great points

costs $300 more - you mean the unit? Isn't it like 800 bucks?

www.eastwood.com/tig200dc.html The DC model is $549 DC tigs are not for aluminum, steel only.

How is it doing now? I got the new smaller model and love it. Hope it lasts a long time. Sorry to necro your comment, but I hope your welder is still kicking.

thanks

thats awesome

Thanks Craig, I am Kyle. Glad I could help

+Edwin McMillan thanks

you can but it tends to make it flat without any filler rod

thats awesome

larry sperling i

yeah the Everlast machine are good machines

I saw a review on the eastwood unit and its hard to beat for the price. The arc is very very refined for AU work according to Chuckey2009. He said it is a little unorthodox in its setup but works well -- duty cycle is a little on the low side but again - unlikely to be a problem. The only reason I went with the185DV over the EW unit is the known quality (5 year warranty) and stick weld features. But the bottom line is, if it does what you need that unit to do and you paid inside your budget - its the right one.

thanks, appreciate the feedback

cool

Thanks man... I try to make it feel like that

Everlast machine work great

Check the schematic. It should be easy to bypass, or just add another fan.

awesome

nice...you will like

I have several people say they wish this machine would have come out a little sooner.

thanks

awesome...thanks

right on. glad I could help

Miller and all welders are made in China or their parts are used ,,,,

I have had bad gas before....makes a difference

The Fab Forums do you remember what your symptoms were? I totally just order the gas kit in your description

It just spit and sputtered and welded real dirty. Mine wasn't so bad I couldn't weld but the welds didn't look as good as they could have.

still think its a great machine, never had any issues while I had it. I gave it to a buddy of mine since I have a bunch of TIG machines.

lol...flash burn is no fun

One day (as a complete beginer) I welded outdoors without any eye protection, except my glesses (I can not see in long distances) My eyes were fine, but the skin was all red, I suppose the plastic of the glasses protects a bit.

What led you to do this though how can you even see what you're welding with the light

thanks...Its a pretty new machine. May not be too many others out there.

lol

I have that same welder used it three times and had to send it back because

@@mofotimm3r because it's not named the digitig??

awesome....you will dig it. make sure you get the digital one

The Fab Forums I sure did! I was actually going to get the non digital until I listened to you explain the features. Just waiting on Fedex to deliver now...

Liners should always be replaceable they eventually wear out.

@Jon Lawrence They are everywhere else. You can even get a new liner for a Harbor Freight welder!

Yeah I have never been a fan of the multi purpose machines

You ever tried one of these? www.ebay.com/itm/Welding-Tig-Pen-Finger-Feeder-Rod-Holder-Pencil-Filler-Metal-/322305783771?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368

no but looks like an awesome idea....gonna have to order me one

I haven't tried one either, I just stumbled across it on ebay. lol

Brant Campbell Mr tig is full of shit. Thank goodness Bob took over

I have heard someone else say something similar. Wouldn't an exchange vs a repair be what you would want? I am also curious to know what the other companies offer as far as repair services. Do you have to ship to Italy for repair?

The Fab Forums an exchange vs repair would be great until your out of warranty or your not the original owner like i was. i was willing to ship the unit to Eastwood and pay for repair but apparently that wasn't an option. the unit i went with is sold under the brand name HTP by usaweld.com in the us and is manufactured by Stel in Italy. the guys at usaweld.com are very helpful and pleasant! at one point i thought the gas solenoid went bad on the machine but it turned out to be just the aftermarket regulator i decided to try. before we figured out the problem was the regulator they were willing to just send me the part that i thought i needed or i could have sent them the machine to be fixed if i wasn't capable of doing it. this also means you could not only get parts for the machine but you could bring it to a local welding supply/repair store and have it fixed if your in the middle of an important project or out of warranty. i did tons of research and read all the reviews on any machine under $4000 and the HTP was the best around. in fact i couldn't find anyone that had anything bad to say about it.

The Fab Forums defiantly check out the HTC invertig 221 ac-dc if you get a chance. jody with weldingtipdandtricks.com has some videos on it as well as chuckE2009 did a really good review on it. there is also another video that a guy did showing the internals and build quality. its top notch quality at about the price of these Chinese machines! it also comes with USA made components like ck worldwide torches and foot pedal.

The Moto fixery, You realize for 50$ or so you could un solder ever component and replace repair whats inside your broken machine. You dont need to know anything about electronics other than how to solder, I do It at my job all the time. Works 95% of the time.

Mark Rich i realize that but there are some problems with that. if a resistor burns out than you would need to be able to read the color code or be able to acquire a schematic. with these Chinese machines its common to see a high load circuit trace on a board that has been reinforced with a big gob of solder rather than designing it properly to handle the amp load. this is why duty cycle is important. also some components might be hard to source. its not out of the question to fix your own stuff but if your spending that kind of money on equipment you might as well get something good quality. resale value is another thing to consider. Miller and Lincoln sell quite well used but people are afraid of a used cheap machine. i had a hell of a time getting rid of my Eastwood.

aint it 1100 dollars now? www.eastwood.com/tig-200-digital.html

cool. I will have to look at the duty cycles of it the Eastwood and the Everlast

Southern Nevada offroading and back country I have the AHP160st. Also have the Vulcan ProTig 200. Both machines outpace my skill so I'm happy with them.

Cool. what kind of stuff do you end up welding?

she never looks

Thanks for the post. Keep the dogs (and the kids/grandkids out of the welding shop.

@@Thefabforums Riiiight...

dogs are dogs and they die

@@illduitmyself No, that would be cats... Dogs are awesome.

Yeah I have some seen some Lincoln machine that look like a mirror image so it would surprise me

new to me but it didnt take long to realize I liked it

Does your Miller not pulse?

If I remember correctly he has a miller diversion, which is their base model with almost no settings.

theomnipresent1, Oh ok, I'm not familiar with that machine, thanks.

@@theomnipresent1 you'd have to set up to the dynasty for pulse settings.

Gas lens is a definite improvement. I wouldn't weld without it.

thanks

The Fab Forums have you tried it on stainless or titanium if not can you try them....

may do that

yeah I am going to give it a shot

I went to TIG a few years ago and dont even own a MIG anymore...I could use one though

+stirch9 see what can do

really nice machine, first welder I ever had after two years of use I sold it and upgraded

Please review an Everlast 250EX!

I second the request for an Everlast review

Why do people always think that you tube video makers are going to go out and buy all these machines to do a review on lol? On top of that most of these people will never buy.

sweet...if you go with this one. make sure its the digital one

Thanks brotha! Will do!

Thanks. Yeah my Diversion 180 will do both. I think the diversion is basically what the econo TIG used to be

The Fab Forums Cool, thanks. So what I have is similar to (and maybe the predecessor to) your Miller? I bought mine many years ago from a friend who welds when he upgraded. It wasn't used much and I think I paid around $850 for it back then. Included a big bottle, nice ground, lots of accessories, etc. Even a decent price is a waste of money if I'm not using it though. Have a good night.

awesome glad you liked it

I have a TIG200 AC/DC that works just fine. I'm able to pulse using the pedal. I grew up with gas welding and HeliArc though, but this welder works just fine for me

+DEATHTRAPHOTRODS it's a good one

Is that like a scratch start Ford?

for sure

cool

LoL ''i'm not a professional'' by that statement you're not even an amateur sir. and 1.000 bucks is not what i call -low cost- anyway.

@@spiritualcramp8000 What are you even talking about?

@@TheGamersRace in my intention, the same shit you are talkin about: neither an amateur would try to stick alu and steel together. what does my comment look like?

@@TheGamersRace or does the 1.000 bucks part seem unclear? in that case, read the title ''low cost Tig welder'' one grand is not low cost at all. semi professional welder costs like that.

@@spiritualcramp8000 Yeah, 1.000 bucks is confusing, you mean $1,000. It's definitely on the cheaper side but it's still expensive. It was confusing because what relevance did it have to my initial comment? XD

+rabel glad you liked it

+Chadwick Nguyen no problem

Yeah all the components for the popular welders are made in China. Miller, Lincoln, Everlast..... Not sure why people think China made things are so bad. Everything is made there including your IPhone

People asumes everything made in china is junk because the 2 dollar flashlight or the 5 dollar smartwatch they ordered online broke down after few days. You get what you pay for and allthoug China is flooding the online stores with cheap junk they do produce quality stuff if you are willing to pay.

yeah, Chinese junk.. You people know where all the inverter mini split a/c units are made ? That's right. China You can have junk made in china ,but you can also have quality stiff made in china.

Huh the components may be made elsewhere but Lincoln assembles in America. They have a couple huge plants in Cleveland Ohio.

my Remington model 700 wasn't made in china....

Right on....those are great machines. These are the lenses I like. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n7NgoaZ-v62semg.html

Cowbell Customs there is a alpha tig group on Facebook very knowledgeable they have helped a lot of people make just his decision

baggedmazda666 I'm appart of that group as well I guess I've been waiting on the digital tig model from east wood to come out. I think just because I have a store near me I can go to to exchange and get consumables probably will push me that direction

Cowbell Customs I love my AHP Alphatig 200x

I almost bought one to do just that. Not sure what I would do with 3 tig machine though

The Fab Forums give me one lol

awesome. glad I was able to help

lol

thanks....only loyal to what works

+70scarresstoguy You may be correct but very very few need to weld at 200 amps for any length of time. I have never hit the duty cycle.... This machine is made by Lincoln and has more features than the AHP.

Is this true..it made by Lincoln

It's built using cheap Chinese internals, sloppy workmanship. It's worth approximately 50% - 60% of the asking price. SPECIFICATIONS Input Voltage: 240V (+/-10%) / 1 / 50/60 HZ Output Amperage: 10-200 Amps Welding Capacity: 1/4"-thick on 220VAC Duty Cycle: 25% at 200 Amps AC Balance: 10-50% AC Frequency: 30-200 ( I1≤100 ), 30-100 ( I1>100 ) Spot Timer: (0.01-5 sec) Pulse Frequency: (0.1-800 Hz) Pulse Ratio: 10-90% Torch Control: 2T/4T Slope up time: 0 - 10s Slope Down Time: 0 - 10s Base Current: 10 - 90 Amp Peak Current: 10 - 200 Amp Pre Flow Time: 0 - 10 sec Post Flow Time: 0 - 30 sec

70scarresstoguy do you have one have you tried it like this guy and reviewed it to back up your claims

I've no horse in this race except to warm that Eastwood is built cheaply & not worth the inflated cost.

I would say equal to if not better than some. I have not tried them all though

I have not. I have never seen a multipurpose machine that does everything I need it to. Especially on the tig side. So I have never had one.