maxstar 150 sth

[trackwelder]

I am looking for a new portable machine and was wondering if anybody has a maxstar and what they think about it.I have no real experience with tig and figured I could toy around with tig if I bought the sth package. Any info would be appreciated.

[dob]

i have a maxstar 140 pretty sweet machine, works well for those little portable jobs, for the bigger stuff I use my miller bobcat though

[MAC702]

Dob, how would you compare the arc quality between the two machines if you were running the same stick at the same settings? If you're not sure, please perform a test for us and let us know when you can.

I love my Maxstar 140 STR and think its quality is getting close to the level of the 3-phase Trailblazer. I don't know if my Dad just got a lemon or what, but his Bobcat 225 sucks in arc quality.