what tig welder for beginner
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looking to buy a tig machine !!! i have a miller 210 mig looking at the tig 180 1800 cash !! anyone have one pros or cons on this machine !! I have a miller mig machine already and like it . thats why i was looking at miller !! anyone have a lincoln tig ??
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Re: what tig welder for beginner
[Re: sparcy]
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I lucked out on a Lincoln Precision Tig 225 as I bought a slightly used one local. Then I signed up at a vo-tech school to take some night classes and was trained on the very same welder that I just bought. Very nice machine.
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Re: what tig welder for beginner
[Re: justinp61]
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All of my welders are Millers, Lincoln make good machines too. I'd look around at used stuff, there are some deals out there if you're patient.
All of my machines are Lincoln but I want to buy a Miller... just buy a brand name and it'll be fine
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Re: what tig welder for beginner
[Re: MattW]
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Is the HTP tig any good?
I'd stick with a Miller or Lincoln, consumables are more readily available. At least they are here. Jody at weldingtipsandtricks.com has done several reviews on different machines.
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Re: what tig welder for beginner
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What do you want to do with it? Welding aluminum requires A/C ability. Things I look for in a tig machine: H/F start. A/C D/C- D/C+ Liqiud cooled torch. (gas cooled torches consume way to much gas, and are generally oversized and hard to manage) At least 175 amps. The best "add on" to a tig machine is a liquid cooled SPEEDWAY brand torch. Once you use one, you will never want to use anything else. I prefer foot control amperage pedal. I don't like the torch mounted switches, but it does come in handy when you're climbing like a monkey through roll cages.
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Re: what tig welder for beginner
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Is the HTP tig any good?
HTP is excellent, the customer service is unbeatable. S/F....Ken M
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Re: what tig welder for beginner
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looking to buy a tig machine !!! i have a miller 210 mig looking at the tig 180 1800 cash !! anyone have one pros or cons on this machine !! I have a miller mig machine already and like it . thats why i was looking at miller !! anyone have a lincoln tig ??
I just bought a Miller 180 Diversion, love it so far.
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Re: what tig welder for beginner
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looking to buy a tig machine !!! i have a miller 210 mig looking at the tig 180 1800 cash !! anyone have one pros or cons on this machine !! I have a miller mig machine already and like it . thats why i was looking at miller !! anyone have a lincoln tig ??
I just bought a Miller 180 Diversion, love it so far.
x2 I've had mine for bout a few years now and only did a few test passes on some scrap allium.(still learning) all seems good
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Re: what tig welder for beginner
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I bought the miller diversion 180 three weeks ago and love it.
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Re: what tig welder for beginner
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All consumables are the same either you have an air cooled 17 or water cooled 20. Even the cheap chit Chinese tig welders work pretty well. I don't remember what the model number was, but this was done on an everlast tig welder after drinking.....
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Re: what tig welder for beginner
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Is the HTP tig any good?
HTP is excellent, the customer service is unbeatable. S/F....Ken M
We have 2 Lincolns and 1 HTP.The HTP is a pulse welder and works great,best customer service
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Re: what tig welder for beginner
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I think I will be trying one of these soon. I do not own one yet, but have heard nothing but good things on a few other forums and will be pulling the trigger soon. $750 and free Amazon shipping seems like you cannot go wrong for the occasional welding I will be doing... http://www.amazon.com/AHP-AlphaTIG-200-A...ywords=alphatig
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