| Have you seen the multi-process welding machine | | | | Welder that will also do plasma cutting and stick |
| that Longevity advertises? | | | | welding, advertised for around 750 dollars with all the |
| Maybe you have been thinking of buying one of | | | | accessories included. |
| these Chinese Tig Welders but you have been | | | | What? 750 dollars? That is like one fourth the cost |
| wondering if they are any good at all? | | | | of a Miller or Lincoln A/C DC tig welder. |
| The features of Longevity 160 amp multi-process | | | | So you start wondering to yourself, Is a Lincoln or |
| welders are kind of impressive: 160 amps, ability to | | | | Miller tig welder 4 times better? Am I paying for a |
| tig weld aluminum, can also be used as a plasma | | | | name? That's a lot of money for just a name. |
| cutter and stick welder...Wow! | | | | I spent the last several hours looking on internet |
| A good Miller, Lincoln, or Thermadyne Tig Welder | | | | forums, welding websites, and eBay feedback |
| Inverter will cost you well over 3000 dollars by the | | | | reports and guess what? The jury is still out on |
| time you get all the extra welding supplies you need | | | | Chinese Tig Welders. You can find good reviews, bad |
| like foot pedal, tig torch, flowmeter, ground clamp | | | | reviews, and mixed reviews on Chinese tig welders. |
| and all. | | | | A lot of the reviews I read were about how the |
| Longevity welders do not have some of the | | | | chinese tig welder arrived somewhat non-functional |
| advanced features like A/C waveshaping that the | | | | and damaged in shipment and that a customer phone |
| Miller Dynasty 200DX and The Lincoln Invertec v205t | | | | support call was all it took for the support team to |
| have, but the basic features actually are similar...and | | | | talk the buyer through fixing a loose connection. |
| you cant use the Miller or the Lincoln as a plasma | | | | And somehow, that was looked upon as a good |
| cutter. | | | | thing. |
| So it is very intriguing when you see a Chinese Tig | | | | |