hello

[imtriggerhappyr]

im looking into stick welders and am wondering whats the diffrence between the Hobart Stickmate AC/DC Welder — LX235 230 Volt, 235 Amp and the miller Thunderbolt® XL 225/150 AC/DC and 300/200 AC/DC other then color and price i have a hh140 and am very happy with it and hobart just wondering if miller is worth the extra cash thanks

[Ohio Mike]

The Stickmate LX and the Thunderbolt XL are the same machine at least where the product lines overlap. I far as I know they come from the same factory. Hobart sells a lower in Stickmate 205 and Miller has a higher end Thuderbolt 300.

If it was me I'd just get the Hobart if you need the 225/160 machine. The Hobart service is awesome, I'm not going to pay a premium for blue paint. My decision may be different if I needed the welder to pay the bills etc.

[k.a.m]

I believe Ohio mike is right on, i bought the miller lx only because i am partial to blue, i almost spent the extra money on the 300 and then through good advice from talking with SBerry decided that what i do at home now it was more machine than i needed, he was right as usual. But i believe with all i have read through the threads you cant go wrong with the stick mate i believe they are equal machines in there category.good luck with your choice.