Well I learned a lot since my first post... And I steer clear from Elcheapo TIG welders. Just bought an arc welder that I needed cheap and good. Will buy TIG in the future for Alu welding. To have square wave, AC/DC AC adjusting amps and fraquency one need a rather good machine and put a bit more mo...

Yes Rath.. you're right! Cheap toys are so tempting, then only time and experience will tell what we really need... Sometimes too late! Your are not the only one impulsive here! Cheers!

Hi Steve. I appreciate you dedication and the accuracy of your explanations, I made some progress in the understanding of what machines do and deliver. To be frank with you, I am not too sure of where to use a TIG compared to a MIG and an arc welder. I believe the TIG is for accuracy and precision w...

I begin to see a bit more clearly in all this. About smooth DC I saw (on utube) a bloke tigging with a large car battery! I thought that there was an introduced frequency in DC welding (pulse) but apparently not if one can weld with a battery! I used a lot of DC currents in my life (electroplating) ...

We often hear so many negative things about the Internet. For sure, if you are looking for crap, y'll find it! For me the Internet is a vehicle of intelligence and knowledge (I wonder how I could do without in the past...) Thanks to people like Jody and all the others who contribute to it by sharing...

Amazing! Helps in the learning process to understand what happens at the end of the stick. Thanks.

Hi Dudes, thanks for your replies. Another question: Could any DC inverter stick welder do TIG as well, providing we install a Tig torch and supply the Argoshield for the job? My question is "Is the voltage and frequency of the DC of the arc (stick) welder the same for the TIG, as there are ine...

Thanks delraydella for the link. Saved, will print and pin in the workshop!

Great comment Steve, thanks mate. Here are some specs on that machine: THIS IS A QUALITY DC INVERTER 2 IN 1 TIG/MMA WELDER. IT HAS A POWER OUTPUT OF 200AMPS AND A HIGH DUTY CYCLE OF 60% @ 200 AMPS. THE TIG FUNCTION ON THIS UNIT IS THROUGH A HIGH FREQUENCY START MODE. YOU SIMPLY PLACE THE TORCH TIP 2...

Hi everyone! I am new on this forum. I am tempted to buy a combo welder Arc/Tig 200 amp online. I know the single Arc inverter works well for having tested it at a fiends place. However I have doubts about the Tig side of these combo. The machine costs about 279 Aussie $ and "looks" great....