EASTWOOD WELDERS
With so many welders to choose from, its hard to make up your mind on which welder might be best for you. So we made a comparison tool for every welder Eastwood makes.
The Eastwood Company better known as just Eastwood started in 1978. Eastwood initially launched a tool catalog focused on DIY auto repairs. Then they pivoted into selling their own product; a spot weld gun in the 80s.
Original Eastwood Spot Weld Gun Source: Coffee and Tools YouTube Channel
Eastwood now sells a large variety of automotive repair and restoration tools from powder coating systems to welders for DIYers. Today we’re going to compare the Eastwood Welder offerings.
TYPES OF WELDING
The right welder for the job will depend on the type of material you are welding. Eastwood carries the following types of welders:
Flux Core Welder - No gas needed which is great for beginners, but flux core welding creates lots of spatter which requires more grinding and sanding.
MIG Welders - Uses shielding gas typically 75% CO2 and 25% Argon mix. MIG is not too difficult to setup which makes it great for beginners. MIG also doesn’t create much spatter which is great for auto-body sheet metal welding.
TIG Welders - 100% argon shielding gas requires a bit more precision as you’ll need to feed wire into the weld pool. More advanced, but super clean.
Stick Welders - No gas just like flux, but uses a feeder rod. It’s great for thick metal, but not for thin sheet metal.
Eastwood also has multi-process welders that can do all four types of welding like the Eastwood MP140i which we currently own and use for all our auto body sheet metal welding.
COMPARING EASTWOOD WELDERS
Use the welding comparison tool below to select different Eastwood Welders you’d like to compare against another Eastwood Welder.
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The Eastwood welders from the selector tool can all be found on Eastwood.com with tons of different welding consumables (wire/nozzles/rods) as well:
For beginners, the Eastwood MIG 90 Welder is a great option because you can start with flux and upgrade it to MIG weld. Or you can just buy it right out the gate with the MIG upgrades.
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For something a bit more advanced, you can go with the Eastwood Elite MP200i Multi Process Welder. It can do all 4 different welding types and supports 120v or 220v. So you can start with flux, then MIG, and move onto TIG as you start to develop more welding skills.
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The Eastwood MP200i Welder is much more expensive, so if you’re on a tight budget then our next recommendation would be the MP140i, which is what we use in our DIY home garage. The Eastwood MP140i is also a Multi Process welder, but it only supports 120v meaning you won’t be able to weld as thick of material that the MP200i can weld. However if you only have 120v in your garage, the MP140i works great.
If you’re still not sure which eastwoodwelder to buy, Eastwood also has a welder selector helper. The welder selector asks you a set of questions like the type of welding you’ll be doing along with your skill set. The selector will then guide you to the right Eastwood welder for the job.
