cheap chinese tig... well yes and no

[Cuts metal like mad]

So I just bought a new welder from a company called Longevity, I got the tigweld 200sx. I love this machine! The shipping ended up taking a little longer than I was promised... but longevity made it up to me by upgrading it to 2day shipping! How many companies do stuff like that theses days?

 

Its got a 5yr parts and labor warranty, and despite a couple unsatisfied customers, it looks like Longevity really stands by their product. I checked them out with BBB before buying, and they have an A rating.

 

For under $850 shipped, all I had to buy was a bottle and some rod and I was welding. Theres cheaper tig welders, and even ones that will do ac, but for me it came down to the warranty and the fact that they actually honor it.

 

Glad to answer questions and maybe let you try it.

 

Btw... its 110v/220v, so you dont have hire an electrician if you choose.

 

Joe

[72240z]

Sounds like a sweet deal though for almost a grand there are def some name brand options to compete with. If I was close I would def want to try it out :-). Keep us updated...

[king bee66]

funny, i thought this thread was going to be about harbor freight welders.   

 

5 year warranty, thats pretty nice. 

[72240z]

Thats why I jumped in, since I own a HF welder lol. No warranty but its been like 6.5 years now. I was patching my fender up yesterday for the wrappin. 
I want a 110 tig bad but I'm holding out for the miller maxstar 150 which is like $1200 new, little more. Hunting for a used one because I cant afford any of these new atm hah. 

Any pics Joe? 

[Cuts metal like mad]

Best deal I could find was 1300... 25yr old machine, but my power bill would skyrocket compared to my little lunchbox lincoln. So inverter was the was to go. For me, I had to have ac... I want to learn aluminum welding, maxstar is dc only at that price, and I know a guy... lol... power supply went, new one was? Yeah $1200, same price as a complete new unit... my next thought was a "real gear tig 200"... which got a 6 page rave review in a magazine... lmao... I called praxair, and they had no inventory available, a 1yrr warranty, and exchange only when theres a problem, after that its good luck.

 

Longevity had what I wanted, so I sold the lincoln and paid for this.

 

Here she is... crap tablet pics, but u get the point.

 

[Cuts metal like mad]

Ive had less than an hour on this machine, and less than 3 hours total ever using a tig... heres some results from the longevity.