Hey, I have been welding with oxy/fuel for over 30 years, and I also have a
MIG welder. I have used stick welders in the past, but I don't own one now.
In any case, I know what is for what. But these days I will always go for
TIG if I care what the weld looks like, and for most of what I've been doing
lately, I do care. And I'm not in any hurry, I've been out of work for over
a year, so I got nothing but time... g

The real point of my message was to alert people that we are at an important
inflection point right now - a useable TIG welder with enough power for less
than $200 new! I know a lot of people will prefer alternatives to HF, but
the next cheapest new TIG welder that I am aware of is $1300 for the
Econotig, that the Miller guy flat out told me not to buy!

Thanx for your comments though - btw, I'm a Porsche guy, not a BMW guy...

"RoyJ" wrote in message
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And I can do all of those (except the copper) on my $5 Airco 225amp
Buzzbox at 10 times the inches per minute that you are getting. Proper rod
and proper technique works wonders.

Don't get me wrong, TIG is nice. We did this year's off road race car
using TIG rather than MIG. But the weld time for this year's frame was
about 20 hours rather than the 2 hours of MIG time last year.

You guys remind me of the fellow that thinks everyone should buy a BMW
because he has one and they are nice cars. And neglect to mention 6x on
price and 3x on the repairs. (See the NG string on "Oops!")

Emmo wrote:
everyday projects like bumpers and trailer hitches


Everybody has different goals. My everyday projects are furniture, plant
stands, brackets, fountains, rolling ball machines, mobiles, wind chimes,
and metal sculpture in mild steel, copper, and stainless. For these, TIG
is great !