workinonit
Elite Member
OP needs to have a Thread Complete button.
i bought a miller 211 probably 10+ years ago and while i am hobby level only, i've never hit the duty cycle. most work i do is 3/16-1/4" with bits and pieces thicker, so most of the time i'm turned down fairly low, so i'd guess i've got closer to 50-80% duty cycle most of the time instead of the worst case 20% that people panic over. the other thing is that i'm usually cutting, fitting, grinding, squaring as i go, so it's weld a little, fit a little, weld a little more, measure a little, square up, weld some more... every now & then i step back and admire my work and take a picture too