Everlast Cyclone 312i
#2 in 240 VFull review
The most powerful single-phase MIG in the Everlast line, for serious fabricators and farm shops welding thick steel. It undercuts industrial 300 A machines by a wide margin.
Everlast $1,699$1,699
3.1/5
A shop MIG for farm, trailer and fabrication work on thick steel. It is for buyers who weld for hours and have a 240 V circuit.
- 280 AOutput
- 60% at 200 A, 40 °CDuty cycle
- MIG, flux-coreProcesses
- 240 VInput
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Pros
- Holds 200 A for 60% of the time, so long beads on thick steel rarely stop for cooling
- Welds 1/2 in steel in one pass for trailer, farm and structural work
- Takes 33 and 45 lb spools, so production runs need fewer spool changes
- Running gear and cylinder rack built in, so it rolls around the shop
- Five year warranty on the main power components
Cons
- At 186 lb it stays in the shop
- Needs a 240 V circuit; no 120 V option
- Hobart advises against running it on a generator
- No auto-set mode
How it scores
The rating comes from 5 measured or published factors, each scored 0-100 against fixed reference points for its input voltage. How we rank explains each one.
Specifications
| Model number | 500574 |
|---|---|
| Output | |
| Input voltage | 240 V |
| Maximum output | 280 A |
| Rated duty cycle | 60% at 200 A, 40 °C |
| Thickest steel, one pass | 0.5 in |
| Processes and wire | |
| Gas MIG | Yes |
| Stick | No |
| TIG | No |
| Spool gun ready | Yes |
| Wire sizes | 0.023 to 0.045 in |
| Largest spool | 45 lb |
| Synergic settings | No |
| Build | |
| Weight | 186 lb |
| Warranty | 5 years |
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