i was considering buying the 255 and wanted to know the capabilities of the 255 over the 250...will be welding mostly aluminum.125 to .250 5052.?i own the 250 and am very happy with it but was very interested in the 255.
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i was considering buying the 255 and wanted to know the capabilities of the 255 over the 250...will be welding mostly aluminum.125 to .250 5052.?i own the 250 and am very happy with it but was very interested in the 255.
Use and abuse the heck out of my 255ext. Have not had any problems with the machine in the past 3 years or so that I have had it..
Honestly,
In my opinion, you won't benefit much with upgrading if you're doing mostly 1/8" and 1/4" aluminum. I mean, you've got AC Frequency control on a 250EX, and that is probably as good as it gets.
I've got a 210EXT, which is much the same as the 255EXT, and I really dig it. But I do thinner stuff, and that's where the features of an EXT model becomes a benefit, like with the Triangle wave for thin aluminum.
Otherwise, I really like digital interface and schematic diagram on an EXT model. I like the memory ability of an EXT too.
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Originally Posted by johnson697
what kind of work do you do with it?how thick of material?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevin Caron
Pop over to www.kevincaron.com to see my work.
Or out to https://www.youtube.com/kevincaronsculpture.
I work mostly in steel with some aluminum now and again.
I have used the 255ext up to 3/4 inch steel and 1 inch with aluminum.
Did a copper goblet that was about 1/2 inch thick and the machine has never let me down..
I like as much overhead as I can get for pulse settings alone, cause most times your increasing total amps by a large margin. And I love the high amp 1/2 second burst for tacking
Barry
Watching a few videos on the 255 and although i dont NEED to have a 255.Doing different jobs at home i could see where having a machine like this would be beneficial in making a job a little easier and its just a great price on machine of this caliber.I might even look into the 325.