Got a new tig welder
- Thread starter slow94
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Haha it's a Prime Weld 225x. Pretty sweet unit in my opinion. Runs stick real nice too. I got it because it's affordable, comes with a nice torch, and has a great warranty.
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lightn95
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That is a nice welder.. I was between that and an AHP, until I found a stupid deal on an AHP.... your welds look good.
Thanks. I thought about the AHP as well. They are probably pretty comparable. I really like the machine for steel too but the stacked dimes look eludes me on steel without using my pulse settings. Gotta practice up. Maybe in a year or so I will be much better.
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I may get a mig at some point. Never ran one. Just stick and now tig. Though I can probably do anything with what I got..I grabbed a PrimeWeld MIG a bit ago. Seems really nice and people rave about the customer service they provide. Only got to play with it 2 times so far
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That's a nice machine for sure! Aluminum is coming pretty naturally so far. I like having all the different frequency and balance setting too. Real nice. I got some real good "looking" steel welds too but they were done with pulse settings.. so I basically cheated lol.
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Jamie V
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That ain’t cheating, that’s using the tools you have.
I don’t feel like I’m cheating when I’m on my riding lawnmower instead of using a manual push mower!
Lol good analogy. I do love my zero turn as well.That ain’t cheating, that’s using the tools you have.
I don’t feel like I’m cheating when I’m on my riding lawnmower instead of using a manual push mower!
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Trying too. Aluminum still easier for me though. No idea why.
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lightn95
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Same for me. I can tig aluminum, steel gives me a hard time.... but I havent tried it much though..
Yeah stick welding is no problem.. I like that. Steel tig just doesn't flow like aluminum. I can do ok but I just tend to want to turn on the pulser to get the "look" I'm going for.. probably means nothing for strength.
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Flip it over and look at your penetration. As long as you have good penetration on the back side your strength is there.
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Well the stainless didn't have a backpurge and no sugaring on back of it so I'm guessing the penetration was maybe 70% or so. I'm playing with doing autogenous weld first then going over with filler and pulse.
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