Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2002 8:44 pm
Original Posted By: "Michael CONKLING"
This weekend I went to the EAA/Sportair Advanced TIG Welding class inGriffin Georgia and learned a LOT about TIG welding. Most importantly, that my welds are "good to go". We specialized in TIG welding 4130 thin-wall tubing. As usual, there are lots more details athttp://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/sportair/ . It was an invaluableexperience, and I highly recommend it!I can tell you that trying to stick and gas weld my "practice" engine mount will go down as one of the most frustrating periods of my life.The day I bought the Lincoln Square Wave 175 at Oshkosh, my life changed for the better. If you want to buy one of these, buy it at SNF or Oshkosh, as it's as cheap as you'll find a new one anywhere ($1,340, which is practically dealer cost, I believe), and shipping is free. Used ones are hard to find.If I sound like a Lincoln Electric ad, it's because I'm still convinced that it was some of the best money I've ever spent! By the way, avoid the cheap Miller EconoTIG in the Sunday paper, as it's lower end is only 30 amps. The Lincoln now occupies the lion's share of this market, because it goes down to an amp or so. Do your own research, and you won't find anybody that thinks they shouldn't have bought a 175. I realize that life is too short for many of you toconsider buying a TIG welder and learning to use it, but my next project is going to be a 4130 tube chassis for the worlds fastest Karmann Ghia! ~~~Mark Langford; Harvest, AL; langford(at)hiwaay.net=================Oscar ZunigaMedford, Oregonmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________
This weekend I went to the EAA/Sportair Advanced TIG Welding class inGriffin Georgia and learned a LOT about TIG welding. Most importantly, that my welds are "good to go". We specialized in TIG welding 4130 thin-wall tubing. As usual, there are lots more details athttp://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/sportair/ . It was an invaluableexperience, and I highly recommend it!I can tell you that trying to stick and gas weld my "practice" engine mount will go down as one of the most frustrating periods of my life.The day I bought the Lincoln Square Wave 175 at Oshkosh, my life changed for the better. If you want to buy one of these, buy it at SNF or Oshkosh, as it's as cheap as you'll find a new one anywhere ($1,340, which is practically dealer cost, I believe), and shipping is free. Used ones are hard to find.If I sound like a Lincoln Electric ad, it's because I'm still convinced that it was some of the best money I've ever spent! By the way, avoid the cheap Miller EconoTIG in the Sunday paper, as it's lower end is only 30 amps. The Lincoln now occupies the lion's share of this market, because it goes down to an amp or so. Do your own research, and you won't find anybody that thinks they shouldn't have bought a 175. I realize that life is too short for many of you toconsider buying a TIG welder and learning to use it, but my next project is going to be a 4130 tube chassis for the worlds fastest Karmann Ghia! ~~~Mark Langford; Harvest, AL; langford(at)hiwaay.net=================Oscar ZunigaMedford, Oregonmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________