TIG machine comparison - Miller vs. ESAB
Ian
I am looking at buying a TIG machine for doing lighter work on steel and
aluminum around my shop. I've looked at the Miller 180 SD and the ESAB 161
and was hoping someone could lend me their opinion of the pros and cons of
each. The ESAB has a huge weight advantage, as it uses inverter technology,
but I wonder if I'd be giving up anything for that weight reduction...
Any opinions would be welcomed.
Ian
--
Mens agitat molem...
--
Mens agitat molem...
J. Eric Townsend
> aluminum around my shop. I've looked at the Miller 180 SD and the ESAB 161
I don't know anything about the ESAB, but I have the 180SD and like it
quite a bit. The runner variant, with wheels and a handle is more
than worth the few extra bucks.
--
J. Eric Townsend
buy some stickers: http://www.spies.com/jet/store.html
so my artcar can go to burningman: http://www.spies.com/jet/artcar.html
JAMES R BLOOMFIELD
support for parts ,supplies is helpful with regard to what you buy also.The
guys at the local shop recommended the 180 for what I planned to do.
"J. Eric Townsend" <j...@spies.com> wrote in message
news:xodlma9...@spies.com...
Ernie Leimkuhler
wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am looking at buying a TIG machine for doing lighter work on steel and
> aluminum around my shop. I've looked at the Miller 180 SD and the ESAB 161
> and was hoping someone could lend me their opinion of the pros and cons of
> each. The ESAB has a huge weight advantage, as it uses inverter technology,
> but I wonder if I'd be giving up anything for that weight reduction...
>
> Any opinions would be welcomed.
>
Miller good
ESAB bad.
--
--
There are only two kinds of food: good and bad.
Also, all of life's big problems include the words "indictment" or "inoperable."
Everything else is small stuff.
Alton Brown, Host of Food TV's Good Eats.
TSJABS
and run fast, they are definitely not your friend. A local welding shop
recently got rid of their ESAB dealership, they told me that was the most
embarrasing brand of anything they had ever sold. They always knew if someone
bought ESAB they were going to be back with problems and ESAB wants nothing to
do with customer support.
If I were buying any welding equiptment I would certainly look hard at
Lincoln. The Miller/Hobart line has really went cheasy these days. Lincoln has
better customer service .
I have a Linde(which is now ESAB) Migmaster 250 welder, that I bought from
the local dealer. From day one it had given me problems welding properly.
Welder output was normal, wire feeding was smooth and you could feed the wire
thru the hose by hand. Problem was when you started to weld it would do fine
for maybe one inch of weld and then burn back into the tip. After sitting in
basically new condition for about 7 years I pulled it out and started fiddling
with it again. I ended up figuring out that regular steel had been used for
the hardware that holds on the 40lbs wire spool. When the welder was
energized the wire acted like a electromagnent and would tighten the drag
ajustment screw. With the welder output disconnected it would not do this. My
solution was to put stainless hardware on the shaft and double nut to stop any
creep. I am happy to say my Linde now welds like a champ.
tim
Ted Edwards
know about their waranty service since I've never had a spot of trouble
with it (other than operator error). Any time I phoned their tech
support, they were very helpful.
Ted
Ian
the pros of Miller and the cons of ESAB, I'm going with the Miller 180SD Tig
Runner. I chose Miller over Lincoln mostly because they have a higher duty
cycle than Lincoln at the most usable amp ranges...
Regards,
Ian
--
Mens agitat molem...
"JAMES R BLOOMFIELD" <jimmybloom...@prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:x9BH8.2837$IU4.79...@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com...