Welders

[HUSQVARNA13]

Does anyone know where I cam find a TIG welder for a low price?

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[k0ua]

Do you already have a DC stick welder by chance? if so, you are halfway there. What do you intend to weld with your TIG?

James K0UA

 

[HUSQVARNA13]

Well. I plan on putting a bunch of stuff on it, customization wise, and I researched it and everyone says a TIG welder would be best for my type of welding, I'll be welding aluminum, steel, and so on

 

[k0ua]

Well. I plan on putting a bunch of stuff on it, customization wise, and I researched it and everyone says a TIG welder would be best for my type of welding, I'll be welding aluminum, steel, and so on

If you intend to do aluminum you will need a real TIG rig.. Longevity and Everlast are both advertisers here on this forum. I assume you have already checked out Lincoln and Miller.

It takes a bit to learn TIG techniques, have you taken a class, or do you have someone to give you some pointers and look over your shoulder for a while.?

Dont forget you can also do alum. with a MIG with a spool gun. Not quite as pretty as TIG, but somewhat faster and easier to learn.

Here are a couple of links

Welders, Welding Equipment, Welding Supplies & Welding Machine

Tig Welder | Tig Welding | Everlast Tig Welders

Miller - TIG Welders, GTAW Welding Equipment

TIG Welders | Lincoln Electric

 

[Arc weld]

I doubt you'll find what you're looking for. Unless you really lucked out and found a good used unit, a TIG welder for aluminum that is cheap DOES NOT EXIST! I'm sure one of the inverter units from Everlast or Longevity would be the least expensive but not really in the low cost category. For Aluminum you need AC current and high frequency. For steel, any DC machine can run a TIG torch. For steel and aluminum you need an AC/DC machine with high frequency. Then there's lots of different extra's you can get into. That's the real basic explanation. How thick are you welding? How much duty cycle to you need, etc., etc.?

 

[Mark @ Everlast]

You might want to define "cheap". We sell an IGBT based AC/DC inverter tig welder for 850.00...a good bit below the $1000.00 barrier. It'll weld up to about 3/16" @ 185 amps. It's also dual voltage.

We also have the Power TIG 200 DX with 200 amps for about 1200.00. And if you need dual voltage, it'll cost about 100.00 more.

Then you can add a TBN discount to boot.

 

[droptop]

If cheap is what you want, you can't beat Harbor Freight. But you must always remember, you get what you pay for.

 

[Mark @ Everlast]

Last I knew HF didn't have AC/DC units.

 

[Arc weld]

Nothing against the original poster but from reading a few forums over the years I have come to the conclusion that the vast majority of people wanting welding equipment for a low price, want something for next to nothing. I think it's just a more politically correct way of saying cheap. Look how many people still think they're better off buying a buzz box instead of an overseas machine because they figure the overseas machine won't last. The fact it's a superior machine at half the price has little bearing on their thinking. It doesn't even matter if it has a 5 year warranty. When it comes to a TIG welder for aluminum, you have to spend more than a few hundred bucks.

 

[weldermike]

I want a smoking hot filthy rich girlfriend that loves to cook and clean and pamper me! Tell you what bud we'll both keep looking. Or we could both get a great deal if we look overseas

 

[Shield Arc]

And if you don't have the skills, like me. You better spend way up in the thousands so the welder will do all the work for you. That's what I love about my Dynasty 300. The hardest part about getting welds like this, is finding the on switch!

 

[gwdixon]

And if you don't have the skills, like me. You better spend way up in the thousands so the welder will do all the work for you. That's what I love about my Dynasty 300. The hardest part about getting welds like this, is finding the on switch!

You are so full of cr@p. You just say those things to get under my skin.

"Don't have the skills" indeed. Fishing for compliments again. :liar::applause:

 

[brain55]

You are so full of cr@p. You just say those things to get under my skin.

"Don't have the skills" indeed. Fishing for compliments again. :liar::applause:

Hahaha, we all know Sheild Arc has no skill, it shows in his work, that most of us wish we were "unskilled" enough to do.

 

[Shield Arc]

You are so full of cr@p. You just say those things to get under my skin.

"Don't have the skills" indeed. Fishing for compliments again. :liar::applause:

Nope! Just being as honest as I can be. I'm no where close to being a Tig weldor. Now holding a gun attached to an LN-25 with self shielded flux core wire in it leaning back in a safety belt 2 to 300-feet in the air, I might give most members here a run for their money. But far as a Tig weldor, no way!
Come on, you belong to Welding Web too, you see what a real Tig weldor's welds look like!
I worked as a rigger a lot longer than I ever did as a weldor. I'd much ratter play with cranes than welding machines. But I can't afford a crane, wouldn't know how to run it if I had one. I was the guy with his hand in the air, or on the radio telling the operator of the crane what to do.

 

[Shield Arc]

Hahaha, we all know Sheild Arc has no skill, it shows in his work, that most of us wish we were "unskilled" enough to do.

Thank you! You're embarrassing me.

 

[k0ua]

Well Shield, you might be a lousy TIG welder, but I aspire to be as "lousy" as you are some day.

 

[Shield Arc]

Well Shield, you might be a lousy TIG welder, but I aspire to be as "lousy" as you are some day.

Thank you too!
I get by, but I couldn't make a living at it.

 

[brain55]

Thank you too!
I get by, but I couldn't make a living at it.

That's how I feel about my welding skills. I do alright getting stuff to stick together and stay together, but I would never consider myself a "welder". It's just one of the skills I need as an equipment mechanic.

Brian

 

[Oliver1655]

To OP: What type of welding experience do you have? If not much, you might check into a local community college or tech school & take a welding course that will teach you the basics of TIG welding. This will help you familiarize with the equipment needed for TIG welding so you can make an informed choice. This is especially important if buying used equipment. You may also chose to purchase one used on condition you can return it if after taking it to a welding supplier to have it checked out, it is found to be unserviceable or cost prohibitive to repair.

I recently did this with a Miller 35 MIG welder I found for $150. At the same time I was able to pick-up the accessories I needed to put the welder in use when I got home. (CO2/Argon bottle & regulator, it had a CO2 regulator, spool of wire, anti-splatter dip, spare tips.) I also had a crimped on connector added to replace the hose barb / hose clamp connection that was going to the regulator. The inspection was free & I had piece of mind with my purchase. (I haven't used a MIG welder in over 15 years - It came right back.)

Being able to make a well informed choice will help insure you will be satisfied with your purchase down the road.

 

[lilranch2001]

And if you don't have the skills, like me. You better spend way up in the thousands so the welder will do all the work for you. That's what I love about my Dynasty 300. The hardest part about getting welds like this, is finding the on switch!

No wonder you peed off your neighbor!!

:laughing: