gwdixon
Elite Member
I can see why this thread might be deleted. The OP is on a campaign to undermine a sponsor and a whole class of useable welders (along with any foreign-made item). The same thing happened with Everything Attachments and that thread was deleted. Oh, and EA makes their attachments in the U.S.A. so that is not the issue.
Kudos to the OP for trying the machine before making comments that he "needs to say" (rather than "wants to say"). Is it a warning? Is it an insult to farmers?
Farmers don't weld every day like a "professional Pipe Welder". Some don't want to "bite the bullet" and spend a lot of money on something that is used a few times per month. Any company looking to fill this niche is wisely created. Longevity, Everlast, and even Harbor Freight fill the bill along with others.
I own two Everlast products, a PA 200 and a PowerPlasma 70. Both have been used for two years at a rate that a professional weldor might use them in two weeks. They have performed very well and have convinced me that spending several thousand dollars more for the same combination from well-known brands would have been foolish. If they go down after their 5 year warranty then they can be replaced with new and I'd still be ahead. Repeat for 3 more replacement periods.
Kudos to the OP for trying the machine before making comments that he "needs to say" (rather than "wants to say"). Is it a warning? Is it an insult to farmers?
Farmers don't weld every day like a "professional Pipe Welder". Some don't want to "bite the bullet" and spend a lot of money on something that is used a few times per month. Any company looking to fill this niche is wisely created. Longevity, Everlast, and even Harbor Freight fill the bill along with others.
I own two Everlast products, a PA 200 and a PowerPlasma 70. Both have been used for two years at a rate that a professional weldor might use them in two weeks. They have performed very well and have convinced me that spending several thousand dollars more for the same combination from well-known brands would have been foolish. If they go down after their 5 year warranty then they can be replaced with new and I'd still be ahead. Repeat for 3 more replacement periods.