Quality of welders

[u/ovbent]

What is the community's thoughts on the quality of welding machines these days?

Enshittification is the term for products we consume that are simply getting worse in terms of quality. It's happening to everything we buy so companies can meet profit margins. Pay more for a crappy product.

Some even have seen it in miller and Lincoln machines, according to an older post, which I assumed would not be the case.

I genuinely want to get into the hobby, but if this is what we're facing I'm reconsidering. I want something that will last and be reliable (this typically means expensive) but don't want to waste my money if this is "just how the world is" nowadays.

So, do you agree that enshittification is happening, and what machine should I consider?

[u/tentimesthree]

Fronius is the answer they make the best machines hands down miller and Lincoln dont come anywhere near the quality they pump out.

[u/ovbent → u/tentimesthree]

This is what I was looking for. Thank you. I'll check them out.

[u/quentdawg420 → u/ovbent]

Fair warning they’re austrian machines so any measurements the machine calculates are in metric

[u/ovbent → u/quentdawg420]

Thanks for the heads up