is this a good Tig for the $

[Zuzich]

my bro wants small tig for messing around with, we are going to get a bigger machine in a couple years, but hes itchin for something right now, is this thing ok or is it completely useless. i already have a millermatic 175 that we use for the bulk of our welding, just really want to get into the tig.



http://store.cyberweld.com/tharcstwe95s1.html

[Dan DuBose]

No Aluminum... I would keep looking. I would rather have a welder that can do what I need when I need to even if it cost more.

[cabletech]

It's a toy, but you could probably learn a little with it and then sell it for 80% of what you have in it.

I say toy because - it's lift start (not HF start like most popular tigs), no foot pedal (like most popular tigs), and obviously the no AC option.

Though I'll admit, I have an AC/DC tig, and I've not done much aluminum with it at all, but I've done a lot of steel and a little stainless.

[Blue MT. SnowRunner]

Ive never used one, but the Everlast Powertig 250ex looks like a good machine. I was looking up videos on youtube from the user weldingtipsandtricks. He has a whole series of videos explaining and showing you how all the settings work on the tig. It is an inverter type ac/dc. I think I have found it for like $950 if I remember right. Check the first video out here. YouTube - Tig Welding Settings Part 1 - using Everlast Powertig 250EX Inverter

[maxyedor]

It's probably a fine tig, but not something I'd buy for offroad fab. Just too limited for the wide variety of things you'd want to tig on a rig. For stainless work in food service repair, it would kick ass. 95 amps isn't much heat, and for learning on sheet-metal, the pedal is a must IMHO.

I would not buy a DC only tig for my only tig. I don't do much aluminum, but when you've got something aluminum that needs to be stuck together, it's a life saver.

Check Craigslist for a used Econo-tig, I bought one a while ago that had hardly been used for $650. I ended up selling it and buying a Thermal Arc 185 because I wanted the extra power and lower energy consumption and couldn't be happier.

[Goodsportz Racing]

My Miller Diversion covers ever project that I deal with. I would like to step up to a Lincoln 225 ready pack, when it comes to the point where I would need to weld consistent .25" alum!! I bought my welder from http://www.welders-direct.com/mercha...ct_Code=907005 Free shipping!! I bought the optional foot petal for about $1400 to the door

P.S.- just watched the video from above...The Diversion is a single switch from AC to DC....sweet ass shit, it also has material thickness instead of amperage...its extremely simple...the rest is on your shaky hands!! haha