Thanks for the input, Don.

Well, I love bells, whistles, lights, knobs, switches, etc.

I GUESS neither of these machines are squarewave. I don't even know if I
would want squarewave never having drawn a tig arc or seen anyone do it.

I hope that I can find a how-to video on tig so that I can have some idea of
what I may be doing.

Are all tig torches (water-cooled) pretty much alike? I may can get a
Profax unit cheaply.

What would you recommend as far as consumables, etc?


"Don Foreman" wrote in message
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On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 18:45:45 GMT, "knowone"
wrote:

I just bought the Idealarc and everyone was kind enough to comment on it.
Now, I have a chance to buy a Hobart Cybertig 300 amp machine, too.

The Hobart will cost $500.00, just like the Idealarc did (coincidence). I
am curious as to which one would be the best machine and why?

Also, the Idealarc did not come with a torch. Which one would be the
best
to get?

Thank you.

k.o.

That probably depends mostly on the condition of the machines and
what comes with them.

The Cybertig has more features you may or may not ever need or use --
and more stuff to go wrong.