[akschu]

I have a precision tig 225 and it's a good unit, but I find myself doing a lot of thin gauge aluminum, and wonder if it's worth the $$ to get an inverter tig?

I could probably sell my tig and put some more money together for the Everlast 201EXT, but the Lincoln or Miller are going to be a $3k upgrade.

That said, I know the Everlast torch and pedal are junk, so I'll need to replace those right away.

I guess the question is really how much difference does it make to use 100hz over 60z for welding thin 3003 or 6061?

Thanks,
schu

[Jared]

I was very sceptical about Inverters when we first changed over to them around 12/13 years ago , took a lot of adjusting styles and practices.......But now days there are jobs that i do with ease on thin gauge ali with an inverter that i would not attempt with an older transformer plant

If i were starting out in business an inverter would definatly be my choice

[Wes917]

Is it worth it? That's a personal decision, for me it was. If my choice was your machine or an everlast I would keep your current machine and save some more. When I qualified on .030 aluminum it was on an old syncrowave and can say it is significantly easy with the dynasty.

[Mike]

akschu welcome to the forum.