Video demonstrations

[jericho777]

Congratulations on the making of a great site. I would like to suggest having video demonstrations on how to setup and weld with your welders. Please show what the knobs do and how they effect your weld. Both the online and print manuals are a little lacking. I'm sure there are a lot of people looking to buy that may be intimidated or unsure with all the settings. I’m a visual learner so a picture is worth a thousand words. I still love my welder and am having great fun with it. I’ve done some small projects and am very satisfied with it. Also I enjoy your “Welding articles from Professionals (knowledge database) section“. Keep them coming.

[performance]

Jericho,

Its already in the works. We have some updates to our product line soon to be delivered and want to include them in it. So please bare with us for a month or so. We'll be opening up a revamped, cooler website soon. We're working the bugs out of it and trying to make it user friendly. We are trying to make a seamless transition, so that all will go smoothly.

The intention is to have a weekly or monthly series of videos ranging from simple operation to advanced welding techniques. There is a limitless list of subject matter that can be mined. There won't be a lot of thrills for now, but good meaty how-to sessions.
But since you bring it up, I am going to open it up to public debate. What would you like to see up first?

[jericho777]

Jericho,

Its already in the works. We have some updates to our product line soon to be delivered and want to include them in it. So please bare with us for a month or so. We'll be opening up a revamped, cooler website soon. We're working the bugs out of it and trying to make it user friendly. We are trying to make a seamless transition, so that all will go smoothly.

The intention is to have a weekly or monthly series of videos ranging from simple operation to advanced welding techniques. There is a limitless list of subject matter that can be mined. There won't be a lot of thrills for now, but good meaty how-to sessions.
But since you bring it up, I am going to open it up to public debate. What would you like to see up first?

I'm looking forward to it. Maybe a general explaination of the knobs and how they effect the weld. What knob(s) are used for each of the weld / cutting modes. PS I've gotten a lot of positive comments when I show people my welder. Not all are welders but think the price is exceptional for the quality and features this machine has. And might I say a little GREEN with envy, pun intended. My father in law said it was a real nice one and especially liked the color too! He's a HARD person to impress or please. So keep up the good work

[everlastsupport]

I video of that might be coming, did you look at the online manual. I know we covered the knobs in the onlline manuals. That should help for now.

[jericho777]

I looked at the online manual but it is kind of vague. I can weld OK but feel like I'm not taking full advantage of all the features my machine has to offer.
I'm sure there are a lot of new and inexperienced welders who are owners of your products. Plus if someone is looking to purchase one of your units and they feel intimidated they may opt for another unit where they feel more comfortable. Especially if they feel they will not have any easily accessible welding knowledge support.
I would like to see someone demonstrate the relationship of the knobs and how they affect the weld process. I know in another post on this site there was a discussion about letting people figure out what the knobs do for themselves because they would be better welders for it. I disagree because I would like a solid foundation first then I could build upon that knowledge.
I don't have time to reinvent welding. I just would like to see someone who is an experienced welder show ie the proper way to pulse on steel and aluminum, proper material prep, what knobs are used and not used for a specific process Ac vs DC etc, etc.
You have exceptional products and it would be a shame if you don't help and educate your customers. They can be your best advertisement. I for one can't say enough about my welder.

[cabletech]

I would like to see a video also.

I ordered some tig supplies from HTP this past week, and I had a 'what the heck' moment and ordered their video as well. It did an OK, but not great job going over their Invertig 201 and all of the controls on it. I'll admit my eyes started glazing over when he was pressing a button for 5 seconds until this blinked and then you could change this parameter, push the button again to go back to this and then hold your arm over your head and make choo-choo train noises... Lots of button pressing, turn a knob, press another button, go back... going on. As I've discussed with Oleg, I'm a knob kind of guy, that's one of the appeals of the 250EX to me. Reach over, grab knob, turn, change parameter. No wandering through menus to find what you want.

Anyhow, the HTP video focused on the impact of AC frequency on tig welding pretty well, but it didn't demo some of the other parameters (can't remember them all right now, but there were some that they just brushed over and didn't really show "this is what happens when you change it"). It was a little over an hour long, but at least 10 minutes of it was just filler logo/music type stuff, it seemed.

Any word on when the 250EX will be back in stock? This week I got almost 30 lbs of various filler, several different sizes of lanthanated tungstens, a trip to the LWS for gas is planned soon (my mig is almost out of 75/25)... And I have no tig welder. Woe is me. And fortunately for you guys, no Dynasty 300DX has fallen from the sky in to my lap either.