Chinese Tig Welder Review

"Not all Chinese products are junk....although many are!..one Reader has been using Riland Welders with great results "

Previously, there was a video posted here of one irate and disgruntled customer who took out his frustrations on a chinese made welding machine with a sledgehammer.

The company was trying hard to satisfy him and they must have been successful in getting him to remove the video.

If they made it right, they deserve to have the negative video removed. And if they refused, they deserved for the world to see.

That video was much more entertaining than this one but it sure wasn’t helping the welding machine company much.

The one good thing that came from people seeing a guy beat the pi$$ out of a Chinese made welder is that is got a lot of response from both sides of the fence.

Some readers insisted all chinese made welders were junk, but some were more open minded.

One response I found particularly interesting was from a guy who said he really did his homework on Chinese made welders and settled on a brand called Riland.

Basically what he says is that he would love to own all Millers or Lincoln but simply could not afford it.

Being able to expand his line of welding equipment by purchasing welders at one third the cost of name brand units made his welding business more capable.

Political arguments aside, its hard to argue with a guy who is just trying to make a living.

A 160 amp AC/DC tig welder combination plasma cutter/combination stick welder, all for about 7-800 bucks?

I'll be honest, I have been tempted to try out one of these cheap Chinese tig welders. I am very curious about how they weld, but I am just not willing to gamble 800 bucks to find out.

I think that's the hook really. Everyone secretly wonders and even hopes that these welders might weld almost as good as a Miller or Lincoln for about one fourth the price.

It was advertised as "no frills" and it cost a whole bunch less than any of the other makes. The car looked fine on the showroom floor. People hoped that it would be like the VW beetle..just cheap basic transportation,..but dependable.

and then in about 2 years the only time the word YUGO was mentioned was in the punchline of a joke....

But what about Hyundai? they weren't taken very seriously at first. But now, they are supposed to have good safety and quality ratings. Could it be that Longevity tig welders are continuously improving?...you know Kaizen!!

Seriously, We have all seen these Chinese Tig Welders on Ebay and other places. They are the subject of lots of chatter on the welding forums and 4 wheel drive enthusiast forums. The Chatter usually ends up in a "Buy American" debate and the debate never really resolves.

We as Americans have come to expect really Cheap goods AND a good standard of living.

In the meantime, it would be great if we could get past all the buy American banter. I mean seriously, things have drifted so far that to suggest we buy only American made products is almost being hypocritical.

Even the staunchest union man with a "buy American" bumper sticker on his Chevy truck owns plenty of Chinese products.

So here is what I really want to know...Any of you reading this have any experience with Chinese made tig welders?

What is your take on this?

The Chinese don't have to pay for Labor Union retirements
As our unions drag us deeper and deeper into mediocrity, the Chinese are able to produce a welder that can compete with the US stuff (at least for the ...

Chinese Welders
First off let me say i,m not a professional welder by any means.I owned a Heavyhaul Trucking business for 35 years.This brought me to get into the welding ...

GUY FED UP WITH "BUY MILLER OR LINCOLN"
Just a quick note to the guys who say "BUY MILLER OR LINCOLN"

If you havent used a chinese unit how can you say dont buy it or give advise on it ?

You ...

There are plenty of American made welders that are superior in every way... by Mr.Michael Stimac
I feel as an American you should be ashamed for wanting to buy a Chinese product just to save a buck.

There are plenty of American made welders that ...

chinese made welding machines
When you take off the cover, you really have to wonder whey there is such a price difference between Millers Dyansty ,Lincolns invertec, and Chinese made ...

No Homework No Reason To Complain...
The issue with many, such as this fellow, is the simple fact they didn't take the time to do some homework & research.

Not all Chinese products are ...

Hobbyist/work on boats
Just bought a Everlast 225 LX AC/DC TIG.

Just set it up tonite and hopefully do some practice tomorrow. I have limited experience and probably not the ...

Nathan Fritz Not rated yet
Not about the Chinese Welder, but thought you might like to know that I recently purchased a Miller 252 and picked up a spool of Harris .023 wire at the ...

Springer Not rated yet
My exposure to chinese welding products is this:
Order a mutiprocess welder, waited nearly 2 months for it to arrive. Plasma cutting was amazing, tig ...

Large transformer based welders are dinosoaurs Not rated yet
The reason I bought Chinese is because they are modern and reasonably priced, not costly reproductions of outdated designs.

case in point: Would you ...

Jeremy Warren Not rated yet
Hey Jody. As always thanks for the site.

Had to answer this as I'm probably in a pretty good position to know some facts! As mentioned before I live ...

I am very interest Not rated yet
I am jewelry designer like to use different metal, the latest is aluminum, I like to learn how to solder aluminum rings so I make different shapes with ...

Hobbyist/work on boats Not rated yet
I've had the Everlast 225 LX AC/DC tig for a week. Never did any aluminum TIGing before and not that much TIGing in general. Trial and error and I'm laying ...

tig from china Not rated yet
I have a Chinese plasma cutter purchased form ebay and is very good >now I purchased a tig welding machine from alibaba... another chinese product

and ...

Chinese welders are ok but not for production in my opinion. Not rated yet
I bought a welder from harbor freight. it is an inverter tig and stick.
I have been using it for about 4 months now and it is stil going strong.

It ...

Chinese welders Not rated yet
I do not own one however, freddytk421 on Youtube has a FEW good chinese welder vids posted on Youtube.

Try www.youtube/freddytk421

Take Care,

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my miller maxstar is a star! Not rated yet
My Miller Maxstar 140 is in its 9th year now.

the only problem i have ever had was the fan @ 2years and that was replaced under warranty.

It has ...

wasted 200 bucks on chinese welder Not rated yet
bought one from harbor freight,bad bad bad

mn welder Not rated yet
my take on it is i've bought some stuff that was a little shaky like a victor style type torch...

*does it work? yes

*does it do what its suposed ...

Riland Tig Welder...Superb Results & Satisfaction... Not rated yet
I posted my use of several Chinese welding units I own & use daily with superb results & satisfaction.

Again, homework of those selling these imports ...

New Review Videos from IKE the customer who beat up the machine in frustration Not rated yet
Hi Everyone,

We worked out the issues with Ike and are happy to finally make sure he is satisfied. Please review some of the videos he has recently ...

Mr Work Not rated yet
There are several products made for several customers.
May be I will buy some chinese product for hobby or small services. But if I´m honestly thinking ...

Longevity 200P owner Not rated yet
I bought a Longevity 200 P combo unit around a year and 8 months ago.

I'm a newbie to Tig, but I've got a Century mig and an old Lincoln Buzz Box AC ...

Gadget Not rated yet
I have a Longevity IGBT LS200PI and have been very pleased with the performance of the unit. I'm not a professional welder and as a hobby welder I couldn'...

Body Paint fab etc Not rated yet
I bought a Harbor-F TIG, to try out( the new big one(, 30 day return, figured if it was crap is was going back, spent a few hours with it, never TIG welded ...

Not buying the video Not rated yet
Doesn't exactly make sense, the guy buys a Chinese welder and then decides "If you want to keep America working buy American"? I would think someone with ...

Not buying the video Not rated yet
Doesn't exactly make sense, the guy buys a Chinese welder and then decides "If you want to keep America working buy American?". I would think someone with ...

Dynasty is too expensive Not rated yet
Not surprizing that china is selling lots of tig welders.

The miller dynasty 200dx is about 3 grand just for the machine. There aint no way that thing ...

I assume he doesnt like it......! Not rated yet
One would assume by his method of adjusting his welder he is slightly displeased with the quality maybe??

Ha ha 0 great video though - made me laugh ...

Evan Cowart Not rated yet
I have no idea on the welder, but I do have a chinese tractor and when it is working it does the job, but the quality is real poor and it breaks often....

Works for me. Not rated yet
I have a 200 amp DC tig plasma cutter from the same company as Ike's welder. So far I have had two minor problems. The power switch and fan needed to ...

Hassan Not rated yet
well I bought one of these about four months ago but the model is super200p 200Amp AC/DC Pulse 3in1 Tig welder Plasma CUTTER and ARC welding.

its working ...

Kiwi engineer Not rated yet
I bought a very similar welder (Chinese 160 amp Tig, Arc, Plasma) made by a company called rilon or rillon. Works perfectly, tig welds up to 10mm (3/8)...

Reviewthe welder.........smashing it doesn't mean a damn thing Not rated yet
This video is useless..it doesn't explain a thing other than some pissed off guy smashing the welder

American vs. Whoever Not rated yet
i've been welding with lincoln and miller welders for the last year at work, before that it was hobart, and i have even worked at a place that used the ...

chinese tig welder smashed Not rated yet
If I thought it would work ok, I would buy one.
The Miller Dynasty 200dx is overpriced. It has gone up about 1000 dollars since it came out. The arc ...

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