tig welders

[thwang]

hi chaps
can you get decent tig welder for under £300 i,ve been looking at them on ebay and various web sites.clarke seem a poor buy as you have to buy the tig torch on top of the tig unit.
regards si

[baz-r]

what we talking big / small? dc (not aloys) or ac/dc (everyhing)?

you may find a reasonable make s/h (240v) dc unit (avoid scratch start units) but your going to be pushed to find anything half decent s/h ac/dc for sub £500

also you want to x2 your amps in ac so dont even think of anything sub 200amp (min 16amp supply on 240v)

[thwang]

hi
second hand i was bidding on a used kempii and the seller has pulled it thats p+++ed me off bloody localish derby.
thwang

[stew]

i bought a Rtech 161 ac/dc tig a while back. perfect for everything the hobbyist will ever do really, cost me £700 quid. bit over the £300 budget above!!

you would get a dc hf start chinese one off Ebay for around 300 i guess, but its kinda hit or miss sometimes on them, plus no customer support. i only bought my tig for aluminium and stainless steel jobs really. although i can do everything with the mig anyway!

[thwang]

hi stew
just been looking at the r-tech might get the 160 tig i wont begoing any bigger than 3mm.i could always use my works ones we have about 15 of them but i need one at home for a project i,ve been wanting to do for some time.
cheers si

[Davey]

I bought one of these year before last and its been very good on the whole, the pedal control seems to have developed a fault in that when its selected the power just goes flat out but I've not had a chance to look at it. Machine itself still works well with inboard power control.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AC-DC-TIG-...#ht_2587wt_698

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