Hobart stickmate LX AC/DC?

[hydrogeo]

Looking to upgrade from my old Lincoln tombstone to something that also does DC. Anybody have any experience with the Hobart Stickmate? I have a Handler 140 that I really like

for lighter gage stuff.

 

[hydrogeo]

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[tyama]

I bought one a couple of years ago. Along with a 115 miller mig unit, it does all what Ineed to do. I keep mine on dc and usually use 3/32 rods. It's a lot of fun to use. I've heard it's a cheaper version of the miller ac/dc stick unit, but I only weld a few times a year so I'm happy. HTH, ty