PowerArc 140ST 40 Amp Arc Stick Lift Start TIG Welder, IGBT, Dual Voltage 110/220v

Back in the early eighties I walked into a fresh job and saw a bunch of fitters TIG welding pipe. They were walking the cup installing 6 inch schedule 20 316L pipe. I saw a bunch of 120 volt extension cords all over the place and all looked great. I asked the guy I was working with where the welding machines were as I didn't see any. He said they were hanging on the argon bottles. I gave a double take and there sure enough they were there. Little blue shoeboxes. They called them pocket welders. I just had to have one until I found out how much money they were. Ouch! Too much for me! Needless to say a lot of them evaporated, if you know what I mean. I have always wanted one since then and now they are indeed affordable. Oh yea, I have done my share of TIG welding in my day. They all seemed to work good at that. But! The early ones up until not long ago didn't do well with stick. That has all changed. Now, they will run stick. The cheaper ones, like this won't run all rods well. I have found it will run most. It loves 3/32 7018 as well as 1/8 7018. It also likes 6013. It takes some work along with a real tight arc but you can run 3/32 and 1/8 6010 and 6011. The bottom line is there is no free lunch. You wind up with a very good DC TIG welder that can stick weld. It welds some rods better than others but it does burn them. If you want better than that you are going to dig deeper into your pocket. Read up and do your homework. Figure your needs and go for it. This unit is feather light, can go anywhere and performs well once there as long as you know it's limits. It shares something in common with all EVERLAST welders. It's probably the best bang for the buck out there. It's made pretty well and is pretty darn quiet to boot. If you are just starting out go to Welding Tricks and Tips on you tube. He has a ton of great videos and does a great job of going over all you need to know. And then some! Check him out! I'm an old timer and have gotten some bad habits over the years. I must say I have broke some of them after watching his videos. Turn and burn baby, that's where it's at!

This is an inverter stick welder that's tig capable, dual voltage 110v and 220v, puts out 140 amps, and has a digital amperage display. At work I only weld with Millers so I wasn't expecting much for a welder at this price and figured I could risk the 250 bucks. I live in Hawaii so I was happy it included free shipping and the item arrived fast in about 10 days. I opened the box and included were : welder, plastic case, nice solid electrode holder and ground clamp w/leads and connectors, tig torch with lead and hose, tig torch accessories (4 inch back cap, collets, ceramic cup), handy little wire brush/slag hammer all in one tool, welding mask with handle, and shade 10 filter lens. The welder had a 240v plug on it I had never seen before. It's similar to the outlet for my dryer but a bit smaller. I went to home depot and found the female plug for it and made a pigtail adapter so I could run it on a 110v/15amps. I plug it in and it turned on and I played with the amperage selector. At 110v it went up to 94 amps.Update 06/15/2013Made an adapter to fit into a fema 14-30 recetacle (four prong dryer plug). Everything worked great using 1/8 7018s. Max output was 142 amps. Still a happy customer.My first project was to build my friend a wheelchair ramp with a hitch bar for his van. I needed to weld 2"X1/4" angle iron and 2"X1/4" box tubing. I used 1/8 6011 rods to tack, fill, and for root passes. I used 3/32 7018 rods for the cover passes. This welder performed excellent! It put out a nice steady arc and I would burn two or three sticks without a break and this welder never overheated. It's advertised that there's an automatic hot start feature but I didn't notice it which is fine because i don't care for hot starting anyways. Big thanks to Everlast and Amazon. Very happy customer here.

I've used this little welder for everything. Stick, scratch start TIG. 120v 240v. If you're buying it just as a stick machine, there are probably better options out there. There is an amperage cap for stick welding on 120v. I believe it caps at 75 amps. 240 will get you the full range of amperage. Can be a bit of a pain in a pinch. Still welds really well. I probably burnt 3 pounds of 6011 back to back without overheating. No arc force setting though.I primarily bought the machine for scratch start tig. My only complaint on the TIG side is: there is no built in argon solenoid. Gas control is 100% through the valve on the torch. I've used other machines that were scratch start only, but still had the argon solenoid. (Miller maxstar 161) and it makes a huge difference. Not the end of the world though. Keeping in mind it is scratch start only, this machine TIG welds REALLY well. I've welded razor blades at 15 amps and I've welded 3/8 plate at 140. This little machine will handle it all (IMO). Incredibly stable arc. Aside from no fan on demand, and no argon solenoid, this little machine keeps up with the miller's, I've used and for a fraction the price. Never had bad luck with everlast. Great little machine. The regulator it comes with and the ground are about the only things worth keeping though. Stinger for stick welding is junk. Broke in about the first 30 min of welding. TIG torch is okay, but still pretty cheap. I swapped it out for a flex head valve torch. For what it is, it's a great little versatile setup.

Works great, fast shipping, good value

Es una máquina muy buena yo e utilizado electrodosde 1/16 hasta 1/8 y los quema sin problemas conectada a 110v me imagino que a 220v debe funcionar exelente.