[TheForge] tig setup

[Phil Rosche]

If it was me, I'd get a high frequency generator and
hook it up to your arc welder.  As a matter of fact,
that's what I did.  I have a Lincoln Idealarc AC/DC
250 amp machine.  I found an old Lincoln High Freq
unit.  Look around, you should be able to find one for
a few hundred dollars.  You won't have to scratch
start it then, and it is harder than scratch starting
a damp 7018 arc electrode.


--- Gladish Family <gladish at cnw.com> wrote:

> OK, here's my dumb question for the month:
> 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?
> Is there any point to using what I have as a power
> source?
> Or can you do that?
> Better to just start over and get a complete rig?
> Thanks for any ideas!
> Andy Gladish
> 
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