Lincoln Power Mig 140 180 vs the Millermatic 140 180

If you have been at this web site very long, you know I like miller welding equipment.

But I try keep an open mind... I have known for a long time that no one can compete with Lincoln on the small 115v mig welding machines. A reader submitted a question recently that read: Between a Lincoln Electric, and Miller, which would be a better brand for a small MIG welder?

So I started asking around and doing some research...

I stumbled on this PDF file comparison of Lincoln power mig vs Millermatic that lists features and benefits of miller and lincolns 140 and 180 amp mig machines.Its hard to take advertising at face value but this comparison is pretty impressive. ( Miller has an equally impressive comparison for their miller dynasty 200dx vs the lincoln invertec v205t....Tit for Tat) whats tat?

Here are the areas where lincoln beats miller in construction of the machine and features.

•The wire drive system is cast in a single aluminum block for robust wire feeding.

•the wire feed drive is a Dual gear-driven drive and allows for positive wire traction

•Large wire feeder motor provides plenty of torquefor recommended wire sizes andindustrial closed design is muchmore resistant to grinding dust than cheaper retail type units.

•Brass gun connectors mate directly tobrass drive bushings for enhancedlong-term connectivity. (I have already talked about the importance of a good ground connection on the mig welding ground clamp page.)

• Power MIG models ship with morecontact tips, more nozzles,more MIG and flux-cored drive rolls, and aspool each of bare wire MIG and flux-cored wire.

• Lincoln use of a copper conductorstrap provides better electricalconnection. (Let me emphasize again the importance of a good ground connection on the mig welding ground clamp page.) exit lincoln power mig