Sounds like something I said a while back.
Hobart was fairly recently bought by ITW (Illinois Tool works) who also owns
Miller.
Now Hobarts are repackaged Millers, still very good, but not unique.
They are also positioning the Hobart brand to be the brand sold in
non-welding supply stores.
Mark V.S. in Austin, TX
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Hall [SMTP:sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 5:14 PM
> To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject: welders...?
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>
> I forget, which company is the one that *used* to be good but got absorbed
> by another company and isn't as quality now? was it hobart? lincoln?
> miller? somebody said recently...
>
> thanks
>
> scott
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