[TheForge] tig setup

[RICK KORINEK]

I am also looking to get into TIG welding.  Here is the set-
up I have been thinking about until I can purchase a bigger 
rig:

I would use my 250 amp stick welder and buying a water-cooled 
torch. For the cooling unit, I thought I could use the 
condensing coil and fan from an old window air conditioner.  
For the pump, I would use a small coolant pump from a band 
saw.  As for shield gas, I would need to buy a regulator and 
use a gas solenoid controlled by a foot switch.

The 2 down-sides I see are: the scratch start and the need to 
crank the amp adjustment handle on top of the welder to 
increase/decrrease the arc current.

I would appreciate any criticism on this approach. Thanks.

-Rick