Is the Everlinx Starter Kit worth buying?
Everlinx's kit is the one we'd hand a true beginner. It pairs the EVERARC (0.5 to 20 joules in half-joule steps) with the EVERSHIELD dimming screen, then adds 27 ft of chain, five charms, tools, and founder-led training in the Everlinx app that the brand says is ICOES accredited. It was $2,999 on November 13, 2026, and it tops our beginner ranking. The thing to read before you pay is the returns page: $750 is non-refundable for the training, plus a $150 restocking fee and the shipping.
Buy it if
- You've never welded and want lessons you can replay
- You want to see the ring clearly and let a screen handle the flash
- You like the idea of a light setup with no gas
Skip it if
- You might change your mind: Sunstone's kits return for a 10% fee, and the Helix kit costs $2,399
- You want a mentor and argon: that's the Sunstone Dream kit at $3,199
What makes this kit the beginner's pick?
Three things a new welder needs most are all in the box. Protection you don't have to think about: the EVERSHIELD sits on the stylus and dims on a signal from the welder, before the flash, says Everlinx. A gentle welder: the EVERARC starts at half a joule, the lowest of any we list, and climbs half a joule at a time. And teaching: a founder-led course inside the Everlinx app, which you can watch again the night before an event.
On our beginner weights, training counts for 30% and eye protection for 20%. This kit gets a full course and the top eye score, and nothing else in the list has both. The Sunstone Dream has stronger training (a mentor) but glasses; the Helix kit has a screen but a 30-minute lesson.
It also keeps your table simple. Everlinx's position is that you don't need argon for permanent jewelry, so there's no tank, no regulator, no refill.
What should you know about the price and the returns?
The page price was $2,999 with the corded welder and $3,299 with the rechargeable R Series. That day the page also advertised $400 off the kit with a Black Friday code; we don't apply codes, so check the offer when you order.
Now the returns policy, which is the strictest in dollars of the kits you can return at all. You have 30 days, but $750 is kept for the training materials, a $150 restocking fee applies, and you pay to ship it back. In practice, sending this kit back costs about $900. Compare: Sunstone keeps 10% of its kits, around $320 on a Dream.
The break-even sum, on cautious assumptions from Permanent Jewelry Solutions' FAQ ($60 a bracelet, $15 of materials): $2,999 divided by $45 is 67 bracelets, before booth fees, insurance, tax and your time. The 27 ft of chain makes about 54 by LINKED's rule of two per foot. It's a sum, not a promise.
Video: "Everlinx Permanent Jewelry Starter Kit Unboxing | Everything You Need to Start Your Business", Everlinx Permanent Jewelry Training on YouTube. Not made by us; chosen because it shows the welder or the topic clearly.
What's in the box?
The EVERARC welder (or the R Series for $300 more), the EVERSHIELD dimming screen, 27 ft of chain, five charms, jump rings, precision tools and pliers, training in the Everlinx app and marketing materials.
How do you set it up, and what should your first welds be?
Open the app before the box: the course walks you through the welder. Mount the EVERSHIELD, check that it dims on a test pulse, then practice on scrap rings from 0.5 joule up. Your client needs eye protection too, or to look away: the screen shields the person holding the stylus.
What does it really cost to start with it?
$2,999 on November 13, 2026 ($3,299 with the R Series). Financing: Shop Pay installments, PayPal Pay Later or Everlinx layaway. Ongoing: chain, charms and jump rings; Everlinx mentions student discounts on supplies. No argon. The cost people miss is the exit: about $900 if you return the kit. Insurance and local licenses are separate; see our start-up cost guide.
What do we like, and what should you know?
- EVERSHIELD in the box: a screen that dims for each weld
- Full course in the Everlinx app, ICOES accredited, says the brand
- Welder starts at 0.5 joule and moves in half-joule steps
- 27 ft of chain, five charms, jump rings, precision tools and pliers
- 3-year warranty; no argon to buy or carry
The catch: Returning it is costly: $750 non-refundable, $150 restocking, return shipping on you, so about $900 gone. No argon is included if you later decide you want it. The welder tops out at 20 joules. And no safety certification is named on the pages we read.
What protects your eyes, and do you need argon with it?
This starter kit ships with an auto-darkening screen: eVERSHIELD stylus-mounted dimming screen. A pulse arc weld is a bright flash a few inches from your face, dozens of times a day. Sunstone's own guide says it plainly: "You don't necessarily need an auto-darkening lens, but you must use eye protection" (Sunstone, optics guide). For shade numbers, the reference is OSHA's eye protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.133, which asks employers for a filter shade matched to the work. Your client looks away or wears a pair too, and a leather patch sits between the chain and their skin.
Argon: no argon in the kit: Everlinx says you don't need it to start. Brands disagree on whether you need it at all. Everlinx says no and points to a tensile test on fine jump rings (Everlinx, argon page); Sunstone says shielding gas makes the weld cleaner and stronger (Sunstone, argon article). We lay out both sides in do you need argon for permanent jewelry. This isn't safety or legal advice: read your welder's manual first.
Everlinx Starter Kit specifications
| What you get | Starter kit built around the Everlinx EVERARC |
|---|---|
| Power range | EVERARC welder: 0.5 to 20 joules in half-joule steps |
| Power steps | 0.5 J steps |
| Controls | Membrane buttons |
| Stylus | 65-inch welding stylus |
| Welder weight | 3 lb |
| Welder size | Welder: 182 × 132 × 72.1 mm |
| Runs on | Corded; the R Series option is rechargeable (+$300) |
| Argon | No argon in the kit: Everlinx says you don't need it to start |
| Eye protection in the box | EVERSHIELD stylus-mounted dimming screen |
| Training in the price | Founder-led, ICOES-accredited training in the Everlinx app |
| Chain and findings | 27 ft of chain and 5 charms, jump rings |
| Tools and extras | Precision tools, pliers, marketing materials, lifetime student discounts |
| Built in | Welder built in the USA |
| Safety certification | Not stated on the pages we read |
| Warranty | 3-year warranty ("Everlinx Assurance") |
| Returns | Returns within 30 days, but $750 is non-refundable (training materials) and a $150 restocking fee plus return shipping applies (Everlinx refund policy) |
| Financing | Shop Pay installments, PayPal Pay Later or Everlinx layaway |
"Not stated": not on the pages we read on November 13, 2026. Every figure is Everlinx's own.
Why 9.4/10? The score, criterion by criterion
Each criterion is scored out of 10 from what Everlinx publishes; what isn't published scores 2. This product rounded to the same figure as the one ranked just above it; the published tie-break (lower price, then longer warranty) places it one step below, so that no two products share a score. A kit's price is compared with the median of the kits, not with bare welders. The full method is public.
| Price (20%) | 7.0/10 |
|---|---|
| Power control (15%) | 8.5/10 |
| Eye protection in the box (15%) | 10.0/10 |
| Training and support in the price (15%) | 8.5/10 |
| Warranty (15%) | 8.5/10 |
| Portability (10%) | 8.2/10 |
| Return window, minus restocking fees (5%) | 6.0/10 |
| Where it is built and safety certification named by the brand (5%) | 5.0/10 |
How much is the Everlinx Starter Kit, and where do you buy it?
$2,999 on Everlinx's own US store on November 13, 2026. Price with the corded EVERARC on November 13, 2026; $3,299 with the rechargeable R Series. Everlinx's banner that day advertised $400 off the kit with a code; the page price is the one shown here.
If that is more than you planned, the LINKED Luxe Training Kit costs $2,997 and scores 8.1/10. Next in price, the Sunstone Dream Kit is $3,199 for 9.5/10. The welder inside, the Everlinx EVERARC, sells alone for $1,549. We link to the brand's store because that is where we read the price and the stock.
What should you ask Everlinx first?
- How long do I keep access to the course in the app?
- If I return the kit unopened, is the $750 still kept?
- Which safety certifications do the welder and the EVERSHIELD hold?
What should you compare it with?
The two kits closest in price: LINKED Luxe Training Kit ($2,997, 8.1/10) and Sunstone Dream Kit ($3,199, 9.5/10). Put all three side by side.
Head-to-heads: Sunstone Dream Kit vs Everlinx Starter Kit, Pepetools Helix Starter Kit vs Everlinx Starter Kit.
Rankings with this starter kit: permanent jewelry welders, all ranked, permanent jewelry kit, permanent jewelry welder for beginners, mobile permanent jewelry.
Guides that mention it or help you decide: how much does it cost to start, training and certification, insurance and waivers.
Where do these figures come from?
- everlinxjewelry.com/products/permanent-jewelry-starter-kit, read November 13, 2026
- everlinxjewelry.com/pages/permanent-jewelry-training, read November 13, 2026
- everlinxjewelry.com/policies/refund-policy, read November 13, 2026
We compare what brands publish: this isn't safety, legal or financial advice, and it promises no income.
