[TheForge] TIG Welder

[Smoky]

I only have a 200 amp service here on the farm.  I would like to get a tig, 
but without 3 phase, I wonder what I could get to do a decent job.  And what 
size circuit breaker I would need for it.

Rick Crawford at Smoky Forge
Home of Lem the Wonder Mule and
Mol ASS es the slow Donkey
in the middle of Northern Illinois


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ries" <ries at riesniemi.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] TIG Welder


> Well, "obviously false" is putting it a little harshly.
> They want to sell welders, of course.
> But they also want to make sure they sell you more welder than you  need, 
> rather than less.
> But there would be times when you would want that much amperage for  some 
> tig welding. Probably not on mild. But certainly on copper, or  aluminum.
>
>
> Take it with a grain of salt, but dont let it reflect on the product- 
> which is great.
> We have 2  tigs, a push pull,  a spool gun, 2 migs, a spot welder, a 
> buzzbox, and a plasma cutter, all Miller.
> One, yep ONE repair, on all those machines, in 25 years or so of  owning 
> miller. And I have 2 employees- we run machines hard every day.
> So the basic machines are solid, and  good value for the money.
>
> 200 amps is a good size for a tig- I wouldnt go any smaller. 250 is 
> better, but it really depends what you do.
>
> ries
>
>
> On Mar 5, 2007, at 6:03 PM, Ron Swisher wrote:
>
> Yes, 250-325 amps is what Miller says one needs to lap weld 1/4" mild  or 
> stainless steel with a TIG.  Why would Miller say this when it is 
> obviously false?
>
> Ron