The Primeweld arrived while I was on vacation. A welcome surprise indeed! Will be setting up over the next couple days. I have a lot of questions already.

I've decided on the Primeweld. Order placed.

I keep coming back to this machine. The cash saved allows me to buy the other required items.

Poland308 wrote:Well now that you’ve narrowed down your line of sight, I’d say even a miller Maxstar 210 with high freq might fall in your list.

Not out of the question. Cry once.

San Diego, CA The reason I asked is you had the Everlast i-Tig 200T on your list. I have an i-Tig 201, a very similar machine but not 6010 capable. I honestly haven't run it, was going to try this weekend. Mine is very lightly used, has all the original accessories, plus the Nova pedal I bought. I ...

San Diego, CA The reason I asked is you had the Everlast i-Tig 200T on your list. I have an i-Tig 201, a very similar machine but not 6010 capable. I honestly haven't run it, was going to try this weekend. Mine is very lightly used, has all the original accessories, plus the Nova pedal I bought. I ...

Ron, Where are you located at? San Diego, CA HF is really only required for AC capable TIG. I’ve welded thousands of miles of stainless and carbon with Lift Arc. Almost every pipeline welded I know that puts in a TIG root does as well. If you want to become a really competent TIG welder, start ther...

Poland308 wrote:Well now that you’ve narrowed down your line of sight, I’d say even a miller Maxstar 210 with high freq might fall in your list.

Sounds good but the price is beyond my reach.

Okay. I'm not going the multi-process routeI'm going dedicated DC Tig. My friends loaning me his Mig. He usually Tigs. Help me choose or add to my list of choices: Miller Maxstar 161 STL TIG Welder (recommended by Poland308) Maxstar® STR 210 120-480 V (sell stuff) ESAB 201i (HF Start) Customer servi...

Yes high frequency is worth it. As a beginner it will help with your arc starts. Not necessary but definitely valuable. Thanks! My next question for HF start... can it really interfere with any electronics or electrical signals running through the house when in use? Bluetooth signals, WiFi router?

As Oscar said, within your budget an AC/DC or high frequency start multiprocess machine is simply out of your range if you go red, blue or yellow. There are certain Everlast machines in the 1k-2k range with high frequency start TIG but without AC, however their customer service has earned a bad rep...

Roncruiser, Since you didn't explicitly state you only wanted a DC MIG/TIG welder I did assume you wanted to do aluminum because you mentioned your friend's work. So that was an incorrect assumption on my part. In that case, with only needing DC, that opens up a lot of possibilities. The main limit...

the simple problem with a lot of the cheaper multi process machines (mig/tig) is the tig side usually sucks. not many around that have tig with all the good functions and they tend to be expensive. i think everlast make a good one. but otherwise its easier to buy two separate machines. then you can...

I'm relatively new to the forum and I'm in the market for Mig/Tig welder. At my friends auto shop I did a lot stick welding with an Everlast PowerArc 200ST. Built myself a squat rack out of 11 gauge 3" x 3" steel square tubing for the stands and 1/4 steel plate for the feet. Just one of ma...

Poland308 wrote:Welcome.

Thanks! I'm happy to lurk around and learn a lot. I'm looking for new welding machine. Will be asking questions soon.

I found the videos on Youtube to be very helpful. Some of the furniture I had planned to purchase, I found out I can make myself saving tons of cash. Just need to learn how to MIG, TIG, Stick weld steel square tubing. Meaning the welds need to be good enough for living room furniture. I don't know i...