I'm a fairly new welder from Florida. I'm 25. I really enjoy the site and it's a great resource of information. I've learned a ton just poking around and reading different post. I've been MIG welding since last summer and I got a Thermal Arc 186 about a month ago.
I'm a self taught guy, no school or formal training. I try to get a couple hours of hood time a night during the week and much more on the weekends. I really enjoy TIG welding now and haven't uncovered my MIG machine since I plugged the TA in.
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The TA 186 has been good to me so far. It runs great and I've yet to hit the duty-cycle on it. Like most people say, the fan is loud, but I didn't think it was as loud as people we're describing. I've run some 6011 and 7018 on it as well. Speaking of 6011, I need more practice.
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Well that's about it, wouldn't want to bore anyone for too long.
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