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On Thu, 28 May 2015 13:54:05 -0400, Leon Fisk
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On Thu, 28 May 2015 12:24:16 -0500
Karl Townsend wrote:

SAVED

There's an auction with a dozen great welders in three weeks. Big
commercial stuff, all blue boxes. I'll be ging home with one.

Now, got to live three weeks without a welder. Hard for me.


Oh come now, you've already admitted to having a nice MIG machine ;-)

I guess it has a lot to do with what we are most comfortable with
using. I feel/do best with the MIG but the stick welder is a lot easier
to dig out and fire up...

Just remembered that Jody put up a couple TIG videos in the past
few weeks than may interest you. They are on using helium gas and how
they can make a weak TIG machine weld heavier aluminum pieces than
using just argon. Maybe you already know this... but if you want to
watch:

TIG Welding Thick Aluminum using DC and Helium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1dCZyH_NBI

Tig Welding Aluminum with Argon Helium Mix part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhDvRJ7HZ6E

Tig Welding Aluminum with Ar/He Mix part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhJy7SbtH6s

Good luck with your bidding and let us know what you end up with.


Indeed. Ive got a 350 amp squarewave tig machine (and a hot spare)
that is my workhorse for tig. Ive welded 16x6" chunks of aluminum
together with it..using a 1/4" Lanthanated tungsten and a Big! ass
torch..and preheating with a rosebud. With Tri-mix.
While wearing insulated coveralls..a leather apron, a leather coat and
stick welding gloves. My power bill went up $40 bucks that month too.

I could have put hotdogs on a stick around the welding area and had
lunch afterwards. Not something I want to ever do again.

Now I reserve that power level for welding with 3/8" 6011/7014
rod...seldom..very seldom....cant afford the power bill.

Gunner