Tig Welders

Well I found what Im going to spend my return on.. a tig welder! Its been needed for a long time! I have some projects on my plate (lots of stuff for LSJ's). Ive narrowed it down between these:

http://mylincolnelectric.com/Catalog/equipmentdatasheet.aspx?p=39581

http://www.hobartwelders.com/products/tig/eztig_165i/

Miller is just way out of my price range, I do love their wirefeed machines though. So, my question is, do any of you guys have experience with either one of these machines? I can get the lincoln at a comparable price to the hobart. Right now, im leaning towards the lincoln. What do you guys think?

 

next to miller ive always heard lincoln is really good

 

I have a Lincoln Mig and Love it! Great quality. I'm sure the tig is just as good.

 

Yeah, reliability is on par, I have no question about that.. Just want to see what some opinions from the guys that have welded with either one.

 

I have the Lincoln at home, and it has never let me down, from fixing cracked cast al engine cases to building cattle gates. I have Tig / stick / mig welded with both Miller and Lincoln and the Miller definitely has a higher duty rating (built for 24 / 7 use). The Lincoln is built for 10 hr / 5 day a week use. I taught welding at a Voc tech for a few years, and at the time the new equipment they were purchasing was both Miller and Lincoln as the welders are only used at most 8 hours per day.
You really can't go wrong with the Lincoln unit for home garage use.

The Hobart unit - I have never used one. I have heard that it was more of a hobby machine. I actually was looking at the Hobart plasma cutters before I had to move my shop.

 

Good to know! I will be using it on a daily basis.. producing downpipes and dualpass coolant tanks.. Looks like i'll be laying down the cash next week!

 

Yep.. bought that Lincoln Precision Tig 225! Cant wait to play around with it.

 

Hell yeah! I'll have some aluminum projects up pretty soon...

 

We have a 110 lincoln mig welder and its not bad for small stuff, I would love to have a Tig though for some nice clean, detailed welds. My dad has 3 millers though and Im kinda partial to those

 

Tig is where it is at... wish I wouldve gotten certified in tig rather that 7018 and 6010..

 

I want to buy a TIG this summer. I've been looking at the entry level Miller Diversion 165 to learn TIG better, then upgrade when i can afford it if it gets enough use.

 

I use a Tig welder everyday here at our shop for work. We have 2 of them.
A Miller Maxstar 150 STL its a 110 AC unit. Awesome little tig welder. And it does stick as well. Im not sure on the price.
The other one is a Miller Syncrowave 180 SD. Nice welder as well.

So To answer your question about your welders that you listed I would stay with the Lincolns for sure. They have been around just as long as Millers and are very capable machines. I weld with these welders about 3 to 4 hrs a day and have no problems with them. I have been certified for about 10 yrs now but that has not done me much good in the field I do now.