Damaged during shipping!

[Rambozo]

you think as hard it is to find work or a job these days they would care lol , oh a little hint if buy a everlast on amazon or anything if received broken or not working they pay return shipping and on replacement item 2 day shipping . plus they dont wait for broken item to be shipped first to get your replacement . love buying from amazon . http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0081BF4JC/...hvptwo=&hvqmt=

Thanks for the tip, Rod. I think I'm gonna have to get one of those 140's pretty soon. They are just so small and portable. Then I will have to locate a suitably tiny argon cylinder to go with it.

I find that with shipping your driver has a lot to do with how things arrive. But there are also size and weight issues. If a box is light enough it seems like nothing happens to it unless they run it over (I've had that happen). And if it's heavy enough that they can't really move it, you only have to worry about getting forks stuck through it. However, the ones in between are the sizes that get messed up the most. Anything I send, I pack so that it can survive falling off a loading dock (about four feet) as that is a likely fall. Also the conveyors used are close to that height. I love those cardboard pyramid caps to put on top of pallets so they can't stack things on top. Works much better than any kind of labeling. The only shipper that I have never had an issue with is DHL, but I have only used them a dozen or so times, so I might just be lucky.

[Rodsmachineshop]

they are a neat little welder

[ShaneJackson]

Yes thanks for the tip Rod... I may too have to pick up one of the 140's.... cant beat the price!! I wonder if it comes with the 5 year warranty or the one year??? I actually have a 20cf that would be perfect to go with it.... only problem is I would need to buy the stuff to fill the tank myself from a larger tank, the price to fill a 20 is almost the same as a 90!!!.

[Rambozo]

I was thinking of something even smaller, along the lines of a paintball size tank. My goal would be something that I could fit in the case if I only carried the TIG torch. And I would for sure fill it from a big tank.

[ShaneJackson]

I actually have several paintball co2 tanks and a fill station for them (I use to be a paintball dealer). But I am guessing that co2 wouldn't be too good for TIG. They do have the high pressure nitrogen tanks that would work. However for the price I think the 20 is what I would go with. It's light and small...

[everlastsupport]

If you can fill it off the large tank that would save $ over the 20. But I wonder how long you can TIG before out of gas. Then flip to stick. I really like the PA160.

[ShaneJackson]

Yea I am back and forth on the PA140 or a PA160. HF start and gas solenoid would be nice but is it worth $200+ more..... throw in the argon regulator..... it's a hard call.

[Rambozo]

Well a 20CF bottle @ 10CFH should go about two hours of valve on time. So for portable repairs I think I could get by with much less, if it meant I could get it packed down small enough to fit in the case and carry with one hand. I have some PCP air rifle bottles that would do ok for argon and are rated to excess of 3000psi. And There are bailout SCUBA bottles that are high pressure and super small, too.
I don't see the 140ST on the dimensions thread, yet, how does it compare to the 160STH? They look like they fit in the same case. Or is the 160 case bigger?
I like the 160STH, but I can live without HF, gas solenoid and 20 extra amps for the price difference. And if it is bigger, I would prefer the smallest package possible. Size will be what seals the deal for me. I would probably pair it up with a WP-9 torch as that is a better fit for the amperage, and smaller. It still seems crazy that it's now possible to have a stick/TIG welder that fits in a briefcase. I love it.

[everlastsupport]

Well a 20CF bottle @ 10CFH should go about two hours of valve on time. So for portable repairs I think I could get by with much less, if it meant I could get it packed down small enough to fit in the case and carry with one hand. I have some PCP air rifle bottles that would do ok for argon and are rated to excess of 3000psi. And There are bailout SCUBA bottles that are high pressure and super small, too.
I don't see the 140ST on the dimensions thread, yet, how does it compare to the 160STH? They look like they fit in the same case. Or is the 160 case bigger?
I like the 160STH, but I can live without HF, gas solenoid and 20 extra amps for the price difference. And if it is bigger, I would prefer the smallest package possible. Size will be what seals the deal for me. I would probably pair it up with a WP-9 torch as that is a better fit for the amperage, and smaller. It still seems crazy that it's now possible to have a stick/TIG welder that fits in a briefcase. I love it.

They are small and fit in the case well. The WP-9 would be a plus on space too. I see the $200+, but you can use it as a home or small shop DC TIG as well. Foot pedal (optional) works well too. Mine has not been in the case since I bought it.

On the tanks. You can leave a spare in the truck, run out go back and get it.

[ShaneJackson]

UPS strikes again.......

Seems UPS lost my welder or left it sitting in Ky... They are claiming it will be delivered today but it shows no scans after arriving in Ky.... From there it should have at least 5 other arrival and departure scans..... All they can tell me is "It SHOULD be delivered by end of business day...." well no crap it SHOULD, but that don't mean it will!

[Rambozo]

Boo, I hate when that happens.

Maybe the barcode got scratched and it won't scan, but has still been going through, and you really will get it today.

Of course maybe evil space monkeys invaded Kentucky and took it to repair their mothership.