What would you buy for a welder

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I am thinking about getting another welder. I am not sure what to do. I have a Hobart beata mig 200 set up with co2 and 035 wire that I use most and I really like it and works for me. I weld a variety of thickness up to 3/4 inch. I also have an older Dayton ac/dc stick welder also works. Then a few years back my brother picked up a couple of miller cp 300 power units. We just put up a new building with 3ph so I pulled one out hooked it up and put my long stick leads on fired it up and it seems to weld. So my question is should I get a wire feeder set up for the cp 300? Miller has one a 22a or, 24a  according to miller literature for about 1200. Plus bottle,regulator, and other misc. Or should I look at a whole new unit? I question if the power unit is worth it because of its age. I know older is not always bad lots of things still work.I don't have to have a welder as my other one still works. I would not want to go less than 250 amps if I bought new. Also if I got an air carbon arc gouging setup would it work on the cp 300? (I don't need this either just want to try something different may find a use sometime) Thanks for your opinion/advice
Reply:Manual is here:            http://www.millerwelds.com/om/o235r_mil.pdfCP300 is a constant voltage welder for mig so go ahead and get a feeder for it.  300A @ 100% duty cycle. Won't stick weld or arcair, cv output only. "The reason we are here is that we are not all there"SA 200Idealarc TM 300 300MM 200MM 25130a SpoolgunPrecision Tig 375Invertec V350 ProSC-32 CS 12 Wire FeederOxweld/Purox O/AArcAirHypertherm Powermax 85LN25
Reply:You can pick up used feeders for way less money. I bet you can get a nice S22 feeder for less than $500 easy. I want to say that it would be even less, but it's been a while since I priced one, so I'll play it safe and go high. Steve can probably hook you up with a 50 series feeder for a decent price also. All his stuff is top notch..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:You can gouge with cv , stick too with a lincoln multiweld. & any feeder can work .
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Reply:your cp-300 does it have the14 pin feeder plug or two twist-lock plugs.?The units with twist-lock plugs only have 115 volts for feeders and need an adapter box to run 24 volt feeders. 14 pin plug units can run both types.For 115 volt only welders, you can find used S52 feeders or a new R115 feeder.
Reply:I have multiple 35 series miller feeders.  All came off cp250ts and cp300 machines.Old but they work.Miller Dynasty 200DXMiller Spectrum 250DMiller Millermatic 200Bunch of old blue dinosaurs....
Reply:It has just one plug for wire feeder . Will check for sure sometime. Thanks for the help.