Howdy Friends!

[everlastsupport]

The 210EXT out of the box does not come with a water cooled torch, so you might want to get a WP-20 as well when you, I recommend both. I too run with city water pressure and have done it for years (same two torches and no damage), so you can build your cooler and still use the machine until it is done.

I just received the 210EXT and must say I am beyond happy with it. Your options are probably 225LX, 250EX or 210EXT, from what you described (185 and 200DX fix in there too). The 210EXT has all the features as the 250EX, and microprocessor dialed in.

I did not think I would like the EXT over the EX, but that changed in the first 10 minutes. Nothing wrong with the EX by any means, just like the digital front end.

Mark (performance) has a 210EXT panel video on youtube that is a mush watch, watch that and you are pretty much ready to start. The A/O as stated will give you a jump start on the TIG. How I wound up with a TIG machine.

I have used mine on stainless and aluminum and it is great, have not used it on mild steel yet, but just received it and most steel work is MIG. You might want to look at the IMIG-200 and IMIG205 as well. They too are great machines. We tend to do 95%+ MIG and the rest TIG. We do not use stick anymore (flux core outside, we run the IMIG-200 on a 5500watt generator).

Hope that helps. Note a lot of people will try to direct you to a less cost machine that will do your car, but if the funds are there, the 210EXT will do it and a lot more. And they are right about the MIG as well, I would probably get the MIG first, but the TIG will do it all, just slower and more prep work.

[MoparCar]

I myself will be getting a 210 EXT for it's capabilities, but redbeard's comments about TIG hating rust is very worth dwelling on. I've done a lot of rust repair on a musclecar project I'm building and a MIG is really what you want for rust repairs. I personally want a TIG now because I've moved on from the rust repairs to a lot of clean new metal fabrication, suspension parts/mounts, etc. where the heat control and AC for aluminum will be needed, but for general auto body repairs if I had a choice of only one machine I'd have to go the MIG if any of the metal is rusty or corroded. Just my thoughts......or you can get both!!!!

[DaveO]

The 210EXT out of the box does not come with a water cooled torch

Uh oh... really?! Joke's on me, I've been building a water cooler!

[everlastsupport]

Uh oh... really?! Joke's on me, I've been building a water cooler!

Mine came with a 26, sure you can upgrade or talk to Oleg nice.. I would like to have one myself. You can use the WP-20 with it and the foot pedal.

[DaveO]

Oh yeah, one way or another I'll be using the cooler.