Lincoln 210 Mig

[waynieZ]

Hi I found this Lincoln 210 welder I'm waiting to hear back on how old it is. The leads neg and mig gun come with it no gauges. any idea what this is worth?? Ball park? he's looking for $500

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/924/Oe8RQT.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/poOe8RQTj)

[Build-It-Break-it]

It's worth the $500 all day long if everything works . I think it cost $1300 to $1800.

[raustinss]

Yeah if it's working that's decent, my guess is it can't be more then 2-3 yrs old .nice machine for around the garage

[GregWeld]

Wayne --- The beauty of this machine is that it can MIG ----- AND ----- TIG.... Once you learn to TIG you'll never MIG anything. Once you TIG - MIG is like stick welding. LOL

Expect to spend another $500 on all the "stuff" you'll need just to get to basic MIG status. You'll need pressure gauges - MIG gun - Ground... Bottle of gas - a Cart (or better yet - use the new tool to build or modify a cart).

What you also might be missing -- Spindle adaptors for various diameter wires... Common are .035 / .030 / .025 -- while they can't be very expensive - you'll need them for various jobs.

The MIG gun from Lincoln --- is $310 by itself (list price)

In other words ---- you're not going to buy this for $500 --- you're going to be in it a grand..... A Multi-purpose machine - for a grand -- not a bad purchase.... and you can have one machine that can do MIG/STICK/TIG..... just don't expect all that for $500 - but you can add capability as you learn or want to!

[waynieZ]

Thanks guys I’m still waiting to hear back what goes with it.

[BigBronco]

Wayne --- The beauty of this machine is that it can MIG ----- AND ----- TIG.... Once you learn to TIG you'll never MIG anything. Once you TIG - MIG is like stick welding. LOL

Expect to spend another $500 on all the "stuff" you'll need just to get to basic MIG status. You'll need pressure gauges - MIG gun - Ground... Bottle of gas - a Cart (or better yet - use the new tool to build or modify a cart).

What you also might be missing -- Spindle adaptors for various diameter wires... Common are .035 / .030 / .025 -- while they can't be very expensive - you'll need them for various jobs.

The MIG gun from Lincoln --- is $310 by itself (list price)

In other words ---- you're not going to buy this for $500 --- you're going to be in it a grand..... A Multi-purpose machine - for a grand -- not a bad purchase.... and you can have one machine that can do MIG/STICK/TIG..... just don't expect all that for $500 - but you can add capability as you learn or want to!


Great post.

Overall, a good price for the unit if it all works. Not TOO complicated to work on but you should be in good shape.

[BigBronco]

Well Well Well......

Be careful about that Welder. Looks to be a scam, unless you are trying to purchase that in Houston, Tx.

I have been tinkering with getting back into welding again. I started browsing craigslist to look around and found the following add:

https://houston.craigslist.org/tls/d/welder-lincoln-power-mig-210/6421721224.html

Same photo and all. :popcorn2:

[Oleyellar]

Same Welder? Listed in Phoenix.... Same tile floor in the photo.
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/tls/d/weldr-lincoln-power-mig-210/6444378150.html

[Oleyellar]

Same Welder different picture, same tile floor.... Gotta love scammers.
https://tucson.craigslist.org/tls/d/multi-lincoln-power-mig-210-mp/6450459201.html

[bretcopsey]

Cincinnati

https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/tls/d/box-lincoln-power-mig-210/6441067579.html

[raustinss]

crazy everyone has the same floor and welder

[67camaro496]

https://waco.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=lincoln%20mig%20210&sort=rel. Waco and Austin Texas

[waynieZ]

Thanks That's why I always make contact before getting too excited.
Thank you to all of you!

[waynieZ]

I guess the Lincoln being a scam worked out for me, I found a Miller 211 for sale locally not even a quarter of a spool used in it. I got the 211 welder, cart, digital Elite auto darkening helmet, gloves, extra spool of flux core wire, hook up for the bottle and other small stuff.

Here it is

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Now all I have to do is learn to weld!

[GregWeld]

Whole lot of goodness going on right there Wayne!!

LUCKY YOU!


Just please don't use the flux core --- get ya a bottle of gas and use the correct wire for the job at hand.

Flux core is farmer welding....

[waynieZ]

Thanks Greg, I’m already looking for a bottle for it. The guy I got it from welded about 5 metal frames to cargo container. The inspector had different ideas and stopped him.
It was funny the guy was telling me he collected and ampha cars and he had one from the king of Romania I took that with the big grain of salt then he showed me the letter from the king of Romania saying it was his wife’s car. He shut me right up. Lol. I thought about Charlie because he also had some micro cars. I think he had 24 of them at one time altogether .

[FaBrycation]

Nice score! I am a Miller fan! have fun!

[waynieZ]

Thanks!

[Goosesdad]

Hi Wayne! Here's a little cart project that you might like. Works pretty good for me. Have a bunch more pics if you like.

[waynieZ]

That looks good but for right now I think I try a few little brackets and not fry myself. lol I like the addition of the top shelf.
My son in law looked as happy that I got it as I am. He just took a welding class with his brother last year at my alma mater (Diman Voc), he did really well.
Some one told me they went to fill a bottle for their welder and Air Gas refused to fill it because he didn't buy it there. It is current on it's cert, I just wondering if any one of you had a problem like this. I was going to buy a used bottle but don't want any head aches later on.

[out2kayak]

That looks good but for right now I think I try a few little brackets and not fry myself. lol I like the addition of the top shelf.
My son in law looked as happy that I got it as I am. He just took a welding class with his brother last year at my alma mater (Diman Voc), he did really well.
Some one told me they went to fill a bottle for their welder and Air Gas refused to fill it because he didn't buy it there. It is current on it's cert, I just wondering if any one of you had a problem like this. I was going to buy a used bottle but don't want any head aches later on.

I'd ask to see if the used bottle needs a hydro (should be done every 5-10 years, depending on what your using). Normally they will take the used bottle on a swap and add the hydro fee if it's out of date.

For example:


16) DOT-3A or 3AA cylinders.

(i) A cylinder made in conformance with specification DOT-3A or 3AA with a water capacity of 125 pounds or less that is removed from any cluster, bank, group, rack or vehicle each time it is filled, may be retested every ten years instead of every five years, provided the cylinder complies with all of the following-

(A) The cylinder was manufactured after December 31, 1945;

(B) The cylinder is used exclusively for air, argon, cyclopropane, ethylene, helium, hydrogen, krypton, neon, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, sulfur hexafluoride, xenon, permitted mixtures of these gases (see §173.301(a)) and permitted mixtures of these gases with up to 30 percent by volume of carbon dioxide, provided that the gas has a dew point at or below minus 52° F at 1 atmosphere;

See: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/173.306

Other than that, never had a problem getting a bottle filled.

:cheers:

[waynieZ]

Thanks Joe
The one I was looking at was tested in 2015 so it would be good. I thought it was weird he said they wouldn't fill it for him. Maybe it had another gas company's name on the bottle? It is 80cf. I checked Airgas for a bottle on line it said $65, but I doubt that's the price.

[out2kayak]

Thanks Joe
The one I was looking at was tested in 2015 so it would be good. I thought it was weird he said they wouldn't fill it for him. Maybe it had another gas company's name on the bottle? It is 80cf. I checked Airgas for a bottle on line it said $65, but I doubt that's the price.

I have never run into an issue with Airgas and a bottle with another company name on it. In fact, I think my current TIG bottle has WSI.

I'd simply ask your local Airgas dealer. I suspect that as long as the bottle passes a visual and is within a hydro test period, you should be good to go.

There is nothing funky about the tank itself, correct? Just a standard 80cf steel tank, correct?

:cheers:

[waynieZ]

No, it looks good to me, I'll have to call them and check. It couldn't hurt..

[waynieZ]

I'm going to end up with the gas cylinder I was looking at. It's good until 2024 but it's bigger than I thought. I's a 125 CF and it's full with 75% Argon and 25% carbon dioxide, plus it's from Air gas customer owned.