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New TIG welder thoughts, What do you suggest? |
obscurity |
Jan 24 2022, 11:59 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
I would like to buy a TIG welder and give it a try. What do you suggest I look at? I need it to be 110V capable as my garage has no 220V. I plan to weld mostly sheet metal and have a MIG if I need to go much thicker. It does not have to do aluminum but it wouldn't hurt. What have I been looking at?
Eastwood TIG200 Primeweld TIG225x - Leaning toward this one Vulcan Protig205 I know there are those who will say that I should buy a $3500 Miller but that is not realistically in he cards for me as I am by no means a professional nor will I ever be. I just like learning new things and developing new skills. This will be a weekend warrior machine and not for everyday use. As you can see from the list above I have been looking in the $800-1,200 range. Most of these machines have a pedal, pulse and are AC/DC. Anyone have any of these or should I be looking elsewhere? |
tazz9924 |
Jan 24 2022, 08:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 703 Joined: 31-May 15 From: Mooresville NC Member No.: 18,779 Region Association: None |
weldpro 220 has been awesome for the money, and ive put some mileage on it. Had a ck torch go bad and customer service sent me a replacement for free.
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obscurity |
Jan 26 2022, 02:56 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
weldpro 220 has been awesome for the money, and ive put some mileage on it. Had a ck torch go bad and customer service sent me a replacement for free. The Weldpro does seem to address some of the noted Primeweld shortcomings but there are not very many reviews of it. What made you chose that one? |
tazz9924 |
Jan 26 2022, 05:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 703 Joined: 31-May 15 From: Mooresville NC Member No.: 18,779 Region Association: None |
weldpro 220 has been awesome for the money, and ive put some mileage on it. Had a ck torch go bad and customer service sent me a replacement for free. The Weldpro does seem to address some of the noted Primeweld shortcomings but there are not very many reviews of it. What made you chose that one? I don’t honestly remember what my reasoning was at the time, ive had it about 3 years now, still running good. It has a ton of features like the finger control it is awesome when you set it up right. Its an aircooled torch so after 20 minutes of straight welding .090 + steel it gets quite hot. But if your back and forth doing stuff it’ll never get hot. I was also once a beginner welder and this was my first machine and i still use it. Is it professional quality? probably not but i do great work with it: |
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