or does the standard 3 or 4 position settings work out on body panals. i am looking at a lincon 135 also a lincon 3200hd .anyone have comments or complaints about these rigs? thanks

I'm not familiar with the two models you mentioned but I do recomend a variable heat control and wire speed control. Can you weld with the models you mentioned? Probably once you get used to the machine but I'd bet you would weld better with a more adjustable model. The welder I have now doesn't have the variable heat settings like the SnapOn I had before and I do miss the fine tuning that machine was capable of.

michael the standard 3 or 4 setting works fine for body panels. my lincoln has 4 power settings and 4 speed settings. I use the lincoln weldpak-100. just purchased the gas conversion for it but havnt got a chance to try that out, but I've done alot of body panel welding without the gas.

My miller 130 has the infinite wire speed adjustment and 4 settings for the heat. Having infinite for the heat would be nice but it is not a requirement and usually only found on the higer amp models (read high $$$). What you want is the wire feed speed to be adjustable for "fine tuning" your weld. Hope this helps...

I use one of about 4 Miller 135's at work nearly everyday. A couple of them are older with only 4 heat settings and a couple are newer with six. I feel they are a good tool and even though it would be nice to have more control, they do just fine.

Funny thing is, my Centry 205 that I have at home as nine heat settings and I use only one or two about 90% of the time.

I sure love my Lincoln 135 Plus, with the infinate Voltage you get adjustment from A-J instead of A-D I am a tweeker when it comes to welding but so I often use C and a half or C and a quarter, its 500 instead of 400 bucks, go for it! PS go to welders dirrect.com and print out their price then go to your local store and ask them to match it, worked for me! ;)