[TheForge] TIG Welder

[Ries Niemi]

On Feb 7, 2007, at 9:35 AM, Ron Swisher wrote:

> What size TIGs are you guys using?  Are you satisfied with what you 
> bought?
>
> Ron

I do a LOT of tig welding, and I swear by my Miller machines.
I have 2- an AC/DC Syncrowave 250, which is an older transformer 
machine, which is heavy and big, but reliable. Noisy, too, as the fan 
runs all the time, which I believe they have changed.
And I have a DC only 304 XMT inverter. Small, light, quiet, and will 
tig, stick, and mig weld. But it wont tig aluminum, although I can mig 
alumninum with it.
I like em both, for different reasons.
Both have been reliable workhorses- the older Syncrowave, which I 
bought new in 88 or so, did blow its circuit board after about 10 
years- $500 fix. The Inverter has never had a problem.

Ries Niemi
Industrial Artist

http://www.RiesNiemi.com