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Looking at a used Eastwood TIG 200 AC/DC fully loaded on craiglist. To clarify: I've been searching up and down trying to find a decent deal on an old school welder. The seller seems to keep dropping the price, so was going to try and talk him down to $600 with bottle, helmet and filler rod included. From what I've heard, if these aren't DOA they work pretty damn good. Anything in particular I should look out for?
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Just try the machine out.
Run lots of beads try out all the settings make sure everything works.
Sounds like a good deal to me.

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I sold mine for $400 or so. The power hose sucks. I highly recommend a superflex hose even for a hobbyist because the stock ones won't last for squat
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My son bought one of those machines about 6 months ago. He got the complete welder on a cart with a full bottle of argon from a shop which was closing for $500. I had to repair the foot pedal, simple adjustment, and I ran a lot of beads on both steel and aluminum. I was impressed with the machine. He has used it quite a bit in his automotive repair business and it has been a good machine. For the $400 - $500 range, sounds like a resonable deal.

Jim
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