Chinese Tig Welder Review

buy american 
buy american or go live in china

i buy anything i can with red white and blue on it on it i know where i live and work

you pay more for quality ...

Big tool user 
I spent three years looking for a TIG/stick welder and finally settled on a Chinese unit from Riland usa. I like to repair my own equipment and they were ...

Regarding "Buy American" 
America's economy was founded on Capitalism and its ability to amass wealth quickly. The paradox with the "buy American" movement is that it the concept ...

Mobilty Equipment Design 
Longevity-Inc 200DX TIG Runner
I have been researching Chinese AC/DC TIG welders for about a year, I finally decided on Longevity-Inc 200DX AC/DC Pulse ...

Many welders are gambles - even big name ones 
I had a Miller Econotig that died due to circuit board problems. It seems that the Econotig had that problem. In about six years I had maybe 50 hours on ...

Buying Chinese or an Imported TIG 
I must say that I had my reservations in regards to buying a tig welder manufactured in China. I did my homework, several hours spent researching forums,...

Everlast took a while to get it right but.... 
What I'm about to outline is my experience with Everlast over the course of the last year or so. I'll also give my take on the performance of the machine ...

GYS Chinese? 
I own a GYS arc/tig inverter welder, which until recently I thought was French but read somewhere on a forum that they're actually Chinese then sold as ...

up in the air 
Well I am the manager of a metal shop in a major art school.
I run Miller and Lincoln welders and plasma cutters. These machines are put through their ...

remain competitive or die 
In my opinion, "Buy American" eventually translates to "Screw America". Why - because every time you buy something that is anything other than the best ...

lotos plasma 
well first of jody forgive my grammer i wanna be a welder not a school teacher, anywho me and my old man (im curently 17) bout this cheap little lotos ...

120 amp arc welder, pretty good 
I receive a HF 120amp arc welder for Christmas and it works and performs flawlessly i used it to weld some old lawnmower blades together and it did it ...

Miller, Lincoln are you kidding? 
I am in the market for a TIG/Stick machine and considering an Everlast Powertig 250 EX. I am finding it very difficult if not choking, to part with $3000....

Longevity 160PI 
I hear what you're saying about buying American and have very strong feelings about creating strong, local economies that can produce the things they need ...

I just go my j man welding ticket  
i think they are junk i bought one of those chinese units off ebay the tig/plasma/stick combo and got it home hooked everything up and it would hardly ...

sorry for buying plasma arc 
I PURCHASED AN EVERLAST 50P PLASMA, WHEN I RECEIVED IT IT SEEMED TO WORK GREAT, CUT ONLY LIGHT GAUGE MATERIAL, TRIED IT ON 1/2 MATERIAL AND IT QUIT WORKING,...

Miller , Lincoln China welders 
What's the beef? Both Miller and Lincoln are now china made welders, or at least some, or so I hear. So if you want a good american made welder it needs ...

USA vs Chinese 
I don't own a Chinese TIG welder, but feel compelled to comment. I was on a forum asking about repowering a lawn mower with a Honda engine. One participant ...

I weld with a Harbor Freight Tig/Arc chinese equipment 
My experience with chinese equipment hasnt been that great. I picked up a Tig from HF to weld thin stainless metal. The Machine is really an arc welding ...

Dewalt625 
I am a firm believer that the global economy is a reality. It is very clear that the Swiss have mastered the watch. The Japanese have mastered car, Honda ...

Garth Seabrook, run a machining & Fabrication business using chinese welders. 
I bought a Riland AC/DC Tig 200A tig unit four years ago.

I've run countless bottles through it, I use it on average 2 - 3hrs a week minimum in my shop....

Bobble 
Hi,

Here in the UK, we have the same problem.

UK/European/US welding machines are expensive.

Chinese are cheap, and have a bad rep. We ...

chinese stuff is both good and bad 
Just like everything made anywhere in the world, some of its good and some isn't worth jack. I saw a chinese guy who owns a metal supply company cut steel ...

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 ...

Riland Tig Welder...Superb Results & Satisfaction... 
I posted my use of several Chinese welding units I own & use daily with superb results & satisfaction.

Again, homework of those selling these imports ...

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 ...

Kiwi engineer 
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)...

Internal photos of a Everlast Power Master 205 Welder 
Internal photos of a Everlast Power Master 205 Welder

Found this link to several pictures of the inside of a Everlast Power Master 205 Welder. It would ...

I bought a Chinese TIG/stick/plasma for $400 
I am not a certified welder but I have been MIG, stick and gas welding for thirty plus years off and on. I now make custom motorcycles and exhaust for ...

madmax 
I have found that most of these opinions are based on a minority of bad experiences that happen to people we know or know of.

I have found that the ...

Do you own one like this ? 
Does any one out there own or have used a tig welder like this it is a BUTTER 160 AC/DC TIG.
This is my first time with a tig welder.
If like me you ...

Chinese Welder a Star! 
I boght a Chiry Chinese Inverter Tig Welder AC/DC 200 Amp Pulse 3 years ago. http://www.chiry.com.cn/productInformation.asp?id=1257#show It compares favorably ...

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 ...

Longevity=crap 
I bought one of the longevity weld/plasma/arc welders a couple years ago with hope, but what I got was a machine that failed exactly a week later after ...

Many Welding products available today.  Not rated yet
Well, for legal purposes. This is my opinion and
of course except to me, holds no weight.

Capacitors make in Japan are all about quality.

In todays ...

Lotos WS-200 tig/stick welder  Not rated yet
Used it for 10 hours and the OC fault light went on and the unit quit working. Tried to contact Lotos Technology in California but they don't answer their ...

ron pooler  Not rated yet
On the subject of chinese welders I think it should be a no brainer. There are quite a few welder and plasma cutters out there on the market and currently ...

Longevity 250PI review by user  Not rated yet
I have a Longevity 250PI, and use it occasionally. I am not a welder by profession, but do care about doing things the right way. I learned on a Lincoln ...

Lotos LTPDC2000 Review by user  Not rated yet
I weld as a hobby and I recently got a Lotos LTPDC200 (about a month ago). It is a jack of all trades welder, capable of 200A SMAW, 50A plasma cutting ...

WSE250  Not rated yet
OK...
I posted earlier on a Chinese WSE200 which I purchased
from a company in Pomona, CA named Extreme Power.
The welder initiated a beautiful arc ...

GTO DAN  Not rated yet
I've been a mechanic for over thirty years but was always too busy to take the time to learn how to weld.....properly! First things first... your videos ...

Chinese WSE200  Not rated yet
I will let you know soon.
I purchased a "WSE200"
which would not form a puddle in 1/8" mild steel.
Barely made it red hot, but arc was beautiful and ...

Production manager  Not rated yet
Here is the thing companies are manufacturing in china not because they need to but because they can make more profit. Most of the companies that have ...

Watch out for bad dealers  Not rated yet
I also have a chinese welder, brand Riland. So far so good. It is a mig welder with 250 amps output. No problems for over a year.
Recently I needed a ...

mikec  Not rated yet
laid a bead with one of the combo units tig torch at fabtech in atlanta last year. ran great! for a low duty cycle air cooled combo.

Lovin..the chinese stuff   Not rated yet
I have a 50A plasma cutter from china. I've had it in my fabrication shop for close to 3yrs.
It has cut thousands of feet of metals...trouble free,and ...

Harbor Freight AC/DC Stick Welde  Not rated yet
I have a Harbor Freight AC/DC Stick Welder that I bought new in 1993-4. It puts out a more stable arc than some name brand machines. It has lasted for ...

They lost thru stupidy what they gained in ignorance.  Not rated yet
Winston Churchills comment from 70 years ago still rings true. We Americans are losing the great life we had from our stupidy and greed. Are any of you ...

My opinion worth what you pay for it  Not rated yet
Finally some one intelligent and making common sense. Let me add to what you are saying with my opinion. As a small business owner I am always looking ...

Everlast powertig 250EX  Not rated yet
Man o man. I never thought I would become a social outcast by buying a Chinese made welder.

I thought long and hard about buying US. Own several US ...

steelsmith  Not rated yet
I've had a TD cutmaster for over four years use the snot out of it I don't know what that 17 yr old is talking 'bout tips are $4.50 fusealodge $12 best ...

Own both Harbor Freight TIGs and have no issues  Not rated yet
The two Chinese TIG welders here are a 98233 and 66787; with outputs of 165 amps and 130amps; cost with torches of 350 and 250 dollars. Harbor Freight....

I got a chinise welder  Not rated yet
But I am a beginner in TIG, so i am leaning, but in general a 500 Euro machine can not be compared with a pro equipment. But they are sold now under a ...

CHINESE? YEA, I TRIED.  Not rated yet
Ive had a Lincoln SP 100 for 12 years and its seen some very hard use. The first welder I owned was a cambell hausfeld wich was probly the first chinese ...

some guy  Not rated yet
Ok. I recently purchased a chinese inverter welder. Just a very basic stick welder, a Longevity brand name "Stickweld 140" to be exact (this is a 110/220v ...

Jaison  Not rated yet
Hyundai, Samsung are all Korean companies, Korean, Japanese and even Indian companies produce worktable products .. i have yet to see an "OK" product from ...

Process Engineer  Not rated yet
Employed at a large steel foundry as a process engineer. Live on a farm and working on starting a fab/machine shop. Bought an Everlast Power Pro 256 in ...

Lotos Tig/Plasma combo  Not rated yet
Well I took a chance and bought a Lotos model LTPAC2500, all I can say so far is that it works, the instructions that came with the unit might as well ...

Back up for my FCW International Dyna 201i AC/DC inverter Tig  Not rated yet
Reading the forum I began to wonder weather i could really get back up and service for my 3 year old Chinese made welder
so i search FCW International ...

Fabricator  Not rated yet
I gots to tell ya that this site is fantabulous. Really. Whether you are a pro or just putzing around in the garage this site offers good, understandable ...

bmatheson  Not rated yet
I've used Miller-Lincoln-Snapon-Airco & other various welders. I owned an old miller from the late 60's & all have been very good equipment,no complaints ...

Not a TIG welder  Not rated yet
Ive never used Chinese TIG welders, But I do own a Chinese Fluxcore, MIG and Plasma cutter. All three of these have made me substantial amounts of money ...

willjvdh@gmail.com  Not rated yet
i got myself a china 200p tig welder (cant spell but can weld ) and i have flogged it 200 amps for the last year still runs well. everlast china?

chinese welders or not .. you have to buy what you can afford  Not rated yet
first off. i own a miller and 2 lincoln welders. i love them. i also own a chinese made welder. i love it too. i agree that there is a quality difference....

think about it  Not rated yet
cheap ain't good and good ain't cheap .

Electronic/Software Engineer  Not rated yet
Found this link to several pictures of the inside of a Everlast Power Master 205 Welder. It would be interesting to see the inside photos of a Dynasty ...

you only cry once  Not rated yet
if you buy a quality american machine you will only cry once when you fork over the dough. and you know it will keep working when you need it. i am a sheet ...

Mech Engineer /Commissioning Engineer/ Piping / Mechanical Installation   Not rated yet
I cannot vouch for all Chinese made welding machines sold in the U.S.A. My experience has been on Oil Rig /Platform Construction and Shipyards in China....

Great product and affordable  Not rated yet
I have a Lotos CT520D 3 in 1 combo unit, works fantastic. The welds are nice and clean, it hasnt let me down and I use it everyday.

Tony

not worth the price!  Not rated yet
I am the unlucky owner of a Longevity 200 amp combination TIG / Plasma / Stick units. I paid a little over a grand plus shipping end of 09? I got it powered ...

200i AC/DC inverter Pulse  Not rated yet
I purchased this welder from Global about 3 years ago. I have to say it has been great value for money and totally reliable. I had a pedal fitted and built ...

jack of all trades, master of none  Not rated yet
I have owned many American and Chinese machines. I have almost always preferred the USA product. Overall they are better made, but more expensive. I ...

What brands are far failing  Not rated yet
For those who have negative complaints regarding chinese machines, please let us know the brand names of the units that have failed. Putting a name on ...

Go work in China  Not rated yet
You got that? I'll be smokin with a Lincoln sa200. All you Bob Vilas can go to sears and buy one of those Chinese machines. Just a tip: leave the real ...

I think its good  Not rated yet
I buy American when I can but there is nothing wrong with good competition. It makes products better and cheaper. I work real hard for my money and don'...

Kemppi welders  Not rated yet
After having tried out some Chinese, American and other welding machines i have gotten stuck on using machines from a company called Kemppi. So far they ...

Started welding chinese, then got my hands on a miller  Not rated yet
Im in kuwait and I learned welding on a chinese AC Stick welding machine. cant remember the brand name. but it cost all of $80 NEW. uses 220v (standard ...

Buy American!  Not rated yet
I had an old Hobart ac buzz box that my Dad got from a saw mill, they had thrown it out in the scrap pile, the welder was probably 20 years old then, he ...

cheap Chinese welders  Not rated yet
i have been wondering about these cheap welders for a short while now. i am planning to make stainless steel intake manifolds (to replace the plastic ones)...

Love My Chinese Tig  Not rated yet
After many bag experiences with my Cebora MIG i looked into TIG welding. I'd heard it was like gas welding only with electricity, and being fairly good ...

own the 160p  Not rated yet
positive and negative.

My tig hi freq doesnt work so I have to scratch start it. Some cheap ground clamp, could have a Higher quality wire in the ground ...

Harbor freight is junk anyway  Not rated yet
Normally i have only bought US built machines.. And usually OLD machines at that.. for whatever reason i like the big dinosaur machines. I weld for a living,...

Chinese tig  Not rated yet
I have just bought a chinese tig arc welder 200amp DC unit & have tried it out & seems to work well it has a wp 17 air cooled torch as standard so no problems ...

culture differences  Not rated yet
Personally, I've never used anything other than a lincoln (tig), miller (mig and tig) and and old century buzz box. I have fairly limited overall welding ...

American and chinese owner  Not rated yet
I own metal art business and have a miller and lincoln welder. I needed to buy a new plasma cutter because the American company ran me around and around ...

Hobbiest fabricator  Not rated yet
I love my Everlast Super200P. Its got plasma, stick, TIG AC/DC, and pulsing features all in one unit.

I am not a pro... I do metal working projects ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...