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TIG225X review (or maybe just an advertisement but it kind of feels like an authentic review).

 
MikeInOr said:
Please let us know what you like and dislike about your PrimeWeld TIG225X when you get it. I have been looking around for a tig for a while... every year they seem to get fancier and less expensive. I am looking at the exact same units you are looking at. I also noticed the 225a @ 40% vs 200a at 60%. I noticed the Primweld was a bit heavier than the Alpha (90lbs vs 69lbs)... so they probably threw a couple extra cement blocks in the bottom of the Primeweld case. The control layout on the Primeweld seems well laid out and very intuitive, more so than the Alpha... but I guess I would get used to the controls on any welder I purchase.

It looks like the Primeweld TIG225X is $775 on Amazon and the AlphaTig 200X is $730 on Amazon + $30 shipping... so really not much difference.


It seems like it wasn't THAT long ago that the Everlast welders were the cheap unproven import welders that everyone was contemplating gambling their money on... with lots of good reviews and lots of horror stories.
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I'll let you know but unless it comes damaged they seem to get very good reviews like the AHP.
Cost wise, in my case, AHP charged tax through Amazon whereas the Primeweld didn't, so that's why AHP was more expensive for me. Another thing, with the possible tariffs coming they all may get a little more expensive, even 10% more is $70+
 
Just a thought... many (if not most, if not all) states have a section on your form for sales or use tax for things purchased from vendors that don't collect it. Just don't get in trouble...
 
Mauser lover said:
That's funny, I was told that "Miller's for drinkin', Lincoln's for weldin'"

Although that Syncrowave 250 idea is growing on me.
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I'm in a farming community in Northern CA. Most of the ag equipment maintenance trucks run Miller. They say Lincoln is OK but Miller is for the pros.
They both make high end machines and they also have low end hobby machines.
I have always had blue and I ain't changing.
Lincoln does a great job in their education division.
I wanted to add, my local welding supply sells , Hypertherm, Miller and Lincoln. They don't stock much Lincoln because their customers demand Miller.
Could be a regional thing. You know, Chevy, Ford.
 
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My shop is blue, but I recognize that is just what I could get used at a good price. I'd be Red if there were more Lincoln welders here. Frankly for the 6 times I weld each year, I'd be able to use a hobby unit. I just prefer industrial units - to me the feel of using them is well worth the slightly additional cost.

I paid 800 for my used miller 250 (at a welding shop) and 600 for my miller TIG welder (used, from a friend - with 300$ of supplies thrown in) and my aluminum welder is an old Clark welder, that I bought new for 700 (in 1985) ( a consumer unit, but perfect for making AL welds). Now just the time to use them!
 
Mauser lover said:
Just a thought... many (if not most, if not all) states have a section on your form for sales or use tax for things purchased from vendors that don't collect it. Just don't get in trouble...
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I live in Oregon... What is sales tax? o_O
 
I live in Alberta - What is sales tax?
 
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