ArcMate 160D Overview and head to head comparison with millermatic 175

[SAS Company]

This one I ground a chamfer on both pieces. One big pass with the same settings



This one developed a small crack in part of the weld



This picture hopefully helps describe the 2 tests I did.


Forgive me the imprecision of the tests. This is a very basic test that pretty much anyone could do to verify that their machine is set correctly to make decent welds.

[SAS Company]

I fixed the wire spool rubbing, I just had to loosen the 2 phillips screws holding the spool to the welder and lift it up a bit, now no rubbing

[SAS Company]

Here are some inital setting I found to work.
Sheet metal: 14 volts 160 wire speed, adjust arc force to get the bead you want. Below are some beads I laid with only the arc force changing. from right 50% to left almost maxed out.

And a shot of the backside to show penetration. 16ga hr with 7 L/m straight co2

[SAS Company]

This is 20 volts 220 wirespeed arcforce near max on 1/4" to 3/16 hr fillet

[JolietJames]

I know this is a month old but I don't see any comparisons in the last few posts. Can we see some side by side welds and bend test results? Does one machine have more penetration than the other or a longer duty cycle? If someone came to you and said you can have one of these welders for free right now, which would you pick and why?
Thanks for posting this.
-James

[WookieWelding]

also show the differences in the drive mech it i know the the miller has a duel gear driven rollers and looks like the longevity has a roller bearing on top

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any reason for testing with straight co2 and not c25