Thank you for your input. The situation is resolved. I picked up am L-Tec
Heliarc 306 off Ebay. Seller is local to me so I can avoid shipping which
is a good thing as this is one heavy beast!!

Now all I need is to become familiar with using it!!

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 08:00:32 GMT, Ernie Leimkuhler
wrote:

In article ,
Bradford Chaucer wrote:

I am cnsidering a tig welder.

Price range?

My main interests are welding aluminum,
steel and stainless, in thicknesses up to 3/4 in, mostely repair and small
shop fabrication projects. I have a big-a**ed stick welder for the heavy
work on steel.