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I finally broke down and bought a real TIG welder. The scratch-start
HFT TIG was just a bit too sticky for me to like any more. Looking on
Eastwood's site this Christmas, I saw their nice little TIG 200
machine and fell in love. $699 + $34 s/h. It arrived today and I'm
happy to say that it's both larger and heavier than I had imagined.
I'll play with it on 120v for now, while I grab a NEMA6-50 outlet.
https://www.eastwood.com/tig200acdc.html

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prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved.
It is in the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins.
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On Thu, 02 Jan 2020 17:24:48 -0800, Larry Jaques
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I finally broke down and bought a real TIG welder. The scratch-start
HFT TIG was just a bit too sticky for me to like any more. Looking on
Eastwood's site this Christmas, I saw their nice little TIG 200
machine and fell in love. $699 + $34 s/h. It arrived today and I'm
happy to say that it's both larger and heavier than I had imagined.
I'll play with it on 120v for now, while I grab a NEMA6-50 outlet.
https://www.eastwood.com/tig200acdc.html


Its had pretty good reviews from all the welding wonks on Youtube.

Let us know how it works for you.

Gunner


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"Journalists are extremely rare and shouldn’t be harmed, but propagandists are everywhere and should be hunted for sport"

Yeah..with no bag limit.



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On 1/2/2020 6:24 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
I finally broke down and bought a real TIG welder. The scratch-start
HFT TIG was just a bit too sticky for me to like any more. Looking on
Eastwood's site this Christmas, I saw their nice little TIG 200
machine and fell in love. $699 + $34 s/h. It arrived today and I'm
happy to say that it's both larger and heavier than I had imagined.
I'll play with it on 120v for now, while I grab a NEMA6-50 outlet.
https://www.eastwood.com/tig200acdc.html

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It will be the best security for maintaining our liberties. A
nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and
prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved.
It is in the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins.
--Benjamin Franklin



In past tube reviews some guys do not care for that toe operated foot
pedal. I think a half measure might be to bolt it to a larger base
plate, but the guys at Weld.com had a different solution. They made
their own adapter for it so they can use it more like a full foot pedal
instead of a toe pedal. That was a big complaint about AHP as well.
They used to use the same type pedal as picture on the Eastwood link.
My 2019 AHP came with a different pedal though. Its a more conventional
full foot pedal.

Anyway... NICE NEW TOY! Congratulations.
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On 1/2/2020 6:24 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
I finally broke down and bought a real TIG welder. The scratch-start
HFT TIG was just a bit too sticky for me to like any more. Looking on
Eastwood's site this Christmas, I saw their nice little TIG 200
machine and fell in love. $699 + $34 s/h. It arrived today and I'm
happy to say that it's both larger and heavier than I had imagined.
I'll play with it on 120v for now, while I grab a NEMA6-50 outlet.
https://www.eastwood.com/tig200acdc.html

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It will be the best security for maintaining our liberties. A
nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and
prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved.
It is in the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins.
--Benjamin Franklin



In past tube reviews some guys do not care for that toe operated foot
pedal. I think a half measure might be to bolt it to a larger base
plate, but the guys at Weld.com had a different solution. They made
their own adapter for it so they can use it more like a full foot pedal
instead of a toe pedal. That was a big complaint about AHP as well.
They used to use the same type pedal as picture on the Eastwood link. My
2019 AHP came with a different pedal though. Its a more conventional
full foot pedal.

Anyway... NICE NEW TOY! Congratulations.


P.S. I almost bought that same welder, but AHP had a preorder special
on AC/DC "pulse" rigs when he ran out of stock. The end of 2018. When
his containers came in from China in early '19 he was almost sold out
again.
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On Thu, 02 Jan 2020 20:11:50 -0800, Gunner Asch
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On Thu, 02 Jan 2020 17:24:48 -0800, Larry Jaques
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I finally broke down and bought a real TIG welder. The scratch-start
HFT TIG was just a bit too sticky for me to like any more. Looking on
Eastwood's site this Christmas, I saw their nice little TIG 200
machine and fell in love. $699 + $34 s/h. It arrived today and I'm
happy to say that it's both larger and heavier than I had imagined.
I'll play with it on 120v for now, while I grab a NEMA6-50 outlet.
https://www.eastwood.com/tig200acdc.html


Its had pretty good reviews from all the welding wonks on Youtube.

Let us know how it works for you.


She's a beaut. With the standard settings, I hold the torch switch
down and she starts purring up a storm. Works great on 120v, and now
I have the wire and outlet, so I'll swap that out and have a full 240v
30a circuit to crank 'er up.

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On Sat, 4 Jan 2020 10:39:02 -0700, Bob La Londe
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On 1/2/2020 6:24 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
I finally broke down and bought a real TIG welder. The scratch-start
HFT TIG was just a bit too sticky for me to like any more. Looking on
Eastwood's site this Christmas, I saw their nice little TIG 200
machine and fell in love. $699 + $34 s/h. It arrived today and I'm
happy to say that it's both larger and heavier than I had imagined.
I'll play with it on 120v for now, while I grab a NEMA6-50 outlet.
https://www.eastwood.com/tig200acdc.html

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It will be the best security for maintaining our liberties. A
nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and
prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved.
It is in the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins.
--Benjamin Franklin



In past tube reviews some guys do not care for that toe operated foot
pedal. I think a half measure might be to bolt it to a larger base
plate, but the guys at Weld.com had a different solution. They made
their own adapter for it so they can use it more like a full foot pedal
instead of a toe pedal. That was a big complaint about AHP as well.
They used to use the same type pedal as picture on the Eastwood link.
My 2019 AHP came with a different pedal though. Its a more conventional
full foot pedal.


I guess I'll see how that pans out once I get more room in the shop.


Anyway... NICE NEW TOY! Congratulations.


Thanks. I hope to increase my welding creds with it. I can tell
already that the scratch and sniff HF welder was distracting me.
Sticking the tungsten to the work a dozen times for every bad weld
=isn't= the way to do it, I've heard.

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using several everlast welders

powerarc 200 sti purchase date: 2018

power mts 211 si purchase date: 2017

very satisfied with these welders


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