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    Here is my full review of the product.

    First of all , I bought this welder because it was portable and 110v capacity and now it have been sold and I m looking for another option. So here is my review of this product

    positive:
    110v/220v
    ibgt
    smaw/tig
    gas solenoid
    ready to use ( need argon and consumable tungsten and welding rod)
    good quality wip
    small size
    weigth
    run smooth on 7018 and tig
    the price if you compare with high end like miller or lincoln
    come with a carry case (but it might not be offer later)
    atractive look

    Negative
    gas inlet to long and need use of a collar
    ground work tiny
    low ocv and unknow, (open circuit voltage) not able to weld 6011 properly ( I m a high pressure and 6011 rod come second as my favorite rod)
    pedal reostat to sensitive
    sticky a litle bit because of low ocv and unknow???
    price high if you compare with other rebadge chinese welder
    The website is a piece of crap with bad information or missing information . The less you know , the more they sell ( you have to run trought US website and Canada website and they don t say the same)
    duty cycle low compare with miller but good if you compare with other rebadge chinese welder
    warranty , In US, it is 5 years but in Canada it is 3 years only. WHY? (raciste lol joke)
    They offer a refund of 1 month ( this is a Canadian law) but you have to pay for restocking (ALLO :S ) and you need the origninal cardboard box
    most review on this welder have been made by personne who never have weld in the past so how they know if it is a good welder? It s like a children with is first scooter and say that it goes like a car!!! Yes it carry you to your destination but this is not like a car.
    Youtube comparaison vs miller by (welding tips) are a waste of time as they only show you what they can do , not what the can 't do !!!


    would I recomand to any personne ???
    Yes, as long as they take the time to reed my post to see the negative side and positive side . Overhaul it is a good portable welder , the price is not that bad, it run smooth but Can'T weld 6011 rod. (maybe mine was defective) For the time I use it , I was impress for what it was able to do but deceptive on other aspect . Remember , This is not a Miller quality !!!

    Is it a miller killer?
    No way !!!this is only a chinese competitor .

    Would I buy again from everlast???
    Yes , maybe the micro tig 185 ( who have try it with 6011 rod on ac and dc? what was your result?)

    Did I was happy with it?
    Yes !!!

    If everlast crew read this review , you should update your website


    Thank you and I wish you understand that I try to be fair in my review even if you see more negative side in it.


    Francis

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    Quote Originally Posted by daoust View Post
    Here is my full review of the product.

    First of all , I bought this welder because it was portable and 110v capacity and now it have been sold and I m looking for another option. So here is my review of this product

    positive:
    110v/220v
    ibgt
    smaw/tig
    gas solenoid
    ready to use ( need argon and consumable tungsten and welding rod)
    good quality wip
    small size
    weigth
    run smooth on 7018 and tig
    the price if you compare with high end like miller or lincoln
    come with a carry case (but it might not be offer later)
    atractive look

    Negative
    gas inlet to long and need use of a collar
    ground work tiny
    low ocv and unknow, (open circuit voltage) not able to weld 6011 properly ( I m a high pressure and 6011 rod come second as my favorite rod)
    pedal reostat to sensitive
    sticky a litle bit because of low ocv and unknow???
    price high if you compare with other rebadge chinese welder
    The website is a piece of crap with bad information or missing information . The less you know , the more they sell ( you have to run trought US website and Canada website and they don t say the same)
    duty cycle low compare with miller but good if you compare with other rebadge chinese welder
    warranty , In US, it is 5 years but in Canada it is 3 years only. WHY? (raciste lol joke)
    They offer a refund of 1 month ( this is a Canadian law) but you have to pay for restocking (ALLO :S ) and you need the origninal cardboard box
    most review on this welder have been made by personne who never have weld in the past so how they know if it is a good welder? It s like a children with is first scooter and say that it goes like a car!!! Yes it carry you to your destination but this is not like a car.
    Youtube comparaison vs miller by (welding tips) are a waste of time as they only show you what they can do , not what the can 't do !!!


    would I recomand to any personne ???
    Yes, as long as they take the time to reed my post to see the negative side and positive side . Overhaul it is a good portable welder , the price is not that bad, it run smooth but Can'T weld 6011 rod. (maybe mine was defective) For the time I use it , I was impress for what it was able to do but deceptive on other aspect . Remember , This is not a Miller quality !!!

    Is it a miller killer?
    No way !!!this is only a chinese competitor .

    Would I buy again from everlast???
    Yes , maybe the micro tig 185 ( who have try it with 6011 rod on ac and dc? what was your result?)

    Did I was happy with it?
    Yes !!!

    If everlast crew read this review , you should update your website


    Thank you and I wish you understand that I try to be fair in my review even if you see more negative side in it.


    Francis
    New site should be up shortly , If you in Canada then you should of seen new PA200ST model available on there site for past 4 months. Looks like you ordered the wrong welder for your professional needs

    question for you .. are you from Québec ?
    Oleg Gladshteyn
    Phone: 650 588 8082 / 877 755 WELD
    Cell: 415 613 6664 ONLY IF YOU REALLY NEED IT
    Email: oleg@everlastwelders.com
    Website www.everlastgenerators.com

    www.linkedin.com/pub/oleg-gladshteyn/48/b08/875

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    Personally, I didn't find half of the negative's on your list to be true in my experience with this welder. In my opinion there is nothing wrong with the price, considering anything close to this machine in a Miller or Lincoln (with High freq., a gas solenoid, and a foot pedal) costs well over $1000.00 and doesn't have the 5 year warranty. I don't put Everlast welders in the same rank as the other Chinese welders, as I feel they are in a class all their own.

    As for what it can and can't do, I didn't see, read, or hear anything that said I could weld numerous 22 gauge patch panels into my car, or heavy plate together (up to 1" thick) for homemade tooling using this machine (nor would I expect the arc to be smooth and stable enough), but I did both with no problem using the TIG function. I've done the same using the stick function on heavy material as well, and I compare it's performance to the high end welders with few exceptions. Anyone with enough experience welding will know that you can't weld aluminum, magnesium, etc. with it, but it's not terribly limited in what it can't do otherwise. I do think you hit a lot of the positive notes square on the head though, and I have to agree with most of those.

    Hopefully your next welder purchase will satisfy you better. Good luck shopping!
    Andy
    New Everlast PowerTig 250EX that is begging for me to come up with a few welding projects so it can stretch it's legs. Did someone say aluminum???

    MISC. TOOLS:
    Atlas 618 lathe
    Milwaukee Porta Band with custom made stand
    Dewalt 4-1/2" angle grinder
    Dewalt 14" chop saw

    Strong Hand Nomad portable table
    Juki sewing machine I've had for years (yes I know sewing is for girls)

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    Quote Originally Posted by youngnstudly View Post
    Personally, I didn't find half of the negative's on your list to be true in my experience with this welder.

    I put 12 negatives point about the welder and publicity around it (as you read if you read they are not that bad point but they are negative) . So there must be aroud 6 point that you don t agre! What are they?

    As for what it can and can't do, I didn't see, read, or hear anything that said I could weld numerous 22 gauge patch panels into my car, or heavy plate together (up to 1" thick) for homemade tooling using this machine (nor would I expect the arc to be smooth and stable enough), but I did both with no problem using the TIG function. I've done the same using the stick function on heavy material as well, and I compare it's performance to the high end welders with few exceptions. Anyone with enough experience welding will know that you can't weld aluminum, magnesium, etc. with it, but it's not terribly limited in what it can't do otherwise. I do think you hit a lot of the positive notes square on the head though, and I have to agree with most of those.

    Hopefully your next welder purchase will satisfy you better. Good luck shopping!
    For your information , any welder can weld thick material as long as you preheat the piece before there is no problem.
    For aluminium welding , you are wrong there . I have succefuly weld a can coke in dcep mode , you have to take a bigger tungsten than the piece you are welding , keep it close and you can run a beds no probleme , but you need the good tungsten. On a generator machine a thoriated 2/100 are good on the inverter machine , I belive lantanium is the best . You will have alot of cleaning. I forget to take picture to show you but I know you can do it by yourself. On the dcen , you can weld thick alluminium as long as you use alot of helium and a good manual cleaning.

    And you say 5 years waranty , this is only in us . In Canada , it is 3 years but this is good anyway

    Oleg , yes I m from Quebec! You just sugest me the pa200 , and in the website it say that the I-tig 200 is good for 6011 . Do you recomand this welder for 6011? The micro tig 185 is a ac and dc . Did you try 6011 rod in ac mod? as it was made for the ac box that can t run 6010

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    Quote Originally Posted by daoust View Post
    For your information , any welder can weld thick material as long as you preheat the piece before there is no problem.
    For aluminium welding , you are wrong there . I have succefuly weld a can coke in dcep mode , you have to take a bigger tungsten than the piece you are welding , keep it close and you can run a beds no probleme , but you need the good tungsten. On a generator machine a thoriated 2/100 are good on the inverter machine , I belive lantanium is the best . You will have alot of cleaning. I forget to take picture to show you but I know you can do it by yourself. On the dcen , you can weld thick alluminium as long as you use alot of helium and a good manual cleaning.

    And you say 5 years waranty , this is only in us . In Canada , it is 3 years but this is good anyway

    Oleg , yes I m from Quebec! You just sugest me the pa200 , and in the website it say that the I-tig 200 is good for 6011 . Do you recomand this welder for 6011? The micro tig 185 is a ac and dc . Did you try 6011 rod in ac mod? as it was made for the ac box that can t run 6010
    I can weld most any of the thick material without using preheat, granted I'm not welding 10' sections of it in solid plate form (but nobody assumed I was anyways!). While you are correct that it IS possible to tig weld in DCEN for aluminum, it certainly isn't standard procedure, and many advise against it or won't even consider doing it. If you thought you were going to be able to spend $500 on this unit and tig weld aluminum all day, achieving the most beautiful beads ever, I can see why you're disappointed in this welder. I can't even get helium in my area, and even if I could, 160 amp DC only machine won't weld the thick castings and projects that I have an interest in welding. It doesn't matter if you preheat to the moon, that welder simply won't weld it!

    Isn't a 3 year warranty standard for most other brands of welder, including the big name brands?

    Good luck with your next purchase!
    Andy
    New Everlast PowerTig 250EX that is begging for me to come up with a few welding projects so it can stretch it's legs. Did someone say aluminum???

    MISC. TOOLS:
    Atlas 618 lathe
    Milwaukee Porta Band with custom made stand
    Dewalt 4-1/2" angle grinder
    Dewalt 14" chop saw

    Strong Hand Nomad portable table
    Juki sewing machine I've had for years (yes I know sewing is for girls)

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    Quote Originally Posted by youngnstudly View Post
    I can weld most any of the thick material without using preheat, granted I'm not welding 10' sections of it in solid plate form (but nobody assumed I was anyways!). While you are correct that it IS possible to tig weld in DCEN for aluminum, it certainly isn't standard procedure, and many advise against it or won't even consider doing it. If you thought you were going to be able to spend $500 on this unit and tig weld aluminum all day, achieving the most beautiful beads ever, I can see why you're disappointed in this welder. I can't even get helium in my area, and even if I could, 160 amp DC only machine won't weld the thick castings and projects that I have an interest in welding. It doesn't matter if you preheat to the moon, that welder simply won't weld it!

    Isn't a 3 year warranty standard for most other brands of welder, including the big name brands?

    Good luck with your next purchase!


    No you are all wrong about that I m disapointed about this welder !!! I like this welder and I say I will recomand this welder ( read my review please) . The fact that I point more negative than positive is because no one talk about them . I never talk about about welding aluminium with it !!! I told you that you can and I have done some with it !


    and yes you have to preheat to weld anything past some thickness ( it will vary with the size of the piece) because you can t put enought heat to those pièces and it will cold down to fast ( any welder machine this is physic law)

    The aluminium in DCEP (reverse polarity ) need less heat or amps to weld aluminum than ac current, with dc current and a helium ( you need the helium heat to break the aluminize oxyde ) you can do nice thickness . and by the way sometime it is recomanded over ac welding on Thick alluminium. If you like this subject , you can research about heliarc and you can buy some book by Richard Finch that I recomand to everybody and also Professional welder.

    Thank you for the interest you put in my review


    Performance : You say that all welder have probleme with different kind of 6011 , this is not true . The maxstar 150 rated at 90 ocv can run any kind of 6011 rod . If you have to try different kind of rod to figure out wich one works , I prefer to say that It is not good for 6011 rod . I talk to Duncan about this matter and he told me that it is not recomanded to weld 6011 rod . In my negative point I say that it can t weld 6011 rod properly If you crank amps you will get better results , but this is not the way to do .

    I never say that only amateur that bought your welder but I say MOST OF THE REVIEW are made by persone who never weld in the past Please take the time to read!!!

    I know how to work my stick out , I m a profesional welder , I do x ray test on the pipeline

    And the 6011 rod was created later than the 6010 rod because most personne bougth ac boz boxe and they have trouble to weld them , I know it works fine in dc because I use it in dc all the time!


    Thank you to inform me that all your welder only weld in dc mode with the smaw


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