Best tigs

[jus1975]

Whats everybodys opinion on the best TIG welder for 110volt and 220volt. And the same for a plasma cutter.

[Ries]

My favorite 110volt tig is the Miller Maxstar 150.
Great little machine.

220Volt, it depends if you need AC or not. If you dont do aluminum, and dont need AC, then I love my XMT 304. Expensive, and worth every penny.
For AC/DC though, it would be a Dynasty.

Inverters rule!

(this from a man who has at least 4 transformer welders in his shop- but they are not as nice to use my inverters).

[jus1975]

I guess I should have said that I need an AC/DC unit.

[macona]

There is only one machine on the market that will do AC/DC tig on 120v and 240v and thats the Dynasty 200. Great machine. Made in the USA.

For a 120/240 Plasma the Hypertherm PowerMax30 is hard to beat.

[jus1975]

Either 120 or 240. I'm not sure on what voltage I want.

[macona]

The Miller is still the best. Next would be the Thermal Arc 200. It does not have the build quality of a Dynasty, not the range of features. It does have a somewhat smoother arc in AC though.

[dang]

Lincoln SP135 110V

[macona]

Thats not even a Tig machine, thats a mig machine.

[BlueChip]

For the money I like my HTP Invertig 201.

[featherhead]

My Miller syncrowave 200SD is awesome. If you don't need a lot of power you might find an older 180SD for sale. It'll do AC aluminum to 1/4", takes a 60 amp breaker and I can trip breakers on thick aluminum. The arc is very smooth, works great with a gas lens. It'll also do stick. Great machine.