I just bought a tig welder and this thing is serious. I need to do alot practice runs first but to save me some frustration does anyone have a good amp chart they use. My mig has one on the lid but it has the a, b, c ,d and this one has a digital Amp dial so it really is touchy. I have exhaust headers to make and some frame work to do with this. I also have some stainless steel work later on. This guy is just down the road from me and he has alot of different kinds of welder and for the price for a beginner cant be beat. Shameless plug for the guy. Thanks for your help! http://jabcotool.com/tig_welders.htm
I have a large Lincoln machine, it came with a really good slide chart. You might look at their website perhaps Cheers! Matt
Wow that is cheap!! Please tell us how it works once you have used it a bit. Thats a whole welder for the price of the torch. Generally a welding supply store will have the slide charts your looking for.
Wow! What a price. Like an earlier poster said, Please let us know how this works out for you. If it sounds too good to be true..... Let's hope this is an exception.
Never even thought about how many amps I Tig at. Most guys use a foot (or thumb) control when TIG welding and adjust the amps though out the weld as needed. Best way for you is to practice on scrap pieces until you find the amp setting that works best for you.
I used it a few time but this is the first time ever to use a tig and I am fair with a mig. This torch really ripped through all my test pieces. He said that it would weld up to a half inch and I dont doubt it. Were its made Not sure he has them made with his company name on it. I am sure you can email them
That's awful cheap for sure for a TIG welder ! For that price it has to be made in china for sure . Do you have any pictures of the torch and other parts it came with ? I looked on the link you posted and doesn't show much but the machine its self . Machine looks better than most imports I have seen . Let us know ! Retro Jim
Like Ottoman, i have a vague clue as to what i weld at. I have foot control, the normal welding range is 20-250amps and i set the percentage that i want the foot pedal to control. For instance, if i am welding sheetmetal - say 18ga - i'll set the percentage range at about 30-40% so the pedal will go from 20 to about 100amps; if i am working on a model 'a' frame i have the percentage up to about 80% or a couple hundred amps. My machine has 3 ranges: 0-60amps; 20-250amps; 230-460amps in DC and AC is slightly different. I will tell you right now taht when i put it into highrange shit will just disappear! You'd best have a thick piece of filler rod handy because that machine ain't fuckin around - no sir.
I got the same style unit but mines harbor freight. It works great, make sure your steel that your welding is clean! no rust or oil, go to a welding supply store and get good tungstens for the torch and keep your gas pressure under 10psi . There are a lot of youtube videos out on scratch tigs a little practice and you will get the hang of it , I sucked a first. Good Luck Joe
I agree OJ I vaporized half of what I was practicing with! Thats why figured better find a chart before I get to the headers LOL It comes with a torch 3 pink tips a couple of tungstens the cable on the torch is 9 feet I think the ground is only about 6 I think. Your Basic start and go set up. You will have to buy a 220 plug to match your outlet. It just comes with stripped wire ends.
The lower you can set your amps the more accuracy you will have with your foot pedal, within that range. Sorry you didn't buy an American machine, just got a used Hobart, for a spare, that will weld aluminum as well as ferrous material for $400, complete.
Great deal hugh I looked around for a deal Nothing under 1000 that saw on CL that had a good name on it. I have a Hobart stick welder I got for $400 never use it though.
Take a look at the Incredible Welds thread, if you want to be intimidated that is. Tig is a fun tool.
My paticular chart does not seem to cover regular steel, but does cover stainless, aluminum, Magnesium, Titanium, and deoxydized copper. Sheet metal would probably be similar to stainless, except Stainless requires straight argon while regular steel requires Argon/CO2 mix....for 1/16 thickness stainless, it requires the following: For butt welding 1/16 1/16 tungsten diameter 1/4-3/8 cup orifice diameter 1/16 filler rod 50-80 amps flow meter on gas set to 11 (unless your welding out in the wind) 12 inches a min speed. Current type DC
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