Is this a good deal? Welder

[Ben Segrest]

Other than being the ghey "Jesse James Edition" if I could get it for that or a little less.

http://neworleans.craigslist.org/tls/964647301.html

[Wyoming9]

I have never seen or heard of one of those.

Was it some sort of special run built for some tool company.

It may be a good deal but for only about $300.00 more you can get a brand new Miller 252 which in my mind would be the way to go.

Used machine no warranty new machine 3 years

It would be an easy decision for me.

[rockmup]

I have never seen or heard of one of those.

Was it some sort of special run built for some tool company.

It may be a good deal but for only about $300.00 more you can get a brand new Miller 252 which in my mind would be the way to go.

Used machine no warranty new machine 3 years

It would be an easy decision for me.



I'd second this. You can do much better than that

[roverjohn]

That welder rocks and is WAY more machine than a MM252. It's about 20% more powerful and does TIG and stick which the MM252 can't. It's about $3K new so if you paid that or maybe $1.5K and it had all it's included equipment to do TIG you'd be happy. I bet it won't last long at that price. It cracks me up when people poo poo a welder just because they've never heard of it. If this thread lasts for a while someone will claim a HH187 is the best welder ever.

[fLaT TiRe]

Too much dinero

[THachiya]

ESAB's are great machines, but you can get a new one for $2.4K. At $1.2K probably, $1.5k maybe, $1.8K, probably not.

[roverjohn]

ESAB's are great machines, but you can get a new one for $2.4K. At $1.2K probably, $1.5k maybe, $1.8K, probably not.

Any chance you might be willing to tell us who's selling 260 Multimasters for $2400. ESAB lists them at $3800 or so.

[THachiya]

Any chance you might be willing to tell us who's selling 260 Multimasters for $2400. ESAB lists them at $3800 or so.

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[jasonmt]

I have never seen or heard of one of those.

Was it some sort of special run built for some tool company.

It may be a good deal but for only about $300.00 more you can get a brand new Miller 252 which in my mind would be the way to go.

Used machine no warranty new machine 3 years

It would be an easy decision for me.


If you have never even heard of this machine how can you give any valid "advise"?

Having used mine side by side with a Miller 251 the ESAB will walk all over the Miller and it has a much better duty cycle, not to mention the 4 roll wire drive the ESAB has. The $30 inductance control module is a must have though.

And that is just the wire side, you also get a DC CC side that you can use for DC SMAW and GTAW.

That being said $1800 is a little bit steep for a used machine that you can get for $2400 new. I would offer $1400 and go from there.

[rock mafia]

Looks better than yellow, 600 less than a new one before you talk him down. If it's really unused I'd say that's not to bad.

[vanguard_anon]

That is a great welder. I'd buy it for $1,800 and never look back. When I bought my welder I was bummed at how well welders kept their value. Even welders 5+ years old were selling for only a few hundred off their new price. I think the welders 10+ years old were selling for their original cost. At some point you just have suck it up and get what you need.