[TheForge] Tig welding

Wed Jul 24 21:08:04 2002

My TIG setup is on the low-budget side of the scale - a century=20
230AC/160DC buzz box, a standalone spark gap high freq. converter, and a=20=

torch w/regulator. No amp control while welding, but with practice I've=20=

learned to do steel, stainless, aluminium, titanium and bronze with this=20=

setup. I've had it about three years, and just this week was the first=20=

time I've thought about getting a new torch (stepped on the torch head). =
 =20
You have to have DC current for all but the AL. I usually don't bother=20=

with the high frequency unit on steel because it overwhelms the radio. A=20=

decent 150amp tig torch kit should run about $100-$150.
	You may be able to get an external rectifier for your buzz box, =
but=20
I'd probably just buy a new lincoln AC/DC unit.

On Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at 05:26 AM, Rafter Lazy C wrote:

> Hi Guys -
>
>     I am wondering about a thing I saw several years ago.  A guy I =
knew=20
> took
> a tig torch and gas bottle with regulator, and hooked it to his DC =
stick
> welder.  Nothing else was used, and he had to scratch start the tig, =
but=20
> it
> worked.  I know without high-freq. it wouldn't work with aluminum, (or =
am=20
> I
> wrong about that, too?) but it has intrigued me all these years.  I =
have=20
> an
> OLD Lincoln stick welder.  A 180 amp AC welder, and was wondering if =
this
> idea
> would work with this?  I am on a limited budget and this seems like a =
way=20
> I
> could have tig in my shop, but I hesitate to buy all this if it won't =
work
> with my welder.
>
> Please tell me what you think,
>
> Rick Crawford at  Rafter Lazy C
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