A couple friends really like their Hobart Handlers. I don’t know where they are made, and both of these are a least a decade old. I think they were made here, at the time.
I was fortunate, I have always had good welders in my group of friends, and never had to learn myself, although I’ve run a few good beads on other people’s equipment over the years.
The last tool I bought at China Freight was purchased in desperation on a Sunday afternoon to get me through a car repair I really wanted done before Monday, an air chisel with a few bits to do either some exhaust work or get a couple control arm bushings out-I forget which. I used it to do the job, and then threw it in the trash. It was junk, but, just good enough to complete that job on that day.
Haven’t been back since.
Best,
Ted
