Just Got My 200 DX...

Just added my first Everlast machine to my home shop, a 200 DX. It joins a little Century 135 MIG and a Thermadyne 250 (DC only) that I've had for many years. Lots of home projects (gates, fences, motorcycle and dune buggy work) and some work for friends keep things interesting. A couple years back I took all of the welding courses offered at the local community college, best thing I could have done. We had a couple of great instructors with a lot of industry experience with courses covering stick, gas, mig, tig, orbital, etc. They had a dozen or so Dynasty 300's that really gave me a taste for aluminum welding that I've missed lately.

So a bit of research and sticker shock (wow, some machines have really gone up in price) led me to Everlast. Stuck a plug on my 200 DX, connected up to the Argon and managed to do a decent job on an aluminum repair for a neighbor that's been sitting around for a while. I was especially pleased with the results considering I just had some 3/32 tungsten, some of the aluminum parts were pretty darn thick and I was just using the torch trigger.

I'm a pedal guy so I'll try that for my next job. From what I've read it works a bit differently from my other tig, having that knob on the pedal. Next aluminum job is repairing a cracked subframe on my dirt bike. I sure tried with my mig but just couldn't make a lasting fix on it. I think I'm going to enjoy this machine.

Gary

I also have a 200DX. The only difference with the pedal is that the knob (rheostat) on the pedal is the amp control rather then the panel amp control. This is only when the pedal is plugged in.

I usually estimate where the knob should be set, then strike an arc on some scrap, go to "full pedal", and look at the panel to get an idea where the amps are set.

Welcome aboard Gary,

The DX is quite the AC/DC machine for the price no doubt. For most people it is all they will ever need, and I am talking a lot of on and off road guys.

On a side note, some people (sitting at a table) prefer the knob on the pedal since they do not have to get up and walk to the machine. So in some cases it's a plus.

Let us know if you have any questions and feel free to post up your projects, we all love to see what others are doing, get ideas, wish we were them...

Also check out of latest contest in the first thread. Grant it you already have a TIG, but you never know.

My Super200P has the knob on the pedal design as well. Doesn't bug me; actually I agree sometimes it is a convenience to be able to just reach down to get to it. It sounds like out of the newer machines that Everlast sells, the 200DX is the most similar "in spirit" to the Super200P. ( Both have 200 amp output @ 60% duty cycle, and a footpedal with a knob on it. :D )