I figure that this warrants a separate thread, and in the TIG section for a reason. I want to take a moment to say to Gunner in somewhat of an "ambassador" type role, please stay with us. In my humble opinion, I would like to acknowledge that yes, you were offended by a member of this forum, and that, if the remarks said to you in defense of a problem with the EXT that you had are true (I wasn't on the phone listening to the conversation), it was inappropriate. Cutting people down gets a problem nowhere, especially not SOLVED. I sincerely hope that you can move beyond that and stay active on this forum as a contributing member. Your experience as a TIG welder is valuable to me and other members of this forum. I'm a lifelong stick and OA welder, and a relative newb to the TIG world, and TIG will be a big part of what I do for a living, but I need to learn.
If your advice points an inexperienced welder such as myself in the right direction on how to approach a weld on a structural component, like a motorcycle frame or rollcage made out of 4130, or even a trailer hitch, you could possibly save someone's LIFE. I wish that your needs could have been met in a more timely manner, but when you have a business to run, often plan "B" is the only option. I'm confident that the Everlast team will have all the issues that you and anyone else is having with the EXT resolved in the very near future, and I hope that you give Everlast another shot, whether it's another EXT, or one of their other products that will fill your needs. I just got a PowerPlasma70, and it's every bit as good as the Thermal Dynamics CutMaster 151 that I've been using up until this point, if not better. Good Luck, and keep posting the cool stuff that you've made. Maybe include how it was welded, amperage, tungsten size, etc. I promise you the haters will stop hating, or we'll gang up on them and chase them off to that other forum where haters love to do their thing! Thanks.