Everlast TIG/Plasma Combo?

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You think the Carpet Pissers did this?
I'm not in a place where I can grab this just yet but... What are thoughts on these things? I know that the diehards will tell me not to waste my money and get Hobart, Lincoln, Miller... I just cant justify the price tag on the hobbyist things that I will be doing at this point.

http://www.amazon.com/Everlast-MultiPro-Welder-Plasma-Cutter/dp/B0081BF2YE

That's one I'm looking at.
 
"usually ships in 1-2 months" what the hell is that about? Made to order?
Jesus this is amazon not Hardee's.
 
That seems like a good price but you still havn't bought and filled a Tank and then there's the Forever wait....I would Check Craigslist you may come up with a better machine at a similar price someone may even will show you it works (free lesson) and toss in some extras and you can have it the same day you have the money....(i've also heard of people with tools doing trades)
 
Good price, but look for something that is AC/DC so you expand the types of metals you can do.
 
I actually originally found it on CL. There are guys there that are slanging it. Some of the guys I hang around we're saying the Toshiba board was worth the price. I guess some of the better welders use that same board.

AC/DC, huh? I was mainly in to it b/c of the plasma capability.


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Plus one on the price of the tanks i got 500 bucks wrapped up in tanks between my torch and mig plus the think about the parts plasma cutted go through tips like crazy you can always get miller parts a cheap machine that you cant get parts for is useless
 
sxecafe said:
I actually originally found it on CL. There are guys there that are slanging it. Some of the guys I hang around we're saying the Toshiba board was worth the price. I guess some of the better welders use that same board.

AC/DC, huh? I was mainly in to it b/c of the plasma capability.


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a dc tig will only run steel or ss a ac tig is needed for alum an ac/ dc tig should also be a eazy convert to a stick machine if that matters.
 
bradj said:
Plus one on the price of the tanks i got 500 bucks wrapped up in tanks between my torch and mig plus the think about the parts plasma cutted go through tips like crazy you can always get miller parts a cheap machine that you cant get parts for is useless
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As for me, I never bought any argon cylinders. Instead I lease the big cylinders for about $40/year. I possibly do more welding than most on this forum, but the refills for the small cylinders cost about 3 times as much per cubic ft of gas than it does to buy gas in the bigger cylinders. The big cylinders are not so portable, and are harder to haul in for refills, but they last a long, long time by comparison and don't require the rather expensive investment of buying your own.
 
sxecafe said:
I know that the diehards will tell me not to waste my money and get Hobart, Lincoln, Miller...
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It's easy to spend some else's money. <G>

If you don't need to weld aluminum, you can get quite good results from a cheap welder. I have the cheap Harbor Freight DC TIG, and it works fine within its limitations. Cheap welders are not as easy to use, so there is a bit more learning curve.

You probably wouldn't find a comparably powered AC/DC TIG by one of the name brands for anything less than three times what this unit costs, so if you can get replacement tips and whatnot for this unit, it will probably suit your limited needs.

Keep in mind that you will also have to buy an argon flow regulator, which will set you back more than $100. You will also need to buy a package of thoriated tungsten electrodes. That will set you back $50 or so. You may want to buy two different diameters of electrodes. You will also have to invest in some filler rods. One of my favorite filler rods. is a very fine diameter stainless rod. I think it's 0.030" diameter. Great for welding delicate sheet steel. (Yes, you can use stainless rod for carbon steel.)
 
AlphaDogChoppers said:
As for me, I never bought any argon cylinders. Instead I lease the big cylinders for about $40/year. I possibly do more welding than most on this forum, but the refills for the small cylinders cost about 3 times as much per cubic ft of gas than it does to buy gas in the bigger cylinders. The big cylinders are not so portable, and are harder to haul in for refills, but they last a long, long time by comparison and don't require the rather expensive investment of buying your own.
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no disrespect adc ive come to enjoy your post but ill challenge the more welding thing. but your the big cylinders are cheaper ill stand behind. My torch rig is industral but i can cut 3 plus inch thick steel. the oxegen bottle i just bought and that was a large part of my expence but its cheap to fill from here on out.

To the op, All and all a good 110 mig is all you need on a motorcycle. co2 is so cheap its almost free and your done. I disagree that your buying a name, with a brand name welder the big companys are big for a reason....they work, they last, and you can get parts in five years, no problems. You will spend the money one way or another eather buying a good machine or tring to get a cheap machine to work good ill chose the buy a good machine every time. Welding ant cheap it sucks but it isnt the 80's anymore. Look for a good used rig there is enuff people outta work that someone is tring to sell something im sure, its a shitty way to own something but...i didnt vote for him. Good luck my man
 
Personally, I hate MIG. I was never able to achieve decent looking welds. TIG is clean, smoke free, and controllable. The best looking welds are always done with TIG.
 
OK points all well taken. What about this one? A little more of a reputable (for lack of a better word) company. AC/DC...

http://www.eastwood.com/tig-welders-eastwood-tig-ac-dc-welder.html
 
Nice. That's been what my eye has been on for much longer. But the extra $300 made the everlast something I considered. I'll set my sights to this one. There is a TIG/Plasma combo with a cart for $1200 on Eastwood's site. Doesn't seem too shabby.


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sxecafe said:
Nice. That's been what my eye has been on for much longer. But the extra $300 made the everlast something I considered. I'll set my sights to this one. There is a TIG/Plasma combo with a cart for $1200 on Eastwood's site. Doesn't seem too shabby.



Eastwood is a good Value (thats what kind of MIG I Own) and $1200 for a Plasma Cutting Combo TIG set up is a good deal ....I've seen either machine priced at $1200 getting both for that would be huge!
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I agree. They are trying to make their mark with these hobbyist welders. Customer service seems to be decent too.
 
We have the Eastwood TIG and its great for the price. Does everything we need it to do.

As for the tanks, I picked up to large Full Argon tanks for about $300 off a guy who was closing his shop on craigslist.
 
MotoMadness said:
I picked up to large Full Argon tanks for about $300 off a guy who was closing his shop.
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I doubt you will be able to keep them. Large gas cylinders are not available for purchase. They are leased from the gas supplier and ownership, (as well as responsibility for hydrotesting every 10 years,) stays with the supplier. Basically, what you have there is stolen property. Good luck getting them filled.
 
By large I mean 250 tanks. The shop I bought it from owned the tanks. They are not stamped rental or have the supply company name on it. I've had them refilled several times at the same place they did and actually last year the Cert was up so they just charged me $35 extra for a tank exchange.

I have a 250 CF tank for my Snap On MIG setup they I purchase and own outright too.

If you are going to buy used tanks, just make sure that the tanks are not stamped rental on the top or have a welding supply company name (Ex. Airgas) stamped on the top. This is an indication the tank was a rental and not owned outright.
 
MotoMadness said:
If you are going to buy used tanks, just make sure that the tanks are not stamped rental on the top or have a welding supply company name (Ex. Airgas) stamped on the top. This is an indication the tank was a rental and not owned outright.
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Good advice.

I don't own any tanks. The smaller tanks are not very economical. They are a lot more portable, but I rarely weld anywhere but at my welding table.
 
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