I'm thinking of a tig to weld some aluminum, short burst of bead rather than a continous weld. I found these on the bay of e, has anyone had
anything similar? I mean are these chinese goods worthwhile?
Tig Welder Link
Wow that's cheap (for as long as it lasts anyway!!!)....
I did quite a bit of research into this a few months ago when I was seriously thinking about buying one...
This company http://www.r-techwelding.co.uk/
Looked quite good... yes they import chinese gear, but they have good wanraties and parts supplies! So chances are if it goes wrong they should fix
it.
The postage is a bit steep on top of the purchase price and it doesn't have a foot pedal, which you will end up needing, so for the overall price I think you could go with a known brand that you can be sure of the quality of.
Ive got the SWP Invert-R Tig200P.
http://www.toolsandwelding.co.uk/products/tig/ltw_tig_swp_tig200.html
The front looks exactly the same 
different colour though.
Mine cost a lot more than that on on Ebay ( i got the foot pedal too)... id like to think the cost difference is justified by the quality of the
electronics inside the box
These people are UK based...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Cobel-TIG-200A-Pulsed-Inverter-TIG-AC-DC-Welder-Pedal_W0QQitemZ260492368845QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item3ca68e
1bcd
and they often have AC/DC tigs selling for the £400 mark
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Originally posted by tegwin
I did quite a bit of research into this a few months ago when I was seriously thinking about buying one...
This company http://www.r-techwelding.co.uk/
Looked quite good... yes they import chinese gear, but they have good wanraties and parts supplies! So chances are if it goes wrong they should fix it.
Thanks guys