Fabricators and welders whats your weapon of choice?

[gearheads78]

I'm having a hard time of keeping a TIG on my want list. It seems to be on my need list a lot latley. If my car sells I will be buying one now if not its time to save up for one.

I will be doing mild steel, stainless, and a little bit of aluminum. I'm looking at the Dynasty 200DX but at at 3500.00 ready to use I am also thinking about the Syncrowave 200 because 2500.00 or less new and they pop up pretty regular used for a good bit less. So what should I lean to? Thanks in advance for any advice.

[parsonsj]

The Dynasty is an awesome machine... you can't go wrong with it. Honestly, all Miller machines are quality products.

jp

[gkring]

synchrowave is perfect for what you are using it for. However knowing you I think you won't be happy unless you have the little more versatile and smaller,cooler Dynasty.

P.S.: It is still on your want list, but that's okay. There are support groups for that kind of stuff. Hi, my name is Richard and I am addicted to fabrication.

[parsonsj]

I'll be surveying all those machines at SEMA next week.

[gearheads78]

synchrowave is perfect for what you are using it for. However knowing you I think you won't be happy unless you have the little more versatile and smaller,cooler Dynasty.

P.S.: It is still on your want list, but that's okay. There are support groups for that kind of stuff. Hi, my name is Richard and I am addicted to fabrication.

I will probably end up with a used Synchroway when it come time. I just think its going to be too hard to pull the trigger on the more expensive unit.

As for addicted nah. If I was addicted there would be so much equipment in the garage I couldn't get cars in / out without moving something.......ah nevermind:hammer:

[sniper]

I recently picked up a dynasty 200DX. The first thing that stood out was the size. It's tiny compared to the synchrowave models. I am sure you know this, but just make sure the unit you purchase will weld the materials and thickness you are going to run into. I don't plan on anyting over 1/4" so it should be plenty. Another nice feature is the "Auto-Line". You can plug this thing into any outlet without changing anything inside the machine. It'll detect 110-460VAC and single or three phase power.

We looked all over the place at used equipment, but most of the units people were selling were incomplete, they wouldn't sell for what it was advertised for, or just plain changed their mind. I have feeling some put the units up for sale to tell the wife, yea I tried to sell it. :lol
That happened with a few other pieces of equipment as well. So we just went with new stuff. Yes, more expensive, but with all the wasted time on looking at the other stuff, it seems like a wash.

Anyway, before purchasing this machine, I had never use a tig and I am still trying to learn. But this machine has a ton of easy to use features. Push a button here, turn one dial to make adjustments in that range and proceed. I haven't tried the pulsing or anything like that yet. My biggest hurdle so far is feeding the filler rod with a constant motion.

Anyway, that is my little bit of info.

[SVTforme]

In the end for me.. it came down to what I could afford. I wanted a Dynasty, but could just not afford it. I have set my budget to be 1k or under for everything.

I looked around for quite a while and finally ended up getting a used Syncrowave 350. The welder works excellent, and has more capacity than I will ever use. It is definitely not something you want to move around often :). Nothing but good things to say about it. It is likely about as large as you can get on a single phase circuit.

I have seen lots of Syncrowave 250's (older ones, not the 250DX) go for under 1k. Just have to be ready with money. I closed the deal on mine 10 min after it showed up locally on Craiglist.

[Kamikaze Sy]

I've had a Miller Dynasty and Synchrowaves for so long and they are great for thick frame works!

But if you are doing lighter (less than 1/4") stuff, take a look at Miller's Diversion series of TIG welders!
I've got the 180 and it gets more use than the others! It is an inverter based unit and powerful too! Very clean Aluminum and Stainless work without having to deal with all the settings!