Welding Equipment

[mark-NJ]

I get the whole "buy once, cry once" idea, and if I were making my living with my welder, I'd go red or blue...for sure. But my welder is just for my personal shop for the occasional fabrication and/or repair. I went "green" with my stick/TIG AC/DC machine and saved a lot of cash. I know: "Price and cost aren't the same thing", but my Everlast units have never given me a moment of trouble or regret.

Unless / until the OP returns and tells us a bit more about his needs & application, I'm not certain that there's any way to truly recommend something that's appropriate for him.

 

[WWheeler]

If you plan on welding a lot and want to learn to be good at it then wait and spend your money on a Miller or Lincoln. A Hobart isn't a bad choice either for a starter.

If you just want to learn to stick some metal together go to Horror Fright and pick up the Titanium Easy-Flux 125 for $170 on sale and get a spool of flux core (~$20), some gloves (~$5-$15), and an auto-darkening hood ($50-$100). With a little practice you'll be laying down nice looking beads on anything steel 3/16 or less. If the bug catches and you want to expand then spend the coin on a nicer welder. You'll still have the gloves and hood and you'll have a tiny little 110V welder that you can easily take anywhere.

 

[danski0224]

Yup, or Fronius and HTP.

Don't have a lot of need for a stick welder but the Esab Rogue ES180i Pro has me looking for reasons to buy it

Couple of pipefitters I work with have nothing but high praise for a Fronius Transpocket that the shop just bought.

The shop bought 2 setups.

 

[GeoBruin]

Home Shop/Hobbyist:

Lincoln 210MP
Lincoln Square Wave Tig 200
Victor Oxy-Acetylene setup

 

[ATC]

I'm a blue guy...so I like Miller.
Had a Syncrowave 200, but sold it once I picked up my MM180 Autoset.
Now I wish I had kept my Syncrowave, because I want to start learning to TIG.

I also have a Hobart i500 Plasma cutter.

 

[corn chip]

If you plan on welding a lot and want to learn to be good at it then wait and spend your money on a Miller or Lincoln. A Hobart isn't a bad choice either for a starter.

If you just want to learn to stick some metal together go to Horror Fright and pick up the Titanium Easy-Flux 125 for $170 on sale and get a spool of flux core (~$20), some gloves (~$5-$15), and an auto-darkening hood ($50-$100). With a little practice you'll be laying down nice looking beads on anything steel 3/16 or less. If the bug catches and you want to expand then spend the coin on a nicer welder. You'll still have the gloves and hood and you'll have a tiny little 110V welder that you can easily take anywhere.

have you ever seen the titaniam 125 in person ? the gun , drive roller assembly ( and pretty much the entire machine ) looks like it was made by fisher price. if a person is gonna cheap out with bottom barell stuff , the vulcan looked miles better

 

[WWheeler]

have you ever seen the titaniam 125 in person ? the gun , drive roller assembly ( and pretty much the entire machine ) looks like it was made by fisher price. if a person is gonna cheap out with bottom barell stuff , the vulcan looked miles better

I bought one a couple weeks ago and I'm rather impressed by it so far. My other welders are a Hobart Handler MVP I've had for a good while now and an old Lincoln tombstone I've had for decades. I don't usually weld much or have much need to. It had been about a year since I last picked up a welder for anything and only then to weld a couple nuts on broken off exhaust manifold studs. I just picked up the Titanium 125 a few weeks back because it was cheap and I thought it would be nice to have something I could fiddle-fart around with occasionally out in my back shop, where I actually have the most need for a welder but hated lugging one out there, but since buying it I can't seem to put it down. I like it. So far, so good.

 

[Sublime welder]

Hi guys!

What kind of welding equipment are you using?

I'm planning on getting one.

Please let me know what you think about a brand, etc...

Primeweld TIG 225x and Maxcool 3000 torch cooler CK worldwide flex-loc 230 for tig welding and a susemse MIG 255 for mig wire welding love both machine can weld anything.

 

[Sublime welder]

Hobart 187 MIG at home, looking to add a TIG welder this year. Eying an HTP Invertig 221 but will probably end up with a PrimeWeld 225 as I'm a novice TIG welder (have a Miller Syncrowave at work I use a bit).

Planning on adding a Victor Oxy-Acetylene setup soon as well.

Definitely go with the primeweld TIG-225x it'll do everything you needed to do HTP is overrated. Primeweld TIG cooler is made by HTP

 

[Aaron_W]

Unless / until the OP returns and tells us a bit more about his needs & application, I'm not certain that there's any way to truly recommend something that's appropriate for him.

Since the OP made this post more than 2 months ago, and shows no additional activity in that time I'm guessing there will be no further participation.

I'm always curious what drives a person to go to the trouble of making a profile so they can ask a question and then never come back for the replies.

 

[Terra Nova]

Definitely go with the primeweld TIG-225x it'll do everything you needed to do HTP is overrated. Primeweld TIG cooler is made by HTP

The low end AC on the HTP is much lower than the Primeweld is one of the things swaying me. The main reason I'm looking for tig is doing aluminum. Plus, while not made in the USA, the HTP is atleast not made in China.

 

[corn chip]

The low end AC on the HTP is much lower than the Primeweld is one of the things swaying me. The main reason I'm looking for tig is doing aluminum. Plus, while not made in the USA, the HTP is atleast not made in China.

thats correct. htp stel isnt junk from china. its a affordable pro grade machine at half the price of miller dynasty or fronius magic wave. no it doesnt have all the advanced features of the highend miller or fronius but again ,its half the price. the advanced features really arent something a weekend warrior could make use of anyways. if you want a affordable rock solid machine that will be working decades from now , htp should be on your list. ive had one about seven or eight years. never a doubt in my mind it will fire up and work great every time

 

[dnschmidt]

HTP Propulse 200 for MIG (this is the bomb). a Century 110V 140A machine also for MIG. AHP AlphaTig 200 for TIG and Stick. Hobart Plasma Cutter.

 

[BD55]

• Miller Dialarc HF-P with watercooler - picked up for good price to get feet wet with TIG. Will eventually get an inverter machine - the Primewelds look promising.
• Hobart Handler 140

 

[64C10]

Got a Hobart Handler 140 and a Victor oxy/acetylene setup at home. Miller and Lincoln stick welders at work.

 

[tarbellb]

This guy just dumped chum in the water and went home

But keep going, everyone loves these classic threads

 

[ATC]

Since the OP made this post more than 2 months ago, and shows no additional activity in that time I'm guessing there will be no further participation.

I'm always curious what drives a person to go to the trouble of making a profile so they can ask a question and then never come back for the replies.

I admit, there are times where I am researching for a new purchase, and I find a forum, sign up, ask my question, then just flat out forget about it.
And thanks for reminding me....I made a post on a car forum a couple days ago I forgot about (researching new cars)

 

[tarbellb]

I admit, there are times where I am researching for a new purchase, and I find a forum, sign up, ask my question, then just flat out forget about it.
And thanks for reminding me....I made a post on a car forum a couple days ago I forgot about (researching new cars)

Good job ATC, there's a forum of members just waiting to hear how they've informed and shaped your opinions


Also, watch out, gas is pricey and US mfgs don't make cars anymore. Hope you're looking for a foreign hybrid SUV...

 

[not-required]

Miller 212 Auto set and Lincoln Square Wave 175 at home. Work has a Miller Dynasty 300dx

 

[Xcursion88]

Miller mig but don't have time for gas...flux core exclusively in it.....

Hobart plasma cutter.

Repairing frames and such plasma is a beautiful machine

 

[nadogail]

I have a Hobart Stickmate, AC/DC welder, a very capable stick welder.

 

[Gurp]

AC225 and a Older Century 110v mig

those seem to cover all my home shop needs