Miller Multimatic 220 AC/DC Review of TIG Functions

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a Multiprocess Welder that TIG welds Aluminum

Multiprocess welders have been around for a while now.

This video is a review of the TIG functions on the new Miller Multimatic 220 AC/DC welder.

I tested low amp DC tig, High amp DC, Low amp AC, and High amp AC.

Would this machine fit the bill for starting a side hustle?

Would you need to turn away certain jobs if you had this machine?

Watch the video and see what you think



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[Mrkouman]

The only best guy I know to give a real review on this welder

[matthewcoyle]

You sir are a welding god ...I feel so blessed after watching your videos .. Thank you for all you do

[daskiier]

Your tig finger xl has been a life saver for me in helping pass my 4F thin wall socket tests. Thanks for putting out a great product Jody.

[aaronchdfxd]

I've had my miller 220 for about two weeks now and love it. Does everything I need it for.

[davidrivera]

I bought this machine to use it in my company and it works well super well on everything.

[Buddy-pohv]

Your review is all substance and so efficient, not like most other videos out there where they go yada yada forever and barely have any substance to them.
my hat's off for you sir.

[sailingyemaya]

I just bought this welder. I am a total novice at tig and am already welding aluminum. So far I am only using the pre selected settings based on tungsten and material size. I will get into manual tweaking later. Mig works great too on steel 👍🇺🇸

[JohnnyJf]

Good day...


First off... I'm a hobbyist welder. Been doing so, for 30yrs or more.
Started off with Oxy/Ace and Pops bought him a Millermatic 200 (220V MIG). Boy, was I in heaven. It was gifted to me long ago.


Now, I also have a Syncrowave 180SD (220V AC/DC TIG) and a Millermatic 135 (115V MIG).


I use the MM200 every now and again, and it's still a flawless machine. In fact, on occasion I've had to go 'high' "#6" setting (it's highest) to weld heavy plate.  But, that's super rare. Point is, I've had to do it. It's most often used on .120 wall round tube, and up to 1/4" material. Still a GREAT running machine, and only a $90 contacter(?) has gone out in the years of garage use. By the way, I've got a Spoolmatic1 that I've used once or twice with that machine. 


The MM135, most often get's used as a mobile welder. I connect it to a Honda EU3000i (115V 20A) and it does well. Even on it's higher setting. Although, it'll hard start while the generator revs up and gives me full power (captain!). Occasionally, I'll use it for something super light in the garage that I know the MM200 will just melt or blast through.


The Syncrowave 180...  has sat, for years and I continually tell myself to fire it up and practice my TIG. Yet... it still sits.


With


I thought to sell it all, and replace it all... with a Multimatic 220, and a spoolmate 150.


I'd like to know from you, the "expert"....


- will the MM220 run and MIG 1/8" steel, when powered by a Honda EU3000i 115V 20A ??


- will the MM220, be comparable in power to my old MM200 (when connected to the same garage 220V 50A service I use for the MM200)?


Sorry if these are easy questions to answer. I'm not super hip to the electrical needs of the newer "inverter" style welders.  I just know what's worked for me, and am trying to fill a void. That void for example, is we just had the need to weld up an off-road rig and my MM135 wasn't going to do the trick. A friend brought along a MM211 and a 10k watt 220V 30A generator. It did the trick!!!  And, started me on this adventure.  First, looking for an MM211. But, then my pea-brain got the idea to sell all my equipment and pickup a MM220 (if it'll work as needed on a 115V generator - for the small gate/fence jobs I have every now and again).


​​​​​​​Thoughts????

[jamesburba]

Thank you Jody ! I recently won a Miller Multimatic 220 AC/DC welder from Mike Finnegan of Roadkill Garage, and I'm anxiously awaiting delivery. I'm a moderately competent stick and mig welder, but my tig experience is almost non existent. This video was very informative, ( as all of your vids are ), but I found this one especially interesting. Thank you again, for all the time and effort you put into your presentations, as I look forward to each and every one of them. I anxiously await your future videos concerning the Miller Multimatic 220 !

[jasonkeith]

I bought the 215 a few years ago and love it. Now I’m dreaming of a 220 🤔

[kylearaiza]

@weldingtipsandtricks thank you Jody Collier for being an amazing Mentor! I am awaiting the arrival of my multimatic 220. I first started watching your videos a year and a half ago and I am very excited to go down my new venture of welding. Black smiths, sheetmetal mechanics are long due in my family history. But welding skipped a couple generations. Thank you for teaching me what my father couldn’t. I will always watch your videos for advice and buy from you.

[jojomama]

I bought my Synchrowave about the same time you bought yours, still using it today.Amost all my work is marine related so mostly aluminum and stainless, just can't see doing my job with an air cooled torch as 1/4" aluminum is very common.Glad I started with what I did but some kid in the Midwest might do quite well with such a machine (and when I say "started" I had been with the plumbers and pipefitters for almost twenty years!)

[BigPowerAL]

Thank you for the Tig info!
Just bought my first Miller welder (the 220) today from Baker’s welding supply.

[jasonschagt]

Thank you for the video. We are actually using these machines in our welding class. I just started stainless steel and aluminum. Your videos have been extremely helpful these last 3 semesters.

[daveosland]

Addendum to my comments from 2 weeks ago about failed 220 boards.
Miller has replaced all the boards in our 6) 220's at no cost. Apparently as of March of this year, there was a bad part in the boards...

[careysk]

Thank Jody! Just got the machine as well and now just need to find time to make a cart for it..

[clintevashkevich]

Beautiful welds! 👊 You can tell you have the artistic talent for TIG. Nice informative video about the Multimatic. I’ve been doing a lot of research about this machine and it seems to have a lot of positives from everyone.

[alberteinstein]

Back in the 80's when Silicon valley wafer processing started up, we were welding reactor chambers in 316l sstl. this was all Tig and needed vacuum checked to 10/8 torr. The Tig welds were to dirty and wouldn't pass the argon/LN leak check. I developed the first vibro table. Tig welds looked like solder joints, smooth and passed every time. This is when we were going through 22 tons of stainless steel a month.

[ekfinn]

I hustled a lot with my Multimatic 200 back when it first came out and I bought it at the intro sale price. I still use it, but my biggest complaints were the inability to run gas shielded FCAW, and the lack of AC for aluminum repairs.

[ryanhamilton]

Thanks Jody. I've been watching every video I can on this machine. I've got the cash burning a hole in my pocket waiting for my buddies shop to get one in stock for me to buy! This video is the first one I've seen that mentioned, let alone showed the pulse function. Thanks again!