tig welders

[Davey]

Originally Posted by K4KEV

Might seem obvious but is it switched for foot pedal use (switch at far right of control panel) and check plug for same resistance value 0-100k....thats all that I can think of unless the problem lies within the internal gubbins

Both checked and ok, if it still doesn't work proper then its gotta be internal of the machine itself, might just be a short though.

Thanks for your help, D.

[thwang]

so chaps r-tech or the sip tig set both offer 2 years warranty.
regards thwang

[robo]

If you stretch the budget a tad you could go esab and they are the dogs danglers.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160AMP-ESA...em3a6fdf 0572

Bob

[MarkB]

If a chink tig set is £300 and say a Cebora set is £2500 for the same size machine it doesn't make the cheap one good value it means it doesn't work.

[andysredmini]

I would possibly look into staying away from sip welders. I am led to believe that they have bit of an industry reputation for being rubbish. I'm only basing this on their mig welders though and I think the main complaint is the wire feed. Obviously not a problem on a tig unit.
We had a sip 130 mig and it was pretty rubbish. sold it and got given a free oxford one which is far better even though its about 20 years older.

[james3004]

I'm a TIG welder by trade and I use a Migatronic or a Fronius everyday, they are Both DC only but are well over £3000 each so would not even consider buying either for home use.

For use at home in the garage I'd look at something like this:

http://www.frost.co.uk/eastwood-tig-...dc-welder.html

I don't know how good it is but seems about the right price for a decent hobby set