Multimatic 200

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So I've been looking at welders for automotive fabrication as my hobby which wouldn't be commercial by any means and would be in my garage at home. I've researched the miller 211 and then I came across the multimatic 200 which can do everything supposedly and it seems too good to be true what are your thoughts? And yes I understand the duty cycle is very short but as a hobby it doesn't concern me very much on a relaxing Saturday of wrenching/welding Last edited by apierce1289; 05-31-2015 at 06:54 PM.
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Reply:If you do a search here with "Multimatic" as the only term you'll get a lot of info as this question has been asked quite a few times.  I own one as do several others here.  Beware of old wives tales being passed around (by those who do not own and have never run these machines) saying things like it's based on the Maxstar 150 and therefore cannot run 6010.  There is no truth to this, but you'll hear it anyway.  Also, in older threads you'll find reference to problems running 7018 -- this was a problem with some of the first machines and has been fixed for quite a while by an update to the software.Good luck with your search.  I'd imagine there's an hour or two's worth of reading ahead of you.PS - I don't know if money is an issue for you or not, but you can probably find a machine that does what you want for less money, if desired.  But that's a question I don't think you asked.
Reply:I'm going to be doing auto body work and exhaust work mostly. Nothing really heavy mostly sheet metal. I have also looked at the Miller 141 so that's always an option too.