[TheForge] tig setup

[Dave Brown]

At 18:36 09/06/04, you wrote:

>Yeah,  100%  Argon for everything tig. Steel, stainless, or bronze alloys.
>Until you get real fancy, and use helium or a helium mix. But that is 
>mostly for aluminum, and other special aps, which you really cant do too 
>well with just a stick power supply anyway.

Unless I'm mistaken, not all ac/dc stick welders are suitable for TIG.  I 
heard once that the welder had to use inverter technology as opposed to the 
transformer technology that many stick welders use.  Does anyone know 
anything to the contrary?

Ries,

What gas flow rates are used for TIG?

Dave Brown
Heritage Smithing
Green Bay, WI