Review of the Eastwood MiG 180 Welder

New Welder, going over the differences between the old Eastwood 175 and the new 180. Plus a small update on the Nova!

#Eastwood Mig 180

[markwoten]

I researched various Mig welders for quite some time. I finally pulled the trigger and purchased the Eastwood 180 Mig with spool gun combo. No Regrets!!!

[cap]

So far so good, it's been reliable and performs better than the old 175 I had.

[jamesj]

Good review. I've had my 180 for about a month and I'd does a outstanding job on thin guage or thick metal. Perfors ok on 110volts but on 220v it really shines. And with 100 percent duty cycle at 100 amps thats pretty damn good. Very happy with mine.

[dc]

The gas line - get yourself a brass 90 deg and problem solved. The 90 can be oriented in the direction you want/need.
I can't really tell the fittings, but any fitting can be changed out to what you need.

[stevej]

Just got the welding bug and I was sort of set on an everlast. Just found out about these and they're seriously peaking my interest. Thanks for the review!

[joshua]

I’ve had my 180 for a year now. No complaints 👍🏻

[Silverhand]

Thanks for the review! I've had my eye on one for a while and was hoping for a memorial day sale but it doesn't look like they are going to discount it. I have the tig200 and for the price I can't complain. I don't do enough welding to invest in a miller level welder so this seems a good option.

[mra]

Had the same issue with the gas connection on the back of the welder 135 amp Eastwood welder. Stupid design and the hose wore through. Ended up putting a board between the bottle and the Eastwood cart to prevent the hose from pinching.

[MrDanthehitman]

Great review, thank you! Was curious if you thought the gas line could be relocated/modified without too much hassle? That is a huge oversight by the Designers, wow.

[chicagomike]

plan on buying one tomorrow...any updates? still holding up? Do you weld any aluminum? Thanks in advance for any advice

[TheOriginalAndysGarage]

Eastwood doesn't carry the mig175 anymore because they had bad circuit boards my 175 blew out I have no power coming up to the torch but it let the gas come through, 8 months out of warranty they gave me for credit towards a MIG 180 with spool gun which I have now so far no problems but it's inverter welder and is half the weight of the 175

[jaketester]

It looks like you could add a spacer, to space out the bottle from the welder.

[cartercu]

still good? I am getting ready to buy one to start welding

[koukitype]

You mentioned Alsip, you in Alsip IL? I work in Crestwood down the street from Eastwood. Just ordered the MIG 140, hoping for a good little welder

[kevkamo]

How long did your 175 last before it 💩 the bed?

[texasgarage]

I got a Eastwood 135 Mig and it seems no matter where I set the settings when welding 16 gauge metal it just wants to burn holes through I turned the Volts down it seems fine when it starts to burn holes that turn the the gas up more seems like it's gonna work than i t doesn't, it's intermittently to much time spending on trying to adjust the welder than I actually get to weld this welder sucks! I've used other mig welders l didn't have any problems like this junk

[FOG-]

Got one. Didn't work.Brand new out of the box. QC is a little lax I would think. 🖕Eastwood!

[speedpedals]

Eastwood has about the same amount of back up for their welders as does Harbor Freight. If you are considering a welder, steer clear of Eastwood. My experience with the company and their MIG 175 is not good. Screw Eastwood.

[Vet-zjlq]

Please, STOP even considering Chinese products!!!