The Everlast PowerTIG 255EXT!

This is a TIG welding features overview of the Everlast PowerTIG 255EXT.
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[@WTFisAuserFRCKINname]

I love that you'll say "I'll do a sponsored video, but I'm still gonna tell the truth." That's how we know if a company trusts their products.

[@ronmarshall725]

LOVE the split screens! Very helpful!

[@JustVoss]

Glad you like it! I came up with that for my live streams

[@darrenlafreniere5034]

I've had the 255EXT for a few years now - absolutely LOVE it. This little Green Machine is amazing! Thanks for the video!

[@brennonmorning9682]

I can't thank you enough for this high quality content. the split screen was a great idea!

[@JustVoss]

Thank you!

[@hybridmusclegarage4590]

AWESOME!!!! I have had mine for 2 years and it kicks ass!!!!

[@JustVoss]

Hell yeah

[@everlastgenerator]

Great overview Justin 🔥🔥

[@JustVoss]

Thanks!

[@sbranham86]

@@JustVoss on steel, this or the fronius transtig 210?

[@patrickburdick9253]

@@sbranham86 generally on steel and stainless I don't notice a difference in arc stability from brand of machine. Worked in a shop with the same exact kind of welder in all 12 stations, and we moved to different one every day, each of those had there own "personalities" but generally all good.

[@marklugo6002]

Justin, You should only use the unit with the Pedal 2T selected for torches with a amp control and a separate switch. This can create an issue when welding with the pedal. Select only Pedal. Also, for the best results on thick aluminum on Advanced AC Pulse, you should set Pulse Amps at 99 to 100%. This is how you get the extra penetration (up to 50% more in some tests). If you want an improved bead profile on thin aluminum then you would lower the DC Amps to 25 to 30%. Add filler on the DC side of the cycle after the cleaning side of the pulse has done its job.

[@JustVoss]

Great info thank you!

[@jorgelabrada6149]

Great channel Justin 💪

[@JustVoss]

Thanks!

[@asmith7876]

Welding is high on my list of skills to acquire, recently got a used Craftsman MIG welder to start playing with. Sadly I know NOTHING about welding but I still love this video! LOL

[@JustVoss]

Hey that’s good to hear, welding is not as intimidating as it seems what you learn the basics and just start playing around with it.

[@benc8386]

@@JustVoss I was absolutely hopeless at welding doing that for years :) Then KZbin came along with excellent channels like this one and now I can actually make things that don't even fall apart. It's hugely instructive to be able to see what it's supposed to look like when you're doing it properly. Still takes practice but if I can do it anyone can.

[@TheToad013]

Love my everlast tig 255ext have had it 5 years not one problem

[@JustVoss]

Nice! Do you weld Aluminum in anything but advanced square wave?

[@Dr_Xyzt]

I have the PowerTIG 185DV and love it. Easily one of the most gratifying tools I've purchased in a long time! I learned to TIG with that machine. I used to always ask "How am I gonna get this built?" and now I ask, "Do I have enough argon to knock this out before the end of the day?" I was given a queen size mattress by a family member and they said, "Do you even have a queen size frame?" Hah! I will in a few minutes!

[@juniorscollection6673]

Im wanting to get that exact machine. Would you mind telling me pros and cons of it? Also any thickness you would stay away from? Or do you have an Instagram I can message you at for more questions?

[@jacklowe3788]

I'm new to tig Would you say this machine is too advanced for me to learn on? Should I purchase simpler machine then move up after aquired some skills- I have lot brazing experience from HVAC work just thought I could learn tig but most confusing as to so many types machines at all price points both foreign & domestic- Any advice surely appreciated, jack

[@Dr_Xyzt]

@@juniorscollection6673 Sorry to reply so late. There's absolutely no reason to not like the 185 DV. I run it on 120 volts, which limits me to 125 amps, for .125" and thinner, which is 99.9% of my jobs. On 240 volts, I haven't come across a job I can't do. It's my most-used machine because it's relatively light weight.

[@Dr_Xyzt]

@@jacklowe3788 The 185DV is a perfectly good machine. The PowerTig 210 EXT is a superior machine since it has a feature called "Advanced Pulse" that makes it easier to do very thick aluminum. The 185DV is quite possibly the best machine to learn TIG with. I haven't come across anything it can't do, minus some .75" thick aluminum. However, I did that .75" aluminum job anyway by using a different welding wire.

[@hossfox30]

Nice! I have a 325ext on order. Just waiting for it to come around the New year. Stoked!

[@JustVoss]

Got the big guns!

[@hossfox30]

@@JustVoss I couldn't resist man. I own a 230 in another brand. I've heard all sorts of good things about these machines. Great video by the way!

[@hossfox30]

@Lee Boyd roughly 3 weeks. I was waiting for the 2021 to come in.

[@EmObReNdAnJaCkAsS]

Justin, I suspect that on the advanced AC setting the machine is switching from AC to DC which would explain the potential to weld thicker materials. If you were to reverse the settings so you're getting higher amps in the DC component then you get more penetration while the AC side applies the cleaning action to remove the oxide layer. If you look at your video at the switching you can hear it where one half is on AC but the other half is quiet which indicates DC.

[@bernardmauge8613]

very good you figured it out Dc plus is for penetration on Alu

[@appallokelley3207]

No pictures of the welds really….. my heart. 😂🤣😂

[@georgef1176]

Great video. I think I’m gonna try everlast

[@aaronbuildsa]

Huh, I was about to say "That looks *exactly* like the R-Tech range, but green instead of blue" and then you showed that purge button.. that's killer. I know, but it's the little things!

[@ahmedsamer3742]

great fabricator has a great welding machine 👍

[@JustVoss]

Hey appreciate that

[@brentsmith5647]

Brilliant video thank u 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@aaronbuildsa]

Oh and 6:00 when you say about being bitten by ending up in AC mode after being in DC pulse - yep, been there, done that! Had the 'wrong' tungsten in too so it was quite exiting as the tungsten essentially exploded.. funtimes! :D

[@JustVoss]

haha, always fun

[@DustinApple]

just gotta take a second to LOVE the use a underglow and backlighting in the shop. its just sexy and pleasing to to the eye! #jealous

[@jonathankrum3016]

Love the 255ext. The water cooler works well but I am not a fan of the crimp connections inside the machine

[@alirezasheibani7905]

amazing review Justin! btw what's the helmet model?

[@JustVoss]

It’s a Blue Demon Pano. If you go to my Amazon “shop” link or whatever it’s called in the description, I have it inside there.

[@willhall7777]

Have you or could you do a review on the primeweld 225x

[@dennisserna770]

You switched torches to do aluminum. Did you do that because you use a dedicated torch for aluminum and a dedicated steel torch?

[@user-ik5lx1xy2s]

hi Justin,everlast 255 ext a good device?

[@daviddelgado5698]

So about 2 years since you posted the video...would you recommend the Everlast over Lincoln? Hard to ignore the major cost difference.

[@aksting]

Advanced AC TIG does a pulse of DC. This is how the machine can weld 25% thicker material, but leaving a clean weld.

[@brodypetrie2253]

We’re did you get the water cooled torch?

[@patrickburdick9253]

At 2:18 did you mean on 120V that 150amps is 60% duty cycle and 120amps is 100%? Cause you said it reverse. Lol. Also at 4:27 was lil bit of a weird start, no?? Amazing video though great info!!! Ordering mine tomorrow! 🤗🤪☺ update: Have had I for about 3months and LOVE it!

[@michaelhallas6450]

What’s the thickness material this machine can weld . Steel and Aluminum. Also is this an inverts machine ? I heard inverts machines do not last that long!

[@phillhuddleston9445]

So can you use the pedal to control amperage on the fly like a traditional tig or is it either all or nothing?

[@snafuequals]

8

[@renosnutzz8592]

What size torch is that ???!!!

[@bubbacade6787]

I have the same machine. It's wild how much bang you get for the buck...

[@JustVoss]

Agreed

[@ProofBenny]

That welder is 4200 here in oz , I am saving the beer money ! haha

[@WTFisAuserFRCKINname]

2:20 that's pretty nice. Not gonna lie.

[@waggtech8793]

After dismal results with a little MT125 I went full bore with a 325EXT and torch cooler. Most of the features are similar. I’ve been happy with it so far that it has top end capacity, kind of like being able to burn the tires off for 1/2 mile but only lighting them up for 1/4 mile... lol

[@JustVoss]

Nice! The 325 is a beast

[@jasonwoody8041]

Im thinking of buying a tig machine. I dont have a whole lot of experience welding however. Some mig, zero tig. Is this to much machine for a novice?

[@benc8386]

Looks like a nice machine! Does anyone ever use 4T, especially with a pedal?

[@JustVoss]

Maybe if you were under a car on jackstands, I could see it being a good use then.

[@jameswyatt1304]

@@JustVoss I expect you'll want the torch button rather than pedal under a car - LOL. Speaking of jackstands, ours get a lot less use since we got a QuickJack, a shop safety and efficiency improvement I cannot recommend enough.

[@davidgreenfield2329]

My Evrerlast Tig welder only lasted as long as the warranty.

[@connormehrtens2408]

Can someone tell me on what grinder he uses pls

[@renosnutzz8592]

Hey who makes the back cap on your tig torch !?! Where can I get one !

[@dirtyboyzoff-road7826]

Reno’s nutzz it’s a shay spec back cap

[@dirtyboyzoff-road7826]

Shay spec

[@timothycamp6776]

Would have been nice to see the finished welds but good video.

[@JustVoss]

Yeah 10 4

[@andythurlow1614]

Can't afford it. Next review 😂😂😂

[@jeftesantiago]

2:20 you said that: “when you hook up to 110, you can get up to 150A at 100% duty cicle”, after that you say “up to 120 with 60% of duty cicle”. Let me know what do you mean, because is obvious that here is a confusion. Do you flip numbers or so?

[@JustVoss]

I said it backwards because I’m not a smart person. It’s 120A at 100% and 150A at 60% on 110volts.

[@jeftesantiago]

@@JustVoss Hahaha, that’s happens a lot, but please don’t call you what you aren’t, instead do everything well done, and be sure to continue developing that type of content that everyone on this channel love!

[@supriabudiman]

Do u prefer TIG over Mig/ Mag/ Mma?

[@JustVoss]

I do absolutely, especially if you want one machine. It’s slower but looks great, you can do aluminum on machines with AC and no sparks.

[@chamindaathukorala8414]

how mach

[@chrisjones6165]

What's cost? How is pedal? Does it run a 6010 for stick welding

[@JustVoss]

Can look up the current price through the link, the pedal is nice it’s “sewing machine” style. I’d have to look into the 6010, it might also say that on their website. I do practically zero stick welding sorry.

[@chrisjones6165]

@@JustVoss I agree should have looked on price my self but had a list of videos to get through and figured may work out. I do need an ac tig welder, have a esab 161 lts and a Lincoln ranger 250gxt, Lincoln has ac but needs hi freq box and that's about as much as a dedicated tig machine I can plug into wall not just engine drive because it's over year old and don't even have 30hrs on it,was hoping to get business going but insurance on anything with people on gas,steam or about anything with pressure and your insurance is threw the roof and I don't have that without a job going and can't bid and be looked at with any respect without prior insurance and capitol to buy material if needed

[@JustVoss]

Yeah hear that, different industries require different levels of insurance. I bet a small welding shop isn’t near as bad.

[@chrisjones6165]

@@JustVoss I agree but need cnc plasma to be competitive for that. I weld pipe in hydronics field for day job and would like to do something like that but about impossible for a family man with other responsibilities. Wish I could bid jobs and if u get be required for insurance prior to starting.. help the smaller guys out trying to start for sure

[@Dr_Xyzt]

@@chrisjones6165 That EASB 161 LTS is a handy little lift-arc machine. I put the argon bottle in a dolley, then ratchet strapped that little baby TIG to it. When someone asks me to do a side-job repair, that's the machine I bring. They ALWAYS get a kick out of it. Only 4 people in town TIG. I'm the only one that does stainless and TIG brazing.

[@kylegoodyear8782]

If i could afford it i’d have it lol

[@andrewhuf6939]

I think you just sold an Everlast to me

[@JustVoss]

Lot's of machine for the money

[@DasSnakeBoy]

Gee I wish someone would send me one

[@middleway1885]

Boop

[@snowkracker]

See more of what? You didn’t show us any of the welds it produced….

[@johnmoriarty6158]

Not digging the arc starts on AC.

[@bdDonkey]

First

[@JustVoss]

If you ain’t first you’re last I guess.

[@TraditionalToolworks]

I just unsubscribed because of your affiliation with Everlast. I don't condone their horrible customer service and support.

[@KGRICK1]

so the fan runs all the time?