Obviously your money, your call, but consumable life on the Eastwood plasma cutter was less than the lifespan of a bowl of ice cream in front of a fat kid. It's a $500 plasma and plays the part to the T. Nowhere near the same class as $1000+ plasma cutters, much less those near the $2000+ mark. A s...

Oh the horror[emoji16] Tell me about it. But really the Eastwoods served me pretty good. The first to go was the TIG 200 AC/DC. I wanted more features so that's when I got the Invertig 221 (December 2013). Then the MIG 175 had to go when I bought the Miller 211 inverter in October 2015, which then ...

Ok thanks. I haven't heard of many folk making claims later on in their ownership, at least not successfully. Concerning. I'll definitely need to give this more thought... Speaking of thoughts...I've had one comparison that I've been assuming "must be" true, but it seems worthy of asking s...

Yup, the green weenies have worked out well for me. I've had three of them so far, and only a problem with the one (a 350EXT) which was promptly replaced by Everlast at no charge to me. How far were you into your ownership when you made the warranty claim? Not to diverge from the topic much, but it...

Wow. Alright, interesting story. To speak openly I've dealt with Mark in the past too. He did seem a bit gruff when I spoke with him by phone. I was attempting to get an answer regarding the amperage value for the circuit breaker that I planned on using for my 275p. He was squirrely, didn't want to ...

You said you were thinking about getting a 255EXT. I have one that is just 2 years old. About six months ago, it started acting up on AC. I called NEVERLAST for help getting it fixed. They made up a bunch of poor excuses, blamed it all on me, then refused to fix it. I will NEVER buy anything from t...

Good to know, because a lot of beginners just dive right into the actual project on their very first attempt, and 5min later are posting a thread about "what am I doing wrong?" :lol: We need more Texans here so we can get a weld-o-rama going sometime in the future! I'm way down south, I'm...

Since you've never held a TIG torch, here's to a rude awakening when welding < 1/16". :) May you have lots and lots of scrap practice before. Oh and I have a roll of 0.023" silicon bronze mig wire if you'd like to take it off my hands. Hey Oscar (and fellow TEXAN), Oh sure, I have more pa...

My original post was to use SilBr entirely, not switch back to ER70 for welding. That’s the only misunderstanding. You can get SilBr wire for your MIG too. Same principle: tack with spacers. Weld with pulse (if available). No, you can’t then weld the entire panel straight away because even with SB,...

Hi cj737- Ok then, thank you for the reply. I wasn't aware that Jody doesn't have a presence on the forum. Interesting. That said, I'm open to advice from anyone regarding TIG, as I have only theoretical knowledge at present. 'Never actually held a torch. Yeah, cracking and penetration were at the t...

Hi Jodi- Jerry here. :D I am a subscriber to your YouTube channel (for years actually) and bought a few products over that time from weldmonger.com. Just registered for the forum tonight because I have a couple of questions that I would like to ask. This seemed like the best place to do that given t...