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Test Driving Everlast's Digital Analog 250EX TIG Welder - Kevin Caron
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ค. 2017
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From www.kevincaron.com - Artist Kevin Caron gives a tour of - and takes a test drive with - Everlast's old-fashioned / new-fashioned PowerTIG 250EX TIG welder ....
Kevin Caron feels like he's gone back in time when looking at the panel of the Everlast PowerTIG 250EX. It's the "younger cousin" to Everlast's PowerTIG 255EXT. He says it's old-fashioned, but it's also quite new.
The big difference between the 250EX and the 255EXT is that the 255EXT is an all digital machine - it has a touchpad. The 250EX is an analog digital machine in that the panel has knobs and a few pushbuttons, yet the electronics inside are digital. It has no touchscreen. This should appeal to welders used to analog machines. You don't have to page through menus and settings to get to what you're looking for.
The panel is color coded. The 2T/4T torch trigger control knobs are green, with knobs for starting amps, ending amps, upslope and downslope, preflow and postflow.
On the bottom, in blue, are the pulse controls: pulse frequency, pulse amps and pulse time on. In yellow are the AC frequency and cleaning controls. The arc force for the stick welder (arc welder) is a red knob.
The 250EX also has a spot welder. In the center of the panel is a large red knob for main amperage control and a digital display.
The first push button controls pulse (off, low, high), the second controls remote (2T / 4T pedal), the third one mode (AC or DC), and finally the button to select TIG high frequency start, TIG lift start or stick (arc).
Kevin Caron says it's pretty old school and easy to get used to. He used it for about three weeks while creating a stainless steel sculpture, and it was pretty handy to be able to reach over, grab the knob you want, and tweak it one way or the other.
Time to make some sparks! Kevin Caron had to adjust the amperage from 63 to 74 because the aluminum is sitting on his 1" thick steel workbench.
Kevin Caron shows the welds, where he stopped and turned up the amperage, and how, in the second weld, the metal had gotten quite hot and flattened nicely before he blew through the aluminum.
The machine was set on AC, 74 amps, with AC frequency set at about 85 herz. The balance was about 28%.
The 250EX does not have the nine presets or the four waveforms for welding aluminum like the 255EXT has. The 255EXT, however, is about $2,500. The 250EX is $1,700. It has 250 amps of power, high speed pulse, low speed pulse, AC, DC, stick welding and a spot welder. Kevin Caron says it's going to be a good welder.
It's time for him to go back to work, so you have time to subscribe to see more how-to videos, and to visit www.kevincaron.com to see Kevin Caron's wild sculptures.
Well, you might stick around another moment to see that he wasn't just imagining that poke in the head ....
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Just got mine in the mail! Cant wait to use it. It's my first TIG machine. I've messed around a little at work with a miller and lincoln. Couldnt find a bad review on this machine.
It's a great machine! Have fun and thanks for posting!
I just picked this machine up when it went on sale. Cant wait to play with it.
It's a great machine, you should have fun getting to know it!
I purchased my 250EX a year and a half ago. Paid $1700 and they included the Power Cool 300 Water Cooler. Getting a lot of machine at a really good price.
It was a great machine! Guy came in to take it for a test drive and bought it right off my cart!
Perfect just answered the question I had between the 2 machines
Thanks for watching.
I really like Everlast's latest welders. They have some great features.
Been very happy with mine!
I love that welder. I hope you make more videos on this model.
Have a few more planned!
I have the same unit and I love it!! Thank you for the demo! I'm looking forward to the spot weld test too!
This is most likely the welder I will get next. I like the features.
The Everlast 250ex is a real workhorse. It has very nice features
Awesome video , exactly what i was looking for , because of the big price difference .I didnt know what EX or EXT meant. You should add that to your title.
I will talk to the Voice and see if she can do that. Thanks for the suggestion.
Nice welder. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching.
Very nice machine. Looks like it covers all the needs I'd ever use it for. Maybe it's time for an upgrade!
I like this machine! Easy to set up and very strong!
This Everlast stuff brings back some memories......In 1976 I bought a Hondoo Civic. Bad to the bone little tire chirping car that got about 800 miles to the gallon. Naturally all the flag wavers laughed at me( except when the Cobra Jet came out of the garage). "Japcrap" was the keyword of the day back then.O' course when I rolled my H2 triple Kawasaki RingDing out of the shed nary a word was said about that. Then I recall (and participated in) the rants of "Neverlast welders" .....on.... some...forums. Boy did that backfire. Like my Hondoo; Everlast has proven itself over the years as a formidable and progressive outfit giving good bang for the buck.
Been very pleased with how the Everlast machines are working.. Just had a diehard Miller fan in the studio for a couple of days and she is in love with the MTS 251si!
In a way it's sad but the US companies bite themselves in the ass over and over and chant about "can't compete".Well. I call BS. I'll take Everlast or HTP for a medium or small machine over blue or red most any time at this point.They're higher quality ! That AHP outfit seems kicking too but I can't afford to experiment while living overseas
Maybe these clown boys need to cut themselves down to peon wages, like a couple hundred grand per annum, like us hillbillies,and research how German( Hazet-BDS) Spain( Grip_On, Facom) Japan ( Nepros-Kyoto-Makita) and so many others ( South Korean co's)stay alive in the "hostile environment".
Huh ?
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Oh look......more clown boys ( we deemed it necessary to move our hand tool division to......be...competitive....)
www1.salary.com/STANLEY-BLACK-DECKER-INC-Executive-Salaries.html
do you have to use the everlast water cooler to run the tig function on this welder?
Nope, you can switch to an air cooled torch and just run that.
Thanks for the video. I've been thinking about getting one of these with the plasma cutting option. Have you done a video on plasma cutting? I'm curious how the edge looks after the cut.
Hope you find a use for the spot weld thingy.
I haven't found a use. Demo would be nice.
Coming up!
Spot welding would be a great feature to have. You can't beat that welder for the price it is selling at.
Sheet metal stuff👍
Hi I was wondering I just bought one of these and all the potentiometers they feel tight but they feel like they're mounted and rubber something he can wiggle them all over the place is just some kind of shock mounting that they came out with or not thanks
Not sure. Have to check with Everlast on that one.
@@KevincaronSculpture I just got an email from Everlast and it is normal. The pots are all isolation/rubber mounted. Pretty good idea on their part : )
Will keep that in mind! Thanks for the update!
I just bought an Everlast plasma 50s so far so good needed to cut a piece of 1/2 , and sliced right through it,hope it last a long time. How is the co. for customer service ?
I have only needed them twice. Both times I had replacement parts in a couple of days.. Very happy with them!
some one who dose alot of aluminum welding or repair would benefit from the 255EXT .me being a hack likes the 250 EX price ,think I've seen it go for $1523 .
The only thing I miss from the 255ext is the different wave forms for AC. Did get really used to having the triangle wave for outside thin aluminum.
General TIG question: I notice some Everlast TIGS going down to 5 amps. How often do you weld below 10 amps on steel? Thanks for your videos!
Never for me! I don't think I have ever been below 30 amps.
More about stability and stability on thin material with a pulse setting. Very rare would you be welding something at just 5amps all on....
It is GREAT for the "Starting amps". With some thin aluminum tubing, it can give you enough time to see before blowing through. For me, this is a must have as I am welding RC aircraft mufflers.
It’s for very thin metal
Great little demo. Hey Kevin, I couldn't help but notice your shirt. Are you a volunteer firefighter?
Sorry but no. One of my fans is a retired firefighter and he sent shirts for the both of us..
this welder is selling at Everlast website for $1345 right now .
I can't keep up with the price changes!
It's a great machine that fills the needs just right. Going to try some 6010 next week and see how it does.
Does Kevin get paid/sponsored to review or use Everlast or did he buy it outright, like anyone else?
I am sponsored by Everlast and AHP. But I have sent machines back that I didn't approve of.
www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/ftcs-endorsement-guides-what-people-are-asking
End of every video states that the machines are provided by the manufacturer.