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Nov 17, 2006 20:09:40 GMT
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slater
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 78
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Tig welder Help - Any good?slater
@slater
Club Retro Rides Member 78
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Nov 17, 2006 21:04:10 GMT
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Looks way to cheap to be any good, but you never know I suppose.
(you would need foot pedal for ally btw)
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Last Edit: Nov 17, 2006 21:05:34 GMT by slater
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Nov 17, 2006 21:09:48 GMT
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that does plasma as well? too cheap possibly. if you want to weld ali, try using a mig (its on my list, somewhere in the future) or gas welding, but ali is very difficult to weld. or get slater to do do it, that's a much better plan  I asked at the local welding supply house and they reckoned not to bother with a diy tig, spend the extra and get a decent one. £1k plus tho  |
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Nov 17, 2006 23:42:45 GMT
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Thats what I was worried about.
I have had a go with ali using the mig but really I wanted to learn how to use TIG.
Will try and find out a bit more about them. If not we will have to look for a 2nd hand one.
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Last Edit: Nov 17, 2006 23:44:53 GMT by PSmurfy
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Nov 17, 2006 23:57:05 GMT
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I would say its more about technique than anything else, i have a very cheap DC TIG inverter (scratch start, none of your fancy HF stuff  ) and its ace. Just took a lot of practice to get 'right' as it were. For the £600 that one costs i would go for a good second hand miller or lincon unit? J |
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B-8-D
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like blown imp says...
get an old miller or the like they are very robust and fixable and last years!!!!
a bit big though compared to newer (or inverter type) and u might find that 160A is a bit low for most things ally unless its thin sheet!!
si
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) and its ace. Just took a lot of practice to get 'right' as it were.