About

Best Welding Equipment publishes buying guides for people welding at home or in a small shop: first or second machines, from MIG and TIG welders to plasma cutters and helmets.

Research, not testing

We don't test machines ourselves. Each guide is built from the makers' own spec sheets and manuals and from what owners report on forums and Reddit, checked against each other and linked so you can read the sources yourself. When a maker's numbers disagree, or a figure is measured differently from the rest, the page says so. How we research explains the method in full.

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The site isn't owned by, or paid by, any welding brand or store. We earn commissions through some store links; the disclosure explains how, and why that never decides a ranking.

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