Sherman Tig (Jasic in disguise?)

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

On their web site it looks like they have a synergetic mig welder too....not seen anyone on here with it though so dunno how good it would be.

https://shermaneurope.com/collectio...igimig-225gds-synergy-sherman-inverter-welder

 

[Ruffian]

Anyone know if the welder (Sherman or Jasic) has the feature of tap trigger to drop to lower current when using 4T mode?

Hood I havent tried the 4t tap trigger yet but will see if it does later on. Same as the parweld you mean.

 

[Hood]

Hood I havent tried the 4t tap trigger yet but will see if it does later on. Same as the parweld you mean.

Yes, in 4T mode with the Parweld you can be welding away and the Alu is getting hot so you tap the trigger and it drops to the lower current, as the Alu cools you tap again and it goes back to main current.
I used to use that all the time on the Parweld and is one thing I really miss. My EWM Phoenix pulse Mig welders also do it so that makes me miss it even more as I am always using it on them

 

[Hood]

Ok thanks, it is the one thing that could persuade me to drop some money on one but as it doesn't then I will just stick with the Stealth 320 for now and see what the future holds.

 

[chrisg3103]

Think there was mention on here somewhere about how someone contacted jasic to ask about a lift start function for the mini. And they replied with a hidden menu to add it, maybe its possible?

 

[James87]

@chrisg3103 what exactly did you have to do to the pedal? I'm on the brink of buying one to learn to tig weld on

 

[chrisg3103]

It just needed repaired, should work out the box. As it turns out the new connector I ordered never turned up so it's still not been rewired.
But I havnt found I needed it, with all the settings and the wonders of the pulse function I havnt felt the need to use it! Pulse is very handy for controlling heat

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

@chrisg3103 what exactly did you have to do to the pedal? I'm on the brink of buying one to learn to tig weld on

I ordered one from their web site today...I'll let everyone know if/when it arrives.

The web site was cheaper...I got charged £550 which included the pedal and also the accessory kit (shrouds etc). I used my online card and paid in euro (was a checkout option on the web site)....this means I got my card company exchange rate into pounds which I happen to know is very good.

Ebay I think is £580 without the accessory kit.

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

If it welds like the Jasic you will be proper chuffed. Don't really need the pedal to be fair if its set up right. I'm never at a bench so just learned with the switch . Pedal never comes out

I reckon mine won't be welding like the Jasic pro...well not for a long while until I get the hang of it

Yea having bought the whole lot I'm watching lots of utube videos and it seems the 4T mode would cover 90% of what I need to do anyway....the pedal only added about £50 because they have a sale on their web site at the moment. Maybe I should saved the money and then bought it if I needed it.

The pics of the inside sold it for me...looks properly constructed.

 

[James87]

It just needed repaired, should work out the box. As it turns out the new connector I ordered never turned up so it's still not been rewired.
But I havnt found I needed it, with all the settings and the wonders of the pulse function I havnt felt the need to use it! Pulse is very handy for controlling heat

Cool, should take long to work my way around it have just ordered one

 

[James87]

I ordered one from their web site today...I'll let everyone know if/when it arrives.

The web site was cheaper...I got charged £550 which included the pedal and also the accessory kit (shrouds etc). I used my online card and paid in euro (was a checkout option on the web site)....this means I got my card company exchange rate into pounds which I happen to know is very good.

Ebay I think is £580 without the accessory kit.

Good shout, I've just done exactly that thanks for the heads up

 

[Ruffian]

If your starting off my advice is bin the torch and get a decent torch as that will help you way more than the pedal will.
Well like I said earlier in the post I was running an Rtech 210 until I had a go at one of these then sold the lot ASAP to have em replaced by these . Best sub 1500 ish tig machinw for me. Weldquip on here sells the torch adaptor for decent dosh so you can plug and play any torch with a 3/8 bsp

I've dropped a rotalock head 17 on mine with a shortty kit and is so much nicer.

 

[chrisg3103]

One last thing, was wondering what this mark was on the board, had seen it before on a thermal overload i bought for my compressor. It is not a company but seems to be a thing like a CE mark for america:

https://www.c3controls.com/blog/the-difference-between-ul-recognized-and-ul-listed/

Apparently this machine is not certified for use in Canada

Put the pictures side by side and i cant see any difference, even the part numbers are the same in the top sections stickers @Bbe555 you are more than welcome to try the machine out if you ever find yourself in this part of the world

 

[Ruffian]

I'm just debating whether to make myself a tig cooler to give myself a project . I have a decent pump but I don't want a huge thing so just wondering what is the minimum size of tank

Cooler and a wp20 is on the cards for me but wont be for a couple of years I reckon. Want to get more into the fabrication side but need more practice first.

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

Deffo interested in what you think and next time I'm at Jasic I will ask the engineers

Or we all just keep quiet and fill our boots with a nice welder on the cheap?

I wonder if Jasic has a supply deal for the local Polish market...supplying Sherman branded kit at a lower price so they can grab market share. It just happens that one of the Sherman welders is identical to the Jasic kit...but was never intended to be sold officially in the UK where it would undercut the main Jasic brand?

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

I will call them next week as this will bug me now until I find out the difference

I reckon it's priced at a level that will sell in Poland and compete...and provided that's lower than the manufacturing cost they will simply soak up the market.

If significant numbers start appearing in other markets competing with their main official offering then that model will probably get replaced in the Polish market. Thats what I would do if I were them.

 

[chrisg3103]

may be a case as in the computer industry (i think) where products that fail high end stress tests are sold as perfectly capable downgraded models. Like if a GTX 1080 graphics chip cant take the heat its put into a GTX 1060.
Maybe these are factory seconds as it were?
Or it could be purely down to the warranty, i was in a job building high end lasers until last year and they used to make a big chunk of their money on selling the product with warranty. If you didnt buy the warranty you got hammered for repair costs! eye watering when you saw the stores requisition sheet.
will be interesting to hear what your man on the inside has to say.

 

[James87]

@Pigeon_Droppings2 I've had my shipping email and they reckon it will be here Tuesday

Which is quicker than most UK sellers could have got one to me

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

Same here...delivery early next week. Fingers crossed it all arrives safely...am getting excited to try it out.

Website price for the welder is around £470 delivered...thats pretty blooming amazing I think.....unless it never arrives of course

 

[Fraserb]

By heck this place can get expensive, I have approximately zero use for a TIG welder but fancied one for a while, looks like I might have to make a purchase.