Welding Tips and Tricks

Hey! Steve here...
So pretty much a complete beginner at welding or not even a beginner at this stage! Over the past few years I've found myself confronted with situations where I just wish I could fab up something, be it a tool/stand/repair etc and wished I could weld....
So that brings me here as I've decided to just get out there and start learning to TIG weld ( I feel it's more universal for the stuff I might encounter down the track )

Basically I'm a weekend garage warrior and find myself do everything from building bike engines to odd mechanical work. I'm also a bit of an 'inventor'/'engineer' type...

So... I'm slowly building up a range of tools to fuel my many ideas... 2 big things on my Wishlist...
-A good TIG welder ( aluminium/stainless/mild steel/titanium ).
-A metal lathe.

So that's me

Anyways I'll post up some more questions in relevant forums.

Welcome to the forum Steve.

Thanks mike

Welcome to the forum Stevo... another crow eater that makes 3 of us

What kind of budget are you wanting to spend on a machine?
A half decent machine set up for aluminum(up to 6mm max) with all the bits needed to get started will start from about $3k(200amp machine/watercooler plus consumables)here in Ozstrayla.
A big name brand will cost you double that easily