Everlast Powerarc 200 vs. Longevity Stickweld 200.

[blueriver]

The difference with Chinese welds is they go top to bottom, whereas American welds go left to right. And then in the Middle East, they go right to left. If you ever see an American product with welds running right to left, you know they hung the welder upside down by his feet to get it done. And if it has welds going up and down, he was laying on his side. Ask Shield Arc--he was a structural welder. He'll tell you all about it.

I don't think I need to ask him .. You just covered it .. So I do Chinese welds (top to bottom) thems also called OKIE welds!!!

What's it called when your tongue is poking out and to the right?

 

[Arc weld]

What brands do you sell at your place of business, and what machines have you personally used and recommend?

We sell mostly Miller but I will say that if Shield Arc recommends an Everlast, Longevity, 1937 Lincoln or sticking wires in an outlet, you can take it to the bank.:thumbsup: I've seen his work. As far as all the machines I've ever used, it would probably be easier to name several dozen and see if I hadn't ever used them.:ashamed: I haven't used an Everlast or Longevity but I have used small inverters from Thermal Arc and other's that are similar and also made in China. For stick welding, I've never used an inverter I didn't like. I did a little MIG welding with a Miller XMT 300 that I didn't like though. It seemed like it was blowing a lot of spatter and wasn't a smooth arc. I wouldn't recommend a used XMT 300. The 304 however is a far superior machine to the 300. The best recommendation I could give, other than being able to try one out, is to listen to experienced welders like Shield Arc. Listening to people with little experience are usually either trying to spend your money or save your money and it isn't always the best advice. I don't think you need a $5000 inverter but you'd be way ahead of the game buying a $300-$500 inverter over a similar priced or even more expensive low end transformer based machine. For the right price, there are a few used heavier duty transformer/rectifier machines worth considering. A Lincoln Idealarc 250 AC/DC would be one of these examples as well as a Miller Dial Arc 250 AC/DC. The Lincoln is the better machine of the 2 in my opinion but both are good machines when working properly. If you consider used, make sure you can try it out unless it's free.