What welder do you use?

[DsMWookie]

Looking at a picking up an Everlast 185 or 205.

What do you guys have experience with and currently use?

What have you been most happy with?

Do you use it as your profession or just a hobbyist?

 

[dragonov_elite]

If you pick one of those welders up be sure to try and write a review on it. i was possibly looking at purchasing one of them in the future, a good review would help.

 

[Gamble97]

Miller Diversion 180, hobby.
There is a thread on weldingweb.com about the best tig for under $900.

 

[Blurred Talon]

Lincoln Mig Pak 10. It's only 110V but it's good enough for what I do. I only use it for hobby.

I want to get something better (more powerful) though.

 

[mrfister11]

millermatics, 251,252,351,352... ive heard BAD reviews for the so called "neverlast"... with welders i think you should stay with name brands.. lincoln,miller, hobart.. few others.. depends on what you want to weld and how often also

 

[Justin_l_]

I only have a mig currently, Lincoln SP135T. Great little welder, but need to pick up a nice TIG welder in the future.

 

[greengoblin]

Miller 211 auto set. I love it and it was worth every penny. IMO Heavy hobby use.

 

[DsMWookie]

millermatics, 251,252,351,352... ive heard BAD reviews for the so called "neverlast"... with welders i think you should stay with name brands.. lincoln,miller, hobart.. few others.. depends on what you want to weld and how often also

I d rather keep the speculation out of it. Welding Web apparently had a large fiasco going on about Everlast, but I prefer personal experience over here-say.

 

[92awdgsx]

Lincoln squarewave 175 at home and a Miller Dynasty 350 at work,

 

[turboglenn]

Miller Dynasty 200DX for TIG and ARC, Hobdart handler 135 (older than the 140) for MIG, hypertherm 45 for plasma

 

[FastJetta]

Miller Syncrowave 200 with the aircooled torch...

use it as a 'hobby' per say but very heavy use. welded with it ###### 20 hours this week.


I love it and have nothing bad to say about it.

 

[turboking15]

I recently picked up one of the new eastwood 175 mig welders with the spool gun after reading a lot of good reviews. Once i got a couple small bugs worked out and got used to the welder i love it. Been using it for chassis work and soon my cage, so it has already seen 1/8th" and some 3/16" and hasnt skipped a beat.

Waiting on another tank to play with the spool gun, but for the money i cant complain.

 

[GalantVR41062]

At home o have a Airco 250 water cooled TIG on an 80amp breaker(just have to hold off on 310amp welding).

Great machine all mechanical should run for ever. I did adjust the gap on the high freq. And the wife hates it when I weld aluminum and she is trying to tape something off the TV, .

I want to pick up a little MIG again, Hobart miller Lincoln all make good small migs.

And I work we use a couple different machines, I use a little older version of this Lincoln: POWER WAVE® 455M/STT ADVANCED PROCESS WELDER with a 16' boom and dual wire feeder burning. 045 wire at up to 500"/min and 1.06 trim (28-30 volts).

Or the shop has the miller equivalent.

I work at the road paving devision of Caterpillar in Brooklyn Park Mn.