Well i bought the miller diversion 165 i hope it handles my workload any pros cons??

I like what ive read so far but i might have to get the 185sale shipping is expensive

Will it do all metals under 1/4"?

Hey all decided to step up to the 21stbone century and buy a newer machine problem is i didnt think out selling the one i have. It is a Lincoln idealarc 300/300 wet torch. Selling it for a 1k wasnt bright now i only have a grand to spend on a new machine.? Anyone know of a decent ac/dc hivh freq mac...

Well ive had some success recently with my machine, i found out all the settings in the world wouldnt have helped me out here. I have never welded with a tig before the only training ive had is what ive watched jody do in his helpfull videos, for two days ive been welding with 1.5% lanthanated(cant ...

mostly i am teaching myself to tig, i was welding on a piece of cold air intake pipe. but its understanding what the switches do?? i am going to try some different aluminum today after i change my torch around if it doesnt respond the way it did before ill know something is broke inside. ill post pi...

[quote="Mikel_24"]I haven't TIG welded in my whole life but for what i have read arround here, TIG welding aluminum difficulty is only surpassed by TIG welding titaniums. You stated to be trying to weld aluminum... why don't you just start trying with a bit more forgiving material, say... ...

i am discovering that before i learn to weld (tig) i need to learn how to use the machine i own. i look for settings my machine is a lincoln idealearc 300/300 wet torch it wieghs in at around 900 lbs or so tonight i finaly got it all hooked in and wired up and attempted to make some stacked dimes. I...

kicked off other forums for punctuation and grammar? say it aint so. thats not how we roll up in here. Welcome. just do the best you can. we dont give a piss about grammar, just keep it interesting and civil... we are welders, and if you ask me...the salt of the earth. jody i thought i knew welding...

thats so wierd my name is mike and ive been kicked off forums for bad grammer and lack of punctuation or capitols?? my hands have been abused for 25+years with lumber,metal ,mechanic work and ive got severe arthritis now because of it, so yea no complaints so far here, my merkur forum doesnt care ei...

wow, I'm sorry to hear that your prospects didn't pan out. I've never been in that situation, but I know a few folks that have. I wish you luck in finding something to support your family. something you might want to do if you're planning on welding stainless is find something to use as a purge cha...

I hear you about new vs old, i do have a manual for the 84 idealarc 300/300 tig and its older than machines ive seen fail many times its just big and bulky not portable, todays welder is looking for a smaller less space consuming the versatilitie of the older machine is unreplaceable. the newer mach...

wow! i am humbled, thank you much the tig has been a passion for some time just not a lot of money to buy one as raising a family keeps me in financial check regularly! buying the machine was a risk, its old, its big, but it was what i could afford(800$) the few moments i spent playing with it didnt...

i have an older machine (84ish) lincoln idealarc 300/300 tig torch(wet) and i am as ive stated before a sooper newb. in fact if it wasnt for the great guidance of this site and jody mostly, i wouldnt even know how to set that thing up. Ive been on the road moving between oregon and oklahoma and it w...

well i was completely disgusted with what i was attempting last night so i sat here and went thru all the welding videos and info on the site, and realized first off that my electrode was just inside the cup, and that the tungsten keeps balling the end of it. after a few minutes of watching and read...

so i finaly fired it up for the first time, wow i cant tig weld my efforts were spent making marbles and other wierd stuff. i id manage to get a bead set going(dimes) but i am inclined to believe that it was my smple scrap not the machine or settings. although if my camera wasnt broke i could show w...

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this is what my machine looks like i had the guy i bought it from set it up for aluminum for me, so welll see ?? thanks for the reply,

Hello im mike or as im known occasionally szanderboyx. i have entered the world of tig welding and could use some help, i have a lincoln 300/300 and have no clue what the switches and dials do?? the tips and tricks Jody sends me would be helpfull if i understood the definition of some tings but im 4...