2021 Everlast PowerTIG 185DV AC/DC TIG Stick Welder 110/220 Volt Inverter-Based Dual Voltage 185Amp with Pedal Package

I used this welder to do rust repairs on my car and it held up to some abuse, but I had the mainboard go bad when stick welding while running off a generator. Customer service was fast to respond and helped me diagnose the issue. The board was covered under warranty so they shipped one to me with no hassle and gave detailed instructions on how to do the repair. I also could have taken it to a repair shop but I'm a DIY person and I'm happy they supported me.

This unit came with the foot petal (apparently rare) included - the controls are all useful and it works well - thin AC work is difficult as the current can not go super low in AC mode. You can also use stick with this unit and the polarity is reversible. AC frequency control can be a godsend in certain applications. Other economy TIG units have tons of knobs and switches - read the reviews, most are useless to the average hobby welder and are just set and forget anyway. Everything on this unit is useful. Many of the Chinese welders have non-linear foot controls (read the longevity reviews and you will see what I mean), and use the same crappy design which electrically can never be linear (I looked into it) - this one is truly linear. Only wish would be for more current control of AC current at the low end. Previously I purchased an Eastwood/Longevity unit - returned it to buy this unit --very happy I did. TIG torch is a run of the mill Chinese unit - regulator is better than the Eastwood/Longevity unit.

For its given price point, you cannot beat the features. I started welding about a year ago starting with the Harbor Freight Titanium 125 then 175 then 200 multipurpose. The Titanium 200 multipurpose has a basic TIG setup which is what lead me the the Everlast 185. Just love this little machine. Maybe when I get better in a few years, I will upgrade to the Everlast 255. If you do buy the Everlast 185, the foot pedal is an option and I ended up buying the foot pedal which makes life easier

For the price this machine has never let me down. I do many projects building turbo kits and modifying cars at a small shop that I own. I learned how to weld on this machine and it has paid for itself time and time again. I’ve had this machine so long that my tig torch started leaking so I’m currently looking for a replacement. That’s where I’m kind of disappointed. They don’t have a tig torch that fits my power tig185 dual voltage machine here on Amazon. They do offer it on their website but they don’t offer express shipping as I’m in need of getting my machine back up and running ASAP. I called the number and to overnight a torch to my shop was almost $100 in shipping which I feel is excessive (i was expecting maybe $75 tops). There’s really no quick way to get your hands on a spare torch. I figured accessories for these machines would be all over Amazon but I’m not having any luck. Very inconvenient considering I bought my machine off of Amazon I figured I could get some expedited shipping on a new torch and get it next day with prime . Their website (which functions poorly) seems to be the only place to get one and they are almost 200$. Plus shipping for a fancy one. Anyway, I went ahead and bought two torches so I don’t get stuck in this mess again. But it is a bit frustrating considering my projects are at a standstill. Everlast makes great machines but they kind of corner you with the accessories. Knowing all this I WOULD buy another machine from them.

So far I have to give this machine credit. Good bang for the buck. So far ive welded numerous sizes of aluminum ranging from 18 gauge up to 10 gauge. Plan on doing some DOM tubing here soon. It did NOT come with a foot pedal or tungsten. I got the machine about a month ago (3/2019). It came with pretty much everything else you need. Dont forget your filler and tungsten. I also recommend getting some small fuel line clamps for the hose going from your reg to the back of the machine. At 15 cfh the original clamp blew right off! If you guys have a good pedal recommendation let me know! Only reason i didnt give it 5 stars is because im a novice at under a 100 hours weld time and have not yet pushed this machine to the limit so I cant say that compared to other machines in the price range it would or would not out perform them.

Easy to set up, easy to use, works flawlessly! I bought this because I had an aluminum fuel tank to make and my ESAB will only do aluminum with a spoolgun, yuck. Right from the beginning I put in a Monster 12 cup and gas lense and started mocking up the tank. I noticed I was using 140 amps of its 185 available with this .125 walled 5052 sheet so I opted to return this one and get the Powertig 210EXT. The Powertig 185DV is way easier to use than the 210EXT, as I later found out.

Not the same model as I got, mine has post current taper timer as well as post gas flow timer and TIG pulsed arc, selectable between 1 pps and 50pps in addition to all the features shown in the listing.. Haven't done too much TIG yet but I have had zero issues. Stick is excellent, 60A@100% duty cycle, max amps is 35% duty cycle. This isn't a pro model, but has good feature set for a hobby/home unit, and it handles up to 1/4" single pass. Only beef is it idn't come with a foot pedal, but it's only $120.

For the price, hell, even for more, this machine is great! I've been in and out of shops and schools in my 10 years in the trade and have used the red, blue, and yellow varieties of tig machines. This one is surprisingly well made. The accessories are ovbiously junk, but the whip, ground and torch are middle shelf (I cut off the dinky thumb switch and bulky cable/case) (the whip is not flame or abrasion resistant btw) I wish the pulse setting was controlled with a variable dial instead of a selector switch with two drastically different modes and I wish I could drop the amperage to under 20A, but like I said earlier, for the price...