Lincoln square wave 205 problems

[StarsandStripesfab]

I am thinking about getting a Lincoln square wave 205 for my home shop and wanted to know if anyone’s had major problems with them?

[TinWhisperer]

Welcome to the forum.

I don’t have any experience with that machine in particular but we’ve gone through several tig welders at the shop over the years.

This prime weld 325x was a nice inexpensive addition for a large tig welder the shop.

Tig welding help. Aluminum, Yes Wedler 200P

This is the truth. My business partner just blew up his Everlast 250 tig again on the weekend. It seems like every time he’s doing a project pushing a lot of quarter inch aluminum that machine calves. We each have a Miller dynasty 200DX at the two shops but it’s just not enough power for some of these thicker aluminum jobs. He had been looking at the dynasty 400 for a while but they’re over $10,000 so on Monday he ended up ordering the primeweld 325x, lots of amps for the money. Should sho…

[apynckel]

If I had to do it over again, I’d skip my square wave 200 and go with an Everlast or Primeweld. More amps, more features, more control, less money.

[mechanic416]

If your looking for a great tig welder look into the HTP INVERTIG 221 this is a very good welder and has more bells and whistles then most people need. It goes down to 4 amps to weld razor blades.

[StarsandStripesfab]

Thanks for the advice. I will look into the other machines. I have a really small shop with limited space so, just trying to keep it small and simple.