New Meber Intro and Looking For Advice

[morgaj1]

I am in the same boat as you. I am going to get a stick welder first, then a 250EX TIG welder. I like the idea of keeping the TIG welder always set up for TIG'ing. Also, if one breaks, you are not without a welder.

[SeanMurphy265]

My first Everlast purchase was a 200DX, I wanted AC and DC capabilities, and also the option to tig or stick weld. I later purchased a power arc 200 that I use quite often, and absolutely love. The 200DX is a heavy machine to lug around for stick welding on a job site(very good machine),but it is an excellent stick welder(no 6010). If your like most of us, money is hard to come by these days, and want to get the most for your money. I personally am not big on multi-process units, that's my personal opinion, I like having a mig, tig, stick, and plasma all individually, but that is my personal preference. With Everlast you get some versatility with their welders, I have an Imig 200 that I can stick weld if needed. I think it's about figuring out how much you want to spend, and how to get the most from it. You could always go with 185micro and power arc 160 and stay close to the 1000 range. I like the functions of my 200dx, it's a better machine than I am a tig welder! 200DX is also a very reliable welder, there seems to be very little complaints or issues with this machine. It was my first purchase, and also the reason I have made 3 more purchases with Everlast.

[metallurgist]

Well, I sure appreciate everyone's comments. After thinking about it a bit more I've pretty much decided to get a good standalone stick welder for now and if/when I decide to add TIG, I'll buy a dedicated TIG machine and enjoy the higher reliability/redundancy of having two welders instead of one. The PA200 is so darn cheap I'd be a fool not to get it. That is unless Everlast have any new/improved stick welders coming out in the near future?