Thread: Welder advice needed
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Unread 20-12-2005, 23:06
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Re: Welder advice needed
Also to follow up on Greg's note - In order to use a TIG welder on Aluminum it needs to be AC - The HarborFreight Tig welder is only DC and does only Steel applications anyways.

I recently tried TIG welding and it takes alot of practice to do it correctly. also The Miller 200 Jason mentioned rocks. I was going to buy one myself but ended up buying en enclosed trailer to haul robot stuff (and other things) instead.

It's not quite a wise investment if you're only using it less than 6 weeks a year.

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