Not a car this time around....


It is a ton more useful than a car, and much easier to store. Though it is something that I can use to work on the car!



Excited to start using it! Always wanted to learn tig! I haven't messed with it yet (no welding mask), but am going to pick one up later today and start going at it!


Any tips?

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it's automatic.

I'm very good welding with a stick, not much experience with MIG, but I used to be able to gas weld very good. For that reason, I've always wanted to try TIG. I think I could take to it.

Looks like a great and versatile machine.

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I miss my tig. I found it really easy to pick up. If I buy another one, it will be a watercooled torch. Get some 3/32 red tungsten and filler to learn with. Also buy a newncheap bench grinder, and dedicate it to grinding tungsten. Dont sharpen them on a wheel that has been used for steel.

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I just finished welding 101 at my local community college. Learned SMAW, which is stick welding, but we did some GMAW (MIG) and we had a demo on GTAW, which is TIG. I would say that to do good TIG welding, you need the most refined technique. MIG is easiest to squirt liquid metal, and stick welding is definitely technique and equipment sensitive, but you can lay a bead with some basic training. TIG is a finesse type of welding and like all forms there are a lot of variables.

Suggest finding an experienced TIG welder to help set up your machine and give you some demos and tips. I think that would be invaluable rather than trying to pick it up from Youtube and web sites.

I'm jealous!

Rgds,
Chris W.
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Yeah!!!!, give it to me. Your have enough stuff.

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i learned stick first. i own both a stick and a mig. when i was welding regularly, i could lay a neater bead with the stick than i could with the mig.

as far as the tig goes, i learned some basic settings online, and within about an hour learned to lay down a nice bead.

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Nice! I can stick weld a bit, but that's about the extent of my welding ability. TIG capability at home would be nice to have.

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TIG is great. It takes some practice for the heavy stuff, but for sheet metal you will pick it up really quickly.

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If you want to roll down the hill, you're more than welcome to come over and practice!

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Some friends are dropping off some scrap for to practice with. Hope there is some scrap sheet metal in there!

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

I'm willing to bet you have alum beer cans, and steel beans can lying around...

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$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment