Trigger Pulled

Jan 03, 2020 5 Replies

I finally broke down and bought a real TIG welder. The scratch-start HFT TIG was just a bit too sticky for me to like any more. Looking on Eastwood's site this Christmas, I saw their nice little TIG 200 machine and fell in love. $699 + $34 s/h. It arrived today and I'm happy to say that it's both larger and heavier than I had imagined. I'll play with it on 120v for now, while I grab a NEMA6-50 outlet.

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In past tube reviews some guys do not care for that toe operated foot pedal. I think a half measure might be to bolt it to a larger base plate, but the guys at Weld.com had a different solution. They made their own adapter for it so they can use it more like a full foot pedal instead of a toe pedal. That was a big complaint about AHP as well. They used to use the same type pedal as picture on the Eastwood link. My 2019 AHP came with a different pedal though. Its a more conventional full foot pedal.

Anyway... NICE NEW TOY! Congratulations.

On 1/4/2020 10:39 AM, Bob La Londe wrote: > On 1/2/2020 6:24 PM, Larry Jaques wrote: >> I finally broke down and bought a real TIG welder. The scratch-start >> HFT TIG was just a bit too sticky for me to like any more. Looking on >> Eastwood's site this Christmas, I saw their nice little TIG 200 >> machine and fell in love. $699 + $34 s/h. It arrived today and I'm >> happy to say that it's both larger and heavier than I had imagined. >> I'll play with it on 120v for now, while I grab a NEMA6-50 outlet. >>

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P.S. I almost bought that same welder, but AHP had a preorder special on AC/DC "pulse" rigs when he ran out of stock. The end of 2018. When his containers came in from China in early '19 he was almost sold out again.

She's a beaut. With the standard settings, I hold the torch switch down and she starts purring up a storm. Works great on 120v, and now I have the wire and outlet, so I'll swap that out and have a full 240v

30a circuit to crank 'er up.

using several everlast welders

powerarc 200 sti purchase date: 2018

power mts 211 si purchase date: 2017

very satisfied with these welders

Charl Feb 2, 2020

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