<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ross1459 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

"my dinosaur econotig" </TD></TR></TABLE>

HEE HEE I have the same welder, and it is a dinosaur, the thing ways like 140 lbs.

Rob

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rjardy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

HEE HEE I have the same welder, and it is a dinosaur, the thing ways like 140 lbs.

Rob</TD></TR></TABLE>

seriously! i had to carry that bitch up from my van! but it serves me well, so i love it!

 

I have the miller 180 also.. I really liked the inverter tig that htp has.. its 100% duty cycle 200amp and uses something like 25amps. It was very nice.. But.. I got my miller onsale for $1200 since the new model was coming out and they wanted $1900 for the htp unit. Hobart makes a pretty nice TIG welder that is fairly inexpensive.. I think $1100ish.

 

Thats my problem. I'm seriously thinking about the new syncro 180 or the dynasty 200dx. The 180 is great for the price but I really like the pulsing capability, portability, and flexibility of the dynasty.

 

I don't mean to be a bandwagoneer but outside of the miller camp is the thermal arc 185 tsw. Haven't heard a bad thing about it yet. I like mine. Similar output and features to the dynasty 200 dx. 1800 ready to tig.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rjardy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

HEE HEE I have the same welder, and it is a dinosaur, the thing ways like 140 lbs.

Rob</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hahaha...140 lbs? That thing is a lightweight. The Miller Dialarc that I just bought weighs 450 lbs. My buddy's Lincoln Idealarc weighs over 1000 lbs. He moves it with a forklift. Lots of copper in the older TIG machines.

Sonny

 

GEEEZ sonny, I thought it was a monster. Are these industrial machines? sounds like it most be, 450 pounds of tig..i can only imagine............


Rob

 

lol....my inverter TIG only weighs 35-40lbs i hear the thermal arcs are good machines too....ive never had a problem with miller though

 

yea my Syncrowave 300 weighs an easy 450-500 lbs. I DONT move it.

 

you cant evan build a cart for thatthing, I mean you could but sheeesh, thats heavy. On a different note.. what are the main advantages in going to something like the syncrowave, over my econotig? I can weld ac/dc (aluminum) I know that the circitry is diferent, its all computerized and what not...


Rob