REFLECTOR: Reflector Digest, Vol 113, Issue 2

[Jones Nick via Reflector]

I bought a tig welder from Harbor freight for $400 and it worked great. As long as you don't use it a lot, it works good. The third time I used it, it exploded. It worked great till then. Of course it was out of warranty.

Nick and Connie Jones
Velocity XL-RG
N10CN
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   1.  TIG Welder (Brian Michalk via Reflector)
   2. Re:  TIG Welder (Ron N VelocityXLFG via Reflector)
   3. Re:  TIG Welder (Sid Knox via Reflector)


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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:40:08 -0500
From: Brian Michalk via Reflector <reflector at tvbf.org>
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Subject: REFLECTOR: TIG Welder
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It looks like I'm getting into more prototyping now, and I'm looking for 
a more manageable welder than my 30 year old 600 lb Miller.

I am looking for an AC TIG welder that I'd really like to run on 110VAC, 
but that may not be a realistic expectation.  Miller and Lincoln have 
rigs that look like I'll spend about $2,000 on for their smallest models 
that do AC TIG.

Does anyone else have any suggestions?


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Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 11:10:48 -0500
From: Ron N VelocityXLFG via Reflector <reflector at tvbf.org>
To: Brian Michalk <michalk at awpi.com>, Velocity Aircraft Owners and
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Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: TIG Welder
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There small migs work great. Just watch your penetration of the weld.
On 8/8/2014 10:40 AM, Brian Michalk via Reflector wrote:
> It looks like I'm getting into more prototyping now, and I'm looking 
> for a more manageable welder than my 30 year old 600 lb Miller.
>
> I am looking for an AC TIG welder that I'd really like to run on 
> 110VAC, but that may not be a realistic expectation.  Miller and 
> Lincoln have rigs that look like I'll spend about $2,000 on for their 
> smallest models that do AC TIG.
>
> Does anyone else have any suggestions?
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 19:26:24 -0500
From: Sid Knox via Reflector <reflector at tvbf.org>
To: "Brian Michalk" <michalk at awpi.com>, "Velocity Aircraft Owners and
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Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: TIG Welder
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Hi Brian,
> I am looking for an AC TIG welder that I'd really like to run on 110VAC,
> but that may not be a realistic expectation.  Miller and Lincoln have rigs
> that look like I'll spend about $2,000 on for their smallest models that
> do AC TIG.
>
> Does anyone else have any suggestions?

Back in 2000 I bought a Lincoln SquareWave TIG 175 for about $1400 (new).
I have used it regurlarly since and I am very pleased with it's performance.
I have welded
Steel and  Aluminum and brazed cast iron.  If you can gas (Oxy-Acctl) weld,
transitioning to a TIG
is simple.  It requires 230VAC single-phase.

Back in the '70's (before I moved here to Oklahoma) , I built a DC stick
welder that required 230VAC
which was not available in the garage shop where I had the welder.
I made up a "special" power cord that had a 230V outlet on one end and split
off to two cords, each having a regular
115V, three-prong (hot, neut, gnd) plug but having only the hot and gnd
connected.  I then located two "normal" 115VAC
outlets in the house that were wired on opposite legs of the 230V service,
thus 230VAC (and safety gnd) to the welder.
I used it that way for many years until the house burned down.   No, just 
kidding.
I still have the special cord and occasionally use it at a friends house
when we need 230VAC for something.

Regards,
Sid

Velocity  173 RG  N199RS
KR2         N24TC
W7QJQ






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