TIG suggestions please

[Gamble97]

Eastwood Tig 200 AC/DC welder

What do y'all think about this? Im buying tools left and right for my garage and this has been up for a couple weeks. Brand new. I DO like that longevity i saw though but this is a few hundred cheaper and, , i know jack shit about TIGs but it has a few extra dials on it. Im assuming those are extra features? 200A ac/dc is all id ever need. Cart and helmet with it too........ idk. Good deal or not?

DO NOT BUY THAT. New they aren't that good, but used I would never buy one. Warranty is ONLY good to the original owner. I've been up this road with eastwood before and it's a loosing battle. If it breaks they will NOT help you diagnose the issue because they don't know how. They just replace the machines when they break.
Get the longevity 200sx. It may look the same, but it has IGBT inside where the eastwood has mosfet chips.
Rumor has it they are going to stop selling that tig welder. Too many failures with mosfet machines. WAY too many. The longevity can also stick weld, and I think it has a trigger on torch if needed.

I guess I missed that you were going to be welding aluminum also.

I don't even know why anyone makes a dc only welder. It's pointless.

 

[eclipse_spyder]

I've been looking around at other brands lately as well. I was curious on what toxicfab was using. HTP invertig 221 tig welder. Looks like a promising machine. Would it be a machine that'll last a while?

 

[Gamble97]

It's the best machine for the money. I have one.

 

[jakeachy]

You can pick up a maxstar 150 for about 5-600 used. Its a stick/tig. Wont do aluminum right but you could get good at sticking aluminum .

yep. that is the best way to go about hobby tig