[smc1118]

Anyone know of affordable welding machines that's just as good as the name brands out there and is there a was to save on electric bill looking smaw, gmaw, fcaw, and tig machines thank you all also autodarkning hoods my jackson isn't cutting it no more is a flip open

[jwmacawful]

Anyone know of affordable welding machines that's just as good as the name brands out there and is there a was to save on electric bill looking smaw, gmaw, fcaw, and tig machines thank you all also autodarkning hoods my jackson isn't cutting it no more is a flip open

welcome. first look at the older posts cause i think maybe i heard that question once before. then look at the chinese machines like everlast.

[smc1118]

Anyone know of affordable welding machines that's just as good as the name brands out there and is there a was to save on electric bill looking smaw, gmaw, fcaw, and tig machines thank you all also autodarkning hoods my jackson isn't cutting it no more is a flip open

welcome. first look at the older posts cause i think maybe i heard that question once before. then look at the chinese machines like everlast.

Will do thanks

[Otto Nobedder]

Everlast has been getting some really good reviews, both for quality and customer service.

Have a look at page two of this topic on our TIG forum:

http://forum.weldingtipsandtricks.com/v ... f=5&t=3503

I've not used the machine myself, so can't speak personally, but from the reviews I've seen, were I looking for a machine, I'd do some serious research on the Everlast.

Steve S

[delraydella]

You should consider looking at used name brand welders, too. If you get one from a reputable supply place, you'll know it was kept in good working shape. You can get used name brands for 2/3rds to half of the cost of a new one. They might be a little bit banged up on the outside, but a brand new one is going to get that way soon anyways.

4 out of 5 of my welders were bought used and I've never had any problem with them.

Other Steve

[smc1118]

What about electric bill anyway cut that down

[delraydella]

A newer, more efficient machine would certainly use less power than the older ones. There's a way to approximate your costs to run the welder per hour, or any electrical thing for that matter.

Watts=Volts x Amps (W=VA). You'd have to average out the amperage draw just because the welder wouldn't be drawing the same amount during use and rest. Let's say you'd average 30 amps at 220 volts which would be 6600 watts or 6.6 kilowatts. Find out what your electric company charges for a kilowatt hour. Let's say they charge 25 cents per kilowatt hour, so 6.6 x .25=1.65, so it's costing you $1.65 per hour to run the welder.

If you can find out what the average or even peak amperage draw is on any machine, you can get a close approximation what it'll cost to run and go from there.


Other Steve

[smc1118]

A newer, more efficient machine would certainly use less power than the older ones. There's a way to approximate your costs to run the welder per hour, or any electrical thing for that matter.

Watts=Volts x Amps (W=VA). You'd have to average out the amperage draw just because the welder wouldn't be drawing the same amount during use and rest. Let's say you'd average 30 amps at 220 volts which would be 6600 watts or 6.6 kilowatts. Find out what your electric company charges for a kilowatt hour. Let's say they charge 25 cents per kilowatt hour, so 6.6 x .25=1.65, so it's costing you $1.65 per hour to run the welder.

If you can find out what the average or even peak amperage draw is on any machine, you can get a close approximation what it'll cost to run and go from there.


Other Steve

thanks

[smc1118]

Hey does anyone know of any websites for welding symbols or blueprint reading