel and Flexzilla hose and you will be set. I use either the 3.5 or 3.7 nozzles

Not at the moment. The battery terminal is flush with the top of battery so stacking won't work, neither would them being somewhat splayed at about 45 deg, need to be inline. There are a few options especially since I only have about 1 inch of new wire to work with. Definitely want to crimp and...

I have a good hydraulic crimper, I'm trying to see if I can safely crimp two 4 ga wires in a battery lug, I don't have room to stack 2 terminals. If so, what size lug would work giving a proper crimp? Lug similar to this...

My buddy who is a Lennox tech uses that same one I believe. Tempting for a buy once, cry once but can't justify for occasional use.

Oh, sorry...I should have been more specific. I'm looking for the electronic sniffer types. My apologies.

I trust I can stay under $100, if not please post your thoughts. So many cheap models and many mixed reviews, I'd rather pay a little more for a good, repeatable item. What is your goto model? Mainly for auto, but home use is also good.

Downside to that is we only have 15 days to fix and doesn't allow normal, regular personal use but that's tough to enforce. Yeah, that's why I was calling around to see if this was a known issue and they could tell me without seeing it. Our area is $170/hr and the diagnostic fee would be the...

Nice write-up, I will be tackling this for a friend. @wwillson do you have the torque specs for the cooler housing? Thanks.

I talked to a buddy who welds alot and he thinks Miller might be upgrading the 211 to a digital readout, unsure of the release date....which would be a nice upgrade. @sw99 I wonder if the 180 has a serviceable wire feed mechanism? Not a deal breaker but just curious. I like the fact they are...

I was surprised as well, but apparently there's an extension, perhaps to deal with some of these flange cracking issues, not sure. The only dealer ride would be the 1 hour labor rate if it wasn't covered. I get the fact they cannot diagnose over the phone, but the cat is a one-piece part that...

Our Impala (3.6) has an exhaust leak at what appears to be the flange on the front or (LH) side converter. According to a few dealers, this likely falls under the emissions warranty that goes until 2030. They cannot tell me if it's covered which is odd, but no charge to diagnose if it is...

That is alot of welder for the price, reviews look very good also. I'll check it out, thanks.

Real world duty-cycle of a 140 with 3/16-1/4" on 110V is one area of concern. I agree once I start looking into a used 180, may as well splurge for the new 211, or even a used one. Many good deals come along with the smaller ones, cart, bottle, etc.

To clarify, I would like to spend $500 on a used Hobart, Lincoln, or a Miller, not a cheap chinese welder....instead of a brand new 211. Just my dillema, but I agree the 211 new would be worth it, just exploring options based on my needs.

So I'm stuck on a welder decision and would like to naturally save some $$ on this purchase. I cannot see needing more than 1/4" capacity, maybe a rare occasion, as well as needing to weld more than 3 linear feet at once, so duty cycle should not be much of a problem. I have a 20A 220 outlet in...

Wouldn't it be a possible outcome if a dead battery was just started and didn't have the capacity to flow high current immediately after startup? I would think so. How do you check the battery current by itself anyway with the alternator connected?

This has been the best soap I have used. Haven't tried Meguiars Gold Class but the Chemical Guys has checked evey box for me. Either 2-bucket method or foam cannon...

Ancor is good stuff, I have a few of their connectors but also have a good assortment of Wirefy connectors and they are very good.

Looks real nice, does seem to check all the boxes...I ordered the white one, thanks!