Saltgrassdrifter
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Does anyone have any experience with the Yeswelder Mp200 5in1 . For the price it seems like it would cover anything I would do in my shop. But it sounds like it my be too good to be true. Thanks for any advice.
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Yeswelder MP200
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B_Bimmer
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A quality welder is a lifetime purchase for most people, why would you want garbage that won't be supported?
A quality welder is a lifetime purchase for most people, why would you want garbage that won't be supported?
even if it was supported i see no reason to buy the cheap junk. buy once cry once. get a good one and be done with it
mike93lx
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Easy to say.even if it was supported i see no reason to buy the cheap junk. buy once cry once. get a good one and be done with it
Blue and red are big money. It isn't always a buy once, cry once. It's a buy cheap or buy nothing for many people.
Why do so many gatekeep welding? Someone buying a cheap import machine probably has little experience welding and may not end up doing much in the long run. Buying cheap can be a great way into a hobby. Run it till it is a limitation, then upgrade.
Borntoolate
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I did not see where it mentioned any thing about what thickness it could weld. Which, perhaps, is a bit of a misnomer anyway. Thicker can just mean more passes.... Mostly the problem, in my experience, is the stuff around home is too thin. The online reviews looked pretty good except a few. I'm with Mike931x. Let us know how it goes.
I have a Miller and it can do everything I need it to. Dual voltage capable with Gas for Mig.
A friend of mine had a smaller less expensive stick machine and one comment he had was around the power. His machine had a very short power cord. He said with an extension cord there was not enough power to weld. Now I don't know if he had tried to use a 50' 16 Gauge cord or what. But just something he mentioned as a limitation.
I have a Miller and it can do everything I need it to. Dual voltage capable with Gas for Mig.
A friend of mine had a smaller less expensive stick machine and one comment he had was around the power. His machine had a very short power cord. He said with an extension cord there was not enough power to weld. Now I don't know if he had tried to use a 50' 16 Gauge cord or what. But just something he mentioned as a limitation.
Easy to say.
Blue and red are big money. It isn't always a buy once, cry once. It's a buy cheap or buy nothing for many people.
Why do so many gatekeep welding? Someone buying a cheap import machine probably has little experience welding and may not end up doing much in the long run. Buying cheap can be a great way into a hobby. Run it till it is a limitation, then upgrade.
i understand ,however theres other less expensive high qaulity options besides miller or lincoln. htp which are imported and rebranded stehl, are very good italian welders. imo and other people opinion, better than miller and lincoln for the money. also most online welding stores and paypal has payment plans available. when i got a millermatic few months back i used the paypal credit. was zero interest if balance is payed in 6months.
if a cheap welder is your only option then so be it but i would look at every angle before pulling the trigger on something you may regret down the road.
mike93lx
ALLIANCE MEMBER
So why not make suggestions up front instead of just telling someone they are looking at garbage?i understand ,however theres other less expensive high qaulity options besides miller or lincoln. htp which are imported and rebranded stehl, are very good italian welders. imo and other people opinion, better than miller and lincoln for the money. also most online welding stores and paypal has payment plans available. when i got a millermatic few months back i used the paypal credit. was zero interest if balance is payed in 6months.
if a cheap welder is your only option then so be it but i would look at every angle before pulling the trigger on something you may regret down the road.
Sticking your nose in the air and walking away helps no one except your ego
B_Bimmer
Well-known member
Generally my experience is if you buy cheap crappy tools for anything, you have to work much harder to get even acceptable results. On the other hand if you **** it up and buy similar equipment to what pros use, good results are much easier to achieve. This usually results in continued interest and a lifelong skill, instead of frustration and a lack of interest in trying again.
B_Bimmer
Well-known member
I've used cheap Lincoln 110v machines and had spectacular results, the local farm store has hobart which is a decent value for the money.
Generally when I start something I buy the cheapest junk I can. Then I try it out and see what worked and what doesn't. Then if I keep doing it, I sell that junk or just throw it away and get good stuff. It teaches me what I like, and what I need. I don't know that going in so I really have no idea what's important. There's something to be said for cheap throwaway equipment.
On the specific subject of welding, I use oxyacetylene. Professional grade equipment is cheap and I can weld most things you can weld with an arc welder and do some things you can't do as well. Aluminum can be welded with the right flux (and a pair of didymium lenses backing up the green ones). There are a few things that arc welding yields superior results with. There are a few more that it's required for. But those are few and far between. Its mostly a long term cost thing vs a up front cost thing. Acetylene costs around 100 bucks a tank these days, vs a professional Tig welders up front costs being in the thousands. But I don't use it all day everyday so a tank of fuel lasts for a long time. A professional will pay for the machine in savings on fuel in a month or two. But for me I'll never pay for it.
I always thought there should be a book on acetylene welding aluminum with oxyhydrogen called "Learn to weld aluminum like your grandmother did"
On the specific subject of welding, I use oxyacetylene. Professional grade equipment is cheap and I can weld most things you can weld with an arc welder and do some things you can't do as well. Aluminum can be welded with the right flux (and a pair of didymium lenses backing up the green ones). There are a few things that arc welding yields superior results with. There are a few more that it's required for. But those are few and far between. Its mostly a long term cost thing vs a up front cost thing. Acetylene costs around 100 bucks a tank these days, vs a professional Tig welders up front costs being in the thousands. But I don't use it all day everyday so a tank of fuel lasts for a long time. A professional will pay for the machine in savings on fuel in a month or two. But for me I'll never pay for it.
I always thought there should be a book on acetylene welding aluminum with oxyhydrogen called "Learn to weld aluminum like your grandmother did"
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