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Dooey99

posted on 17/11/16 at 12:34 PM Reply With Quote
AC DC tig welder

Hello I'm after a Tig welder so I can learn to weld aluminium doesn't need to be anything to fancy as its only for me to use every now and then second hand or new I'm not fussed. Obviously I don't want to pay to much as won't get much use however for the right thing I'll pay good money.

Can anyone recommend me a welder to buy or even have one for sale?

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theconrodkid

posted on 17/11/16 at 02:58 PM Reply With Quote
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/

plenty advice on here but do some reading first as the q has been asked zillions of times before





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loggyboy

posted on 17/11/16 at 03:04 PM Reply With Quote
From what ive read this is about the best you can get for a starter AC set up.
http://www.r-techwelding.co.uk/tig-welder-240v-ac-dc-160amp/

Unless you go for a cheapo chinese job you could spend 1/3rd that but chances of it breaking and working as you well as hope might not be up to expectations.

[Edited on 17-11-16 by loggyboy]





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Shooter63

posted on 17/11/16 at 06:41 PM Reply With Quote
Have you considered gas welding Instead? A lot cheaper than a decent AC/DC tig.

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r1_pete

posted on 17/11/16 at 07:11 PM Reply With Quote
I bought an R Tech 161, great welder, great company, great customer service/

Buy a cheapo, chances are it won't work too well, you'll convince yourself its your technique and give up, ally welding is tricky enough, decent kit gives you a fighting chance of mastering it.

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mark.s

posted on 17/11/16 at 10:44 PM Reply With Quote
As above ^^^
I bought a r-tech set and very happy, customer support is spot on as well

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coyoteboy

posted on 17/11/16 at 11:45 PM Reply With Quote
Gas welding setups are hard, aren't they? I learned to gas weld as a student but thought it was acetylene only and that means impossible for DIY due to the storage requirements. Gas seemed an awful lot easier and prettier than TIG when I learned but that was a decade ago!

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