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TIG welder recommendation?
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:42 pm
by mobile1
Please recommend a low cost, economical, TIG welder, that can weld 1/4" steel.
How many amps should it have?
An Amazon link would be nice.
Thank you for your help.
Re: TIG welder recommendation?
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:52 pm
by MinnesotaDave
Personal opinion is that tig and cheap don't play nice together - but here are a few.
Also, any normal DC stick welder will scratch start tig on steel.
Thermal arc 161
http://store.cyberweld.com/tharc16stwep1.html
ESAB 161 LTS
http://www.amazon.com/0558101694-MiniAr ... B008S0OFB4
Tweco 181
http://store.cyberweld.com/tharcfa18miw.html
Re: TIG welder recommendation?
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 10:14 pm
by dsmabe
140 amp everlasting stick/tig $275 and goes up from there.
http://www.everlastgenerators.com/catalog-tig
Re: TIG welder recommendation?
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 10:58 pm
by mobile1
I should add that it needs to run on 117 VAC.
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mobile1 wrote:Please recommend a low cost, economical, TIG welder, that can weld 1/4" steel.
How many amps should it have?
An Amazon link would be nice.
Thank you for your help.
Re: TIG welder recommendation?
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 11:46 pm
by dsmabe
Most everlast machines are dual voltage, so 110 or 220.
Re: TIG welder recommendation?
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 7:41 am
by Artie F. Emm
Just for curiosity, what's your application, or are you just wanting to learn TIG? As Dave said "cheap" and "TIG" don't go together well. Once you have the machine you'll need to buy / rent / lease a bottle of pure argon (non-negotiable: no substitutions) shielding gas. There are some consumables that may or may not come with your machine, such as tungsten electrodes, cups, collets, and collet bodies. At a minimum you'll want some way to clean rust or mill scale off the steel, since you need to weld on shiny bright base metal- that means a grinder and consumables for that.
As Dave also mentioned, the cheapest entry point is all the implied items above plus a torch that connects to your DC stick welder.
Re: TIG welder recommendation?
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 7:15 pm
by Blaze659
I have the Everlast 250 EX and I have been welding 1/8 steel and aluminum. I am now working on a .250 wall steel tubing project. $1650.00 The welder is working better then the weldor.
Jody gave it a good review you can see the video here. Everlast also has a Power Arc 280 STH DC only 280 amp machine. Does stick at 250amps. Lower duty cycle vs the 250 EX but is only $1,050.00. Call and order straight from Everlast, they can give discounts that way.
Re: TIG welder recommendation?
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 11:06 pm
by soutthpaw
The new Lincoln 210MP is a great choice if you can get your hands on one.
http://www.weldingsuppliesfromioc.com/l ... =3573-3073
Re: TIG welder recommendation?
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 1:05 pm
by PickWelder
mobile1 wrote:Please recommend a low cost, economical, TIG welder, that can weld 1/4" steel.
How many amps should it have?
An Amazon link would be nice.
Thank you for your help.
There are few
factors to consider a Tig welder.
ex: Ampere, dutycle, weight...
You can read my review by link in signature
Re: TIG welder recommendation?
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 2:34 pm
by MinnesotaDave
You're just a "click through" advertiser that gets paid to sell welders from your web page.
Re: TIG welder recommendation?
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 6:21 pm
by weldin mike 27
Seems to be the way. He is on warning [WARNING SIGN]
Re: TIG welder recommendation?
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:51 pm
by Otto Nobedder
I've had enough.
"Pickwelder" should have given it away.
"Byewelder"
Steve S
Re: TIG welder recommendation?
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 10:21 pm
by mcoe
I have an Everlast power TIG 200 DV and love it. It is dual voltage and a great machine.