hey guys, im about to buy an Everlast Powerpro 205 multi process welding machine (tig-stick-plasma cut), im super excited about it, once it arrives i'll be doing a nice writeup/ review of it.
wondering if anyone else has one here?
Once i get confortable with it, we'll be making some nice parts for the car!
you can check them out here:
www.everlastgenerators.com

So awesome! I can't wait for review/writeup/ seeing what you do with it.

I've always stood by Miller's Welding equipment but i'm very interested to see how this one performs. Once you have a chance to break it in, would you be so kind to post up some pics of your welds?

Ain't this the same one you showed me before? Pulled up the stat sheet. Not bad at all. Get you some 6011rods for the SMAW- they're my fav all purpose. and lemmie know how that GTAW handles- 60% run/rest will drive you up the wall at first. lol- but believe you me- i've ran with an 85% run/rest on GMAW/MIG (while repelling from a building)- so i dont wanna hear it!! hahaha.

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That's what i've almost always used.

Yea, John, it's the same one I talked to you about.
They made a few changes to it this year, added a couple extra features from the larger machine they sell.

Once I get it here and running, for sure I will be posting pics of the welds I can make with it.
I've never tig welded before, so it should be a fun learning process.
A guy on mr2oc recently bought an everlast welder to build an intake manifold, had never welded anything before in his life, and posted pics of some of his progress, which was impressive given that he had never welded.
He compleated the intake manifold and it looks great, so i hope i can progress as quickly as he did!

once i went to pay for it, i found out they dont take paypal, so i need to wait for the money to transfer into my bank to complete the purchase
from what Alex ( the guy who runs the company here) told me, the unit isnt in stock, he is expecting a shipment by the end of march.
so hopfully by april I'll be up and running!
like bart scott said,
"Cant wait!!"

Is it scratch start for tig or does it have a starter arc?

If you need some TIG pointers I might be able to help, I've done some with steel and aluminum. A good tip is to use ONLY one grinding wheel for the tungsten rods, you do not want cross contamination. Also, use the right kind of tip on your tungsten. Sharp for steel and a ball for aluminum, if you dip your tip don't even try to finish out the weld, go grind it clean and start back up.

This post has been edited by Bitter: Mar 7, 2011 - 8:58 PM

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its got HF start.

these are all inverter based, so no ball on the tungsten.

you bet ill be hitting you up for some pointers!
i've been doing TONS of research and reading over the past couple months, getting ready for it, also been watching the vids on weldingtipsandtricks.com , the dude, jody, is absolutly awesome.

Sounds nice, how much does it cost?

Ah, the machine I learned on I needed to ball the tungsten to do aluminum. I've forgotten my terms, I still have my welding books...if you want I could scan/email you some of the pages on TIG welding.

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thanks for the offer bro, i've downloaded a ton of refrence material, and there is a site, ill see if i can dig up the link, they sent me some sweet posters to put up in the garage, with all kinda stuff and the diffrence processes for diffrent materials ect.

the retail price on the unit is 1599$ IIRC, but they have a "make an offer" thingy on the site where you can actually work out a deal with them.
lets just say i feel like i got a very good deal on it, especially considering the features it has. heres a quick rundown of some of them

PowerPro 205 Multi-Process unit (Tig, Stick, Plasma cut)
Over Current Warning Yes

Voltage 220-240 V 1 ph

Max Start Input Amps 33.6A @ 220V

Max Running Amps 27A @ 220V

TIG (GTAW) Rated Amps @ Duty Cycle 60%@200A

Arc Force Control(DIG) Yes
Up Slope Timer 0-5 S
Down Slope Timer 0-10 s

Plasma (PAC) Rated Amps @ 60% Duty Cycle 50 A

Pulse Frequency Control .5-25Hz
Pulse Time On(Width) 10
Pulse Amp Ratio 5-200 A

High Frequency Start Yes
4t/2t Remote Yes=
AC Frequency Control 10-90%
AC Balance Control 20-250 Hz
AC Square Wave(Aluminium) Yes
Post Flow Timer(seconds) 0-25 s

Stick (SMAW) Rated Amps @ Duty Cycle 5-160 A
Retail price 1599$

From what Alex told me over the phone yesterday, in the newest units they have also added some of the features of the larger powerpro 256 into this unit, once i get all the details of what they added I'll update it here.


They are starting to also sell these thru your local Airgas dealers as well.

ok so i got more info on the updates to the machine, and i must say, im impressed.
heres a pic of the updated front panel, and a list of updates:



pluse freq. (more range) and amp setting (% VS amps)
up and down slope time now 0-10 vs 0-5
added pre flow 0-10
added start and end amps (5-200)
added more numerical refrence points
CNC outlet on rear panel
added cut/psi led

i absolutly cannot wait to get this thing in guys!!!!

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I gotta point out, this is all so True. We spent many Saturday mornings chatting up and comparing welds- techniques- crossing ideas, Trading off pics and all kinds of other stuff. (i'm a welder) and Manny really does have some solid skills.

And OT for a second- because it's something i really believe- Is that you can do ANYTHING if you put your mind right. He's DEFF put in the research, time, and trial to be able to do this with the utmost efficiency. I've seen Manny's practice trys & I've seen he's best. and I've had full blown welders work for me that couldn't lay half as much quality as manny's "getting the hang of it" welds. hahahahah.

I personally expect to see nothing less than the Exceptionally high quality i Expect from JDM Guy. Or soon to be JDM Guy Welding Inc.


...... And i also expect that you got the Buy one Get one Free deal- Cause i could use a personal rig at the house!

Haha 6gc group buy???
Lmao!
Funny thing is I bet Alex would give us a GREAT deal if we were to get 5 or 10 at once!! lol

atta F'n boy manny!!!! soo let me kno when your ready to do my IC piping

so i kno when to swap it in lol

This post has been edited by Ted95: Mar 8, 2011 - 5:24 PM

Fcuk yeah!!

Plan it for a year in advaced so some broke mo fo's could get the moneys up.

Uh....coil overs for my Celica or that welder/cutter....

what metals can u weld with this one?

meaning aluminum too?

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TIG = Aluminum. yes.

That's a hell of a deal for something like that. I'd love to purchase something like that, but being a full time college student with a joke of a job screws things up. Before I started tig welding I also did a ton of reading, but I found it didn't help much after I established the arc! I love Tig welding, there's something about it that I can't describe...

Yea, Berto this machine will weld about any metal.
Aluminum was one of the main reasons for me wanting to learn tig.

Just got off the phone with a salesperson @ everlast to complete my order.
I don't wanna say exactly what I paid, but needless to say it was a good bit less than the 1599$ retail.
The woman I spoke with told me the wait for the next shipment is ~2.5 weeks , which is less than I was originally planning for, which is cool, but you know how overseas freight shipping can be, so I'm not expecting miracles...lol

so, as expected, there is a delay in shipping, caused by the tsunami in japan and what not.
I recived an email today to let me know they are expecting the units to arrive at the port in the US april 10th.
I was expecting there to be some delays anyway, so no big deal, just gotta keep myself buzy with other projects till then.

hey guys!
my welder arrived this past monday in perfect condition, and i've gotten a total of about 2.5-3hrs to play with it some since.

here are some pics right out of the box.











got it all connected, and hooked up the plasma cutter first.
this thing is TOOOOO COOL!!! i had some 3/8" steel plate hanging around, this thing sliced thru it like a hot knife thru butter!!
i forgot to get pics, but ill get some prolly later today.
next i tried the stick welder with some 6010 rods that i got from work...i've never stick welded, and now i know why. i SUCK at it.
i didnt take any pics, cause there isnt much to see, other than a big brown mess (yes, like a big pile of sh*t..lol but what matters, is that the function works, if i wanna take the time to learn it (which i will, down the road)
now, on to the main reason for me getting this unit, the tig welding function.
took me about 1.5 hrs to get going and actually get the feel for how it works, (i've never tigged before monday) but by the time i finished up last night, i made what i consider some decent looking beads!
i guess all the time i spent reading and researching paid off, im able to pretty quickly see and fix the mistakes im making, which is 100% the result of watching the vids on weldingtipsandtricks.com and reading there and a couple other sites.

now on to the pics!!

i am practicing on a peice of scrap aluminum dimond plate that cam (ted95) gave me, looks to be ~3/16"
3/32" thoriated tungsten
3/32" 4043 filler rod
ended up settling in ~ 125-130 or so amp range, playing with the footpedal some as the peice heats up.

friday nights practice:



too cold



the bead in the middle of this pic was my best of the night IMO

yesterday i got another hr or so of practice



pretty obvious where i started getting the hang of it..lol the black marks are spots where i dipped the filler into the tungsten (bad) lol
once i started getting the feel for it, things started to get much smoother:



and started getting the idea of finishing properly so i dont leave craters:



pretty happy with that last bead, dispite the hot start..lol
hopfully ill be able to get in some more practice today!

lookin good manny! practice practice practice lol

Thoriated tungsten? Lanthanted last longer and are not radioactive.

That's a good start.

Here's some of my aluminum welds.



I enjoy Aluminum more than mild and stainless steel. However stainless is cool because of the colors!

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I know, it's all the lws had in stock at the time.
I plan on trying diffrent stuff over time, I only bought 2x 3 packs one1/16and one 3/32.

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Good stuff!
What are you welding with?

I tried a little steel, I've read that steel is supossed to be easier for a beginner, but I guess since I spent so much time concentrateing on aluminum, it seems easier.
Haven't got a chance to do anything since last weekend.
Prolly won't get any practice this weekend either, hopefully I'll get some time during the week next week.
I did get a "real" welding helmet from the snap on guy today, it's SO nice compared to the 40$ harbor freight deal I've had for years.
Hard to beat those cheapo helmets for getting started, but it was time to step up, lol.
Pics tommorow.

I believe I was using the Dynasty 350 that night. Usually I'm on a synchrowave at school though.

Isn't Tig welding awesome?

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HELL YES!!!

hoping to get a bit more time in this afternoon, and get some pics of the new helmet finally.

I got it thru the Snap On guy @ work, it was expensive, but WOW is it nice compared to the HF one, tons more confortable (i could never get the HF helmet to adjust properly, the adjuster thing just never worked 100% correctly), the lens is SO big compared to the hf one, and way clearer ( the "clear" shade on the snap on one is a 3.5, the HF is like a 7 or somthing.)
and fully adjustable.
big money, but worth it, and because its thru the snap on guy, it costs me as little as 20$ a week till its paid.

heres a link for now:

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P6...amp;dir=catalog

The interest on that Snapon $20 a week is ludicrous! like 25%!! Pay it off sooner, or it costs more than it should.