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I really did not need another welder. I guess I am old, old school, the Mig has its place but I still like the old AC stick machine for heavier welding. I picked up this 50? year old Miller Thunderbolt 225 for a reasonable price. I disassembled it, cleaned, did some minor repair, and painted it. After reassembling it I gave her a try and it works like a champ. Next I will build a mobile carriage for it using her for the welding. I really don't need three welders, but.............

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There is nothing wrong with old school. The last I checked it still is valid. I really like how you cleaned the old machine up. Well done!

And I move your thread to the Welding section. Hope you don't mind. Again, nice project. Thanks for posting.
 
Nice job cleaning it up. Looks brand new. I still use my old Craftsman 220 AC welder. And if you got that for $50.00
it was a great deal. I would not take that for my Craftsman welder. Those old welder transformers were built to last.

And I saw you meant 50 year old, not fifty dollars.... My bad. But still it is a Miller and am sure it will give you
good service.
 
Nice job
Looks like it just came out the factory door!

Cheers Phil
 
That is a lovely welder! Looks like it's possibly from the 70's and has hardly been used. Besides the awesome old Miller logo, I especially like the all-metal handcrank on the top.

I have a 21 y.o. Miller AC/DC Thunderbolt in my shop that I have used to lay miles of bead and it's still happily humming along. So good on ya! That welder will serve you well.
 
My thunderbolt is 1989 vintage, she still runs strong, also have a couple of might machines that I use often, but as you mention, you can weld much heavier metal with the ac/DC welder. Thanks for showing her off:))
 
Good stuff, stick is nice if you know how to use it. No bottles to mess around with and have to get filled.
 
Nice old "coffee grinder" Great job cleaning it up. I sold my old Tumesone AC. But only because the new machine could weld in AC. Lot of guys I work with don't like to weld in AC. But Then again they only want to weld with 7018 no matter how dirty .
 
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