Does this look like a deal (old skool welder) - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

lucas_carter · 03-02-2008, 09:13 AM

I was cruising ebay looking for a new welder so i can actually do some worthwhile fab and i came across this older hobart.

http://cgi.ebay.com/HOBART-BETA-MIG-...QQcmdZViewItem

Any comments or suggestions? it will be used for welding cages,suspension and such.

oldjeep · 03-02-2008, 09:22 AM

Pretty good deal at the current price. I'd plan on putting a new liner in it due to the rust that is on the rest of it. I'd also plan on cleaning up all the contacts. I'd pay $500 plus the $120 shipping.

chumly2071 · 03-02-2008, 02:49 PM

I used to use a beta mig 250 at a friend's shop. One hell of a welder. if it is in good working order, and has a good gun on it, you will not want for more machine.

chrono4 · 03-02-2008, 10:46 PM

used a beta mig ALOT, and it's a good machine. Infinite adjustment would be nice, but unless you want to do body work with it, it's not a big deal.

Shefron · 03-03-2008, 12:28 AM

Buddy has one in his fab shop and its been put thru the years but its his main welder he uses. Dam good machine and extremely good price.

twotoyota · 03-08-2008, 09:22 AM

i just bought one here local and only paid $350 with a good gun and a full bottle. its a good welder .. definitely all you will need.. i wouldnt go more then 450, 500 on it though ..

03-02-2008, 09:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
lucas_carter Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Member # 89124 Location: Ottawa Canada Posts: 39	Does this look like a deal (old skool welder) I was cruising ebay looking for a new welder so i can actually do some worthwhile fab and i came across this older hobart. http://cgi.ebay.com/HOBART-BETA-MIG-...QQcmdZViewItem Any comments or suggestions? it will be used for welding cages,suspension and such.

03-02-2008, 09:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
oldjeep Pirate4x4 Addict! Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3511 Location: MN Posts: 5,387	Pretty good deal at the current price. I'd plan on putting a new liner in it due to the rust that is on the rest of it. I'd also plan on cleaning up all the contacts. I'd pay $500 plus the $120 shipping. __________________ Chuck P The clowns'? Oh, yeah, the clowns. We fight them too — entire armies, spilling out of Volkswagons. We do our best to fight them off, but they keep sending 'em in! www.oldjeep.com

03-02-2008, 02:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
chumly2071 Granite Guru Join Date: Nov 2001 Member # 8293 Location: Lexington, IL Posts: 740	I used to use a beta mig 250 at a friend's shop. One hell of a welder. if it is in good working order, and has a good gun on it, you will not want for more machine. __________________ I'm an Engineer. Why leave it alone, when I can REALLY screw it up? ***** There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it can't be solved by brute strength and ignorance.

03-02-2008, 10:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
chrono4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Member # 50245 Location: Elkhart Indiana Posts: 565	used a beta mig ALOT, and it's a good machine. Infinite adjustment would be nice, but unless you want to do body work with it, it's not a big deal. __________________ I'm a web wheeler Working on a 79 f150...... lots to come

03-03-2008, 12:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
Shefron Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Member # 80692 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,120	Buddy has one in his fab shop and its been put thru the years but its his main welder he uses. Dam good machine and extremely good price. __________________ Steel Shooting Targets Custom cutouts on request AR500 plate for shooting targets Now cutting 80% tomahawk for the DIYer

03-08-2008, 09:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
twotoyota Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Member # 80711 Location: ALB, New Mexico Posts: 9	just bought one i just bought one here local and only paid $350 with a good gun and a full bottle. its a good welder .. definitely all you will need.. i wouldnt go more then 450, 500 on it though ..

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