I have Millers.
On any brand, be sure you can get local service on the unit and the parts that break are readily available. A buddy of mine has an old BluePoint 110v unit. It is a great little welder but he couldnt get it worked on and couldnt get consumables for it. It broke a small part inside that no one had and it uses specific nozzles that he couldn't get.
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I had a 110V Lincoln which I had some issues with,went down to the local store thinking, they will have the parts on the shelf .I had to wait over a week to get parts. My HTP MIG is awesome no problems. I've ordered wire and had it in 2 days, they claim over night on all parts. My opinion I'd buy HTP before blue or red.
Hi, we have two htp welders at shop and they have been working flawless. The 140 mig and the quickspot II. I have always had great customer service with htp and have called on a saturday before and left message and had a call back from the owner on phone regarding any questions I had and was treated great. I definitely will be talking to them when we get around to buying a new tig welder. Joe.
I have their mig welder (mig 200) great machine. also I have their plasma cutter, also been a great machine. I also have a Lincoln precision tig 185 which also works quite well. I buy most if not all of my consumables from them and as far as spare parts go very fast shipping. The local welding shops here are a joke, no stock, wait days for parts etc. I prefer to deal with HTP, good knowledge fast shipping, great support on their products.
So........I have a landed package price from USAWeld http://www.usaweld.com/default.asp on the HTP MicroCut 600, MIG 200, and Invertig 221 that is very tempting. I've yet to hear any negatives about HTP equipment or WeldUSA's customer service and support..............anyone have more insight?
From the dates of your posts you don't seem to be in a hurry. Have you ruled out used? I recently purchased a Lincoln precision 275 tig full package with aux panel, bottle, extra cups, lenses and a some filler for 2500.
And there are deals like that, that pop up all the time, if you have the luxury to shop for a good deal. The dynasty models seem to be harder to come by.
I bought a plasma cutter from HTP about 12 years ago. I called up about 3 years ago needing some repair parts and they fixed me up with the parts just like I had bought it earlier that day. They definitely get an A+ from me on the plasma and especially the service. I'm contemplating that Invertig 221 if I can get a buyer on my current machine.
I don't know anything about that machine but I do love my Miller Syncrowave 210 TIG MIG Spoolmate 150 Package. It can be a Tig, Mig, and stick welder. out of all of the welders that I have used over the years this one is in the top 2. It has adjustable frequency and a built in pulser. It can weld aluminum and steel materials.
for the cost of the one you are looking at I recommend checking out this Miller its only slightly more expensive but to me it would be worth it.
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.I had to wait over a week to get parts. My HTP MIG is awesome no problems. I've ordered wire and had it in 2 days, they claim over night on all parts. My opinion I'd buy HTP before blue or red.
Joe.
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