Hey guy's I'm looking to buy a new tig welder, the one at my work is too much of welder to do smaller aluminum parts that I want to do. I'm looking at the Miller Dynasty 200 or is anything out there similiar? Let me know, thanks...

 

I've been looking at the Miller Dynasty 200 for years now. There are several post debating the 200, but I'll have to dig for them. I have not heard any bad things about it.
I am actually considering the Diversion 165 for over 1/2 the cost. The downside is it gives you 0 refinement control. May be good for playing around and some home garage projects, but it does have severe limitations.

 

Dynasty or if you dont' want to spend the $$ TA185

 

I have owned both a Miller Dynasty 200 and a Thermal Arc 185. I now own an HTP Invertig 201. I really can't decide which machine is better. I have never managed to exceed the capabilities of any of the machines.

I can tell you that my least favorite one is the Miller Dynasty, but that's not because of the way it performs. There's no doubt that it's a great welder, but it's not a great value. It's $1000 more than the other two welders and offers essentially the same things. If I were to buy another welder, I'd get another HTP.

I hope this helps.

 

Dynasty 200 DX ftw, its a great machine, has no problem welding thick cnc machined intake flanges and anything of the sort, great a/c control, awesome machine at very low amperage(5-15 amps), guess it depends on the material thickness that you most commonly use, good luck

 

I've had a Dynasty 200 for almost 6 months and I F-ing love the thing. No issues what so ever, hopefully it stays that way.

If you debating between the 2 you need to decide how thick of material you plan to weld. If you get the 350 its likely that you'll never ever ever need to upgrade. The cost is a substantial amount more though. If you don't plan to do anything super thick I'd save the money and get the 200. The price difference is pretty large. You may wanna wait around to see if Miller has any intentions on releasing a Dynasty 250-275, that would be perfect..

 

I spent a awhile looking at different machines and I put in my order for a Dynasty 200dx earlier today. I cant wait to start playing with it. Though it is pricey I think this machine will pay for itself over the years.

 

Hey guys,

I use big old school 3 phase miller rigs at work (Watercooled synchrowave 350LX is my beast)

I've been looking for a while to get a dynasty 200dx, How close would I get to exceeding what I can weld with this compared to the 3ph one? (I can goto 400amps)

I can only run single phase here (I'm in new zealand btw)

Obviously the 200dx can only goto 200 amps, but i've "heard" that the inverters handle thick material better..

confirm/deny?

$9200 inc gst (tax) for a complete setup (200dx, coolermate 3, regulator, torch, pedal)

 

I own a dynasty 350, had the syn 200 before that, and use 200's off and on teaching at the college. If I had to do it again, I'd look very hard at the Lincoln Invertec 310. Much lighter and smaller than the 350, but way more capable than the 200. I've used that machine for many hours in the Applied Research program.
Unless you do alot of aluminum, 350 is not needed over the 200.

 

thats why im picking up my dynasty 350 this weekend over my syncrowave 200 :D

 

whats with everyone so obsessed with Dynasty's
i used a 300dx haha

but lincoln also has a really nice inverter that competes, Invertec 310? anyone even hear of that?

 

Assuming the Diversion 165 is kind of out of the running for a hobbyist with a penchant for aluminum stuff, this HTP 201 is really an interesting option at around $2400, although I'm not sure where the Thermal Arc falls in the whole spectrum of stuff.

Any more thoughts form people who have used all of the above? It's nice to hear from the people who really love Miller or Lincoln, but sometimes it really seems like those people are not willing or able to consider another brand, and therefore might not be very objective on the whole thing, true?