Any thoughts on this welder

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Re: Any thoughts on this welder

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I have both 110V and 220 driven Lincoln red machines. I am happy with their performance within their zone of use. I have reserved the 220 machine for aluminum, and it does a fair job.
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For my birthday present to myself, (wife's permission), I bought an EverLast 160sth. It's a DC only high freq start / Lift Start TIG, and stick machine. So far only used it for TIG, using both HF and lift start.
I am in love with it, couldn't be happier. Enjoy tig welding as much as I do machining, actually probably even more since it just works.
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Re: Any thoughts on this welder

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You might want to look over a Tweco 211i..
It's quite amazing on both 120 volt and 240 volt operation. It blows me away the power it makes on either..Something like 160 amps/20 volts on 120 volt input power,/20 amp breaker. The 240 output is something like a 250 amp and 30 volts on the meter. It will spray-arc .035 at it's max..(C-10 gas) It's much more powerful then a something like a MM-210 or Powermig 216 full size machine..Duty-cycle will be limited, but it sure never snaps off, even when pushing it way beyond what it's rated for..

The pic below is 120 volt weld bead.. Wets out nice..
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Re: Any thoughts on this welder

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Good Morning :!: Steve :D

So, Did you purchase a welder yet. :?:

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Re: Any thoughts on this welder

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No, I decided to pass on that one. I don't need one immediately.

I have oxy-acetylene, but I need to learn how to use it properly. That may take care of a good portion of stuff I need to stick together for now, and my brother has a MIG if I really need one.

I had thought that one might have been a good deal, but it look like maybe not.

Steve
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