is anyone on here a professional welder in TIG or do you have a TIG welder…………. tell me about what you have and why please?
I have an ac/dc 206i tig welder its far better than I will ever be able to use properly but hey I can weld aluminium on ac or titanium on dc what more do you want. Use argon for everything and tig ti tig rods are a fortune. It looks like this
I think there are a few regulars at Boxhill who are professional TIG welders - I could ask if you like? :smile:
Yes I am,it would be easier for you to tell us wot you intend using it for,do you have any experience at all?
i want to TIG ally and or stainless thin stuff, to work off of mains electric at home and want to be able to be foot operated i guess a package of everything needed for around 500 quid or less the better... and yes i have an amount of historic experience in stick welding years ago a bit of MIG and can use a gas torch brazing gas welding...
you will get a ac/dc plant for £500 all be it Chinese tho,you may get a foot pedal with it,you will only get 160-200 amps max running on 240v you will need to run a 16amp socket and plug (blue ones) you will get away with 13amp plug if your not running flat out,i bought a Chinese one off ebay 6 years ago to use at home,i use it still for site work now its surprisingly good,try not to buy one with too many nobs and buttons you will just confuse yourself,its basically the same basic technique as gas welding so you should be ok....wot sort of things are you planning on fabbing?
if you are a home DIY welder then use a gas lens adapted TIG torch, much better gas dispersal and aids better pool shielding, also if you can then ensure the back of the weld is also purged with argon, as it prevents weld precipitation and sugaring, giving a neater stronger weld and gives more weld penetration (no sniggering) for a higher amp. Practise, practise and more practise and use the lowest amps possible to prevent thin material sinking from the heat and you can not be clean enough in your preparation. Ensure you use a filler wire of greater purity than the base material. HTH's
As an added thing, search Youtube to help aid on technique as your previous experience means nothing really for a good TIG technique
