Esab

[rbmedic75]

Anyone familar with the esab migmaster 275 @ $1800 shipped, price is close to the MM 252 and the Lincoln 255 but it seems to have a heavier duty cycle and a few more options (what is the flat and slope taps) and the pulse width modulated solid state control

Migmaster® 275 Package w/15 ft. GM-250 NAS Torch/Argon
208/230 vac, 1ph, 50/60 Hz ............................... 0558008707


More power for those tough jobs
Rated 275 amps at 40% duty cycle - 200 amps continuous 100%.
DC welding output from 30 to 300 amps - new heavy plate parameters 5/8" and above.
24 overlapping heat (voltage) steps for accurate fine tuning.
Flat and Slope taps for accurate fine tuning of short arc parameters for reduced spatter.
Feeds wire from 40 to 750 ipm; pulse width modulated, solid state speed control
Solid State contactor control for high reliability under repetitive short cycle welds.
Toolless polarity change
NAS gun connection with built-in torch wrap.
Built-in spool-on-gun control.
Includes
Each of the following packages includes power source with builtin wire feeder, factory-installed undercarriage with cylinder rack, GunMaster NAS Mig gun with .035 in. and .045 in. accessories, dual groove (.035 in. – .045 in.) feed roll, R-33 fl owmeterregulator, 6 ft. gas hose, 15 ft. work cable and clamp, 8 ft. primary input cable with plug, 10 lb. sample of .035 ESAB Spoolarc 87HP welding wire, and an ESAB Mig Welding Handbook.

What do you guys think

[Sparky#1]

You really can't go wrong with and ESAB, The Multimaster 260 is on my Christmas list.

[lugweld]

From what I can tell, its an upgraded migmaster 250.

The features, arrangement and controls are all set up the same. The Migmaster 250 is rated at 280 amps with 250 amps @ 50% duty cycle.

[millman52]

Before you buy take a look at this machine also https://www.mythermadyne.com/thc/en/...bName=OverView

I'm not pushing the Thermal Arc machine over the ESAB. A friend bought one of these a few months back. Seems to me it had more features like trigger interlock, spot/stitch timer etc. for about the same money.

My friend reports to me that it has worked & welds fine.. I trust his review also, he has worked as a welder & used all th big name machines Red, Blue, Gold, Yellow

[rbmedic75]

Ok thanks guys. I am relatively new to the mig world but have picked it up pretty quick and doing well I think. Good friend of mine who is a certified welder for grove crane says my welds would pass x-ray (well most of the). But I am outgrowing the little hobart 140 that I have pretty quick. The duty cycle is like 20% at 90 amps so I weld for a bit and it starts to splatter and get pinholes then shuts down for like 10 mins to cool off and I am looking at doing a lot of welding in the very near future would really like to have something that will handle continuos at like 160 - 170 so if the 250 is 60% at 250 that would probably even fit the bill. What are all the bells and whistles for the pulse modulation and spot and stitch stuff

[DDA52]

Don't be afraid of Esabs. I just had a new 250+ go up in smoke while under warranty and Esab replaced it FAST with a Multimaster 260. They are top notch units.

[DDA52]

FWIW, the reason the 250+ went up in smoke was most likely due to shipping damage. They said it sounded like it had a cracked transformer core or something like that. So it was damage, not quality.

[greenbuggy]

Can't speak to the 275 but I have a migmaster 251 and love it.

[rbmedic75]

Originally Posted by millman52

Before you buy take a look at this machine also https://www.mythermadyne.com/thc/en/...bName=OverView

I'm not pushing the Thermal Arc machine over the ESAB. A friend bought one of these a few months back. Seems to me it had more features like trigger interlock, spot/stitch timer etc. for about the same money.

My friend reports to me that it has worked & welds fine.. I trust his review also, he has worked as a welder & used all th big name machines Red, Blue, Gold, Yellow

Looks like a pretty nice machine (for my limited experience) but has a lot of options I see listed on the big name brand wleders plus a few. Where would I get a price. The only thing I noticed and maybe its just me not understanding but the low setting is 80IPM that seems awfully fast to me my normal settings are 30 to 40 IPM at 140 amps which is where a lot of my stuff is ranging right now. that thing would go through some wire

[Jeep07]

I run a Multimaster 260 and love it. Great machines.

[Sparky#1]

Originally Posted by Jeep07

I run a Multimaster 260 and love it. Great machines.

I'm glad because I'm buying one. I took a welding class earlier this year and the instructor said that ESAB is one of the nicest running machines he ever used. I believe the plumbers welding school runs ESAB. In the class we used the Miller XMT 304 CC/CV machines,they're also very good.

[El_Lloydeo]

i never ran an esab welder in my life until a couple of weeks ago. very very nice, i was impressed! im a lincoln fan but will certainly consider esab for my next machine. their flux core wire is the finest flux core i have ever run too.

[lugweld]

I use the XMT 304 machines too...no comparison to ESAB. The XMT 304's are good solid machines, but nothing compares to the ESAB's charachteristics.

[El_Lloydeo]

maybe you should become the esab pimp! haha

[Sparky#1]

Originally Posted by El_Lloydeo

maybe you should become the esab pimp! haha

The buy in is too high.

[down19992000]

You guys are ruthless here..