[TheForge] tig setup

Gladish Family gladish at cnw.com
Mon Sep 6 18:32:21 EDT 2004


> > I'm wanting TIG capability really bad and I think I'm halfway there
> > because
> > I have an AC/DC 250 amp stick welder.
> > Am I?

> Andy- to start out with all you need is a scratch start setup-
> an aircooled tig torch, about 150 bucks.
> A regulator or flowmeter,
>   and a tank of argon.

Well that's the best news I've heard since...ummm...(fill in your favorite
saying).
Words fail me.
So. You use Argon for everything? I have argon, and co2 mix for the mig
already.
Doesn't sound any harder to scratch start than slightly damp 7018.
Thanx,
Andy



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