My take on the everlast 140 mig

[jack707]

This is my 2nd everlast fist one is stick and tig 200st. The mig welds ok but what get me is not numbers at the dials. Machine that I use always had a read out maybe thoes old ones of the 90s had no numbers don't know so this is going on CL it was my fault going CHEAP.

 

[jimmysisson]

My nice old Esab Dip-Pak 250 has no numbers either. Irritating but I got used to it after a while. Not sure why that's any economy for the mfr.
Jim

 

[jack707]

My nice old Esab Dip-Pak 250 has no numbers either. Irritating but I got used to it after a while. Not sure why that's any economy for the mfr.
Jim

It might be a money issue anyway I'm going to buy eith a Lincoln or Miller. I have never seen a mig welder without numbers by the dial or a readout.

 

[Shield Arc]

Digital read out is really nice!
For years all we got in construction was a set up like this. We would just mark the face plate, once we found our settings.

 

[crazyal]

My first Mig, a Lincoln weld pak 100 just had a dial for wire speed with a 1 through 10 and a rotary switch for power with images of steel thickness next to each position labeled A through D. It didn't bother me too much as the price was right. Before that I was brazing for sheet metal repairs so the little Weld Pak was a nice upgrade.

 

[crazyal]

Digital read out is really nice!
For years all we got in construction was a set up like this. We would just mark the face plate, once we found our settings.

The good old pencil technique. Before I got my Lincoln 255 I would use a friend's Miller 210. He had 4 or 5 pencil marks with a letter next to them. The letter A might mean 1/8" thick steel so you would set both the power and the speed to the "A" marks. As the years went on he seamed to get more and more pencil marks.

 

[woodlandfarms]

My Lincoln 180c is lettered I found a chart online that provides estimated voltage and ipm. And good welders tell me they go by sight and sound not dials

 

[Al 2]

Check out Kevin Caron's welding site for lots of information. He recently reviewed a new Everlast EX 250 Tig /stick with analog settings. Test Driving Everlast's Digital Analog 25EX TIG Welder - Kevin Caron - YouTube

Al

 

[jack707]

My Lincoln 180c is lettered I found a chart online that provides estimated voltage and ipm. And good welders tell me they go by sight and sound not dials

Yeah a good welder will go by the sound now this mig box I have you have to waste wire to set the mechine.

 

[Birdhunter1]

How much do you want for it?
What I did one mine was use a fine tip sharpie to write things in for setting on different thicknesses of metal and I've been very pleased.