I did a search on welders and it seems like everyone is happy with all the different brands. I just wanted to see if anyone has tried the Cambell/Hausefeild that Lowe's sells. It comes with the mig set up,accesories, and it even has wheels. $300. They also have the Lincoln for $309,no mig, add $100. Sears has their Professional model, mig, assories, and it's the only one of the three that can do 1/4" steel. $500. The salesman said he thought that Lincoln made the Sears, But wasn't sure. I'm leaning towards the Sears because of the 1/4" thick stock. How thick is a car frame. Has anyone tried the Sears model, Or is it a joke. If in fact it's made by Lincoln,seems like it would be ok. I'll have to check on that. Any thoughts. Plus the Sears model would match my compressor http://www.chevelles.com/forum/rolleyes.gif Thanks.

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I would tend to go with a major brand of welder, built by a company that specializes in welders. They will have the best parts supply and maybe the best welder. Sometimes Sears will have stuff made which must be serviced with only a Sears part. I have seen this with welding torches in the past. I have both a Lincoln and a Century mig welder and when I needed repair parts for the Lincoln , it was easy to find several shops that had them. I think that the Century would require writing directly to the manufacturer.