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Lincoln Tig 200

I bought that one when they first came out.
It's no miller dynasty, but at the price you can't beat it
 
Agree on the older analog.
I've had one for 30 years and it does a wonderful job at a variety of thickness and tasks.

Perhaps you can find a good used analog model.
 
Ya, I've been watching CL& Ebag...there are two I'm interested in. One is a Precision 225 guy is asking $1000 the other is a Square Wave 175 asking $850... About 4.5 hrs away....both look like they were hardly used...trying to decide if I want to spend a weekend to go look...
 
I bought that one when they first came out.
It's no miller dynasty, but at the price you can't beat it
So you would recommend it for light fab work? Any issues with it?
 
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Ya, I've been watching CL& Ebag...there are two I'm interested in. One is a Precision 225 guy is asking $1000 the other is a Square Wave 175 asking $850... About 4.5 hrs away....both look like they were hardly used...trying to decide if I want to spend a weekend to go look...


I have a Square Wave 175 that I am very happy with. It has nice smooth/stable arc at very low power welding needs.---I can hold an arc (tig) on the edge of .030 steel and control the rounding of the edge. It also performs great for aluminum under 1/4" thickness.--(I have pushed it hard for heavy alum. welding and it will cut out because of the duty cycle).--Also I needed to add a double 70 amp breaker to let the welder meet its own limits. BTW one would need water cooling for that kind of welding.

The machine itself is one thing to consider. The other is what comes with the deal?
Control pedal--gas bottle and regulator and hoses--not to mention the torch head and collets etc. etc.
 
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It comes with everything except a bottle, I have an extra 75/25 mix that I can trade in for a straight Argon... The tig 200 is being offered online for $1300. I called a friend that owns a welding supply shop and he said he'd let me have it for $1200...
In my research I found a comparable AHP Alpha 200DX for $680 for a full rig AND a 60% duty cycle!
Don't know anything about them so started reading some comparison articles ( about 10) and the AHP was ranked higher in all but 2 articles....the only draw back is having to ship for warranty work... It has a lot more "tuning" capabilities than the Lincoln
I'm going to the Welding Supply house Friday and will probably just get it....hard to to let an extra $500 go..but don't really want to buy chinesium...
The article doesn't get into the reviews until the very bottom
http://www.thetoolreport.com/best-tig-welders/
http://www.cutterweldermaestro.com/best-tig-welder-reviews/

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I think you'll be happy with whichever welder you buy, so long as it's a Lincoln.
 
It comes with everything except a bottle, I have an extra 75/25 mix that I can trade in for a straight Argon... The tig 200 is being offered online for $1300. I called a friend that owns a welding supply shop and he said he'd let me have it for $1200...
In my research I found a comparable AHP Alpha 200DX for $680 for a full rig AND a 60% duty cycle!
Don't know anything about them so started reading some comparison articles ( about 10) and the AHP was ranked higher in all but 2 articles....the only draw back is having to ship for warranty work... It has a lot more "tuning" capabilities than the Lincoln
I'm going to the Welding Supply house Friday and will probably just get it....hard to to let an extra $500 go..but don't really want to buy chinesium...
The article doesn't get into the reviews until the very bottom
http://www.thetoolreport.com/best-tig-welders/
http://www.cutterweldermaestro.com/best-tig-welder-reviews/

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I think you are a lot like me when shopping for stuff like this. I will be persuaded with bells and whistles that I will never need or use. But it is fun to know about them.
For home use and light, fabrication one does not need what a fab shop (for example) needs to stay in business.
My advice is to take the reality pill and buy what you can use/need. A basic sound machine and add or upgrade if a need is felt.
 
The reality is buying one of these machines is to TIG thinner aluminum. As some one stated heavier aluminum requires a water cooled torch. If your not welding aluminum save your money and just buy a good DC stick machine. As WS mentioned most dont need the "bells and whistles" and i agree. I made many a TIG weld that passed a X ray using a DC stick welder
 
Got my Lincoln yesterday, picked up a bottle this morning along with some carbon and aluminum rods.
Let the cussing begin!!!

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I did this the other day welding my stainless exhaust.

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Pretty nice work there! I haven't even cranked mine up yet! Going to play with it tommorow....
Have you ever ran a bead without using filler?
 
That's what I'd did with that exhaust tubing.
 
Got my Lincoln yesterday, picked up a bottle this morning along with some carbon and aluminum rods.
Let the cussing begin!!!

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let us know how you like it. Looks nice for the price.
The air cooled torch is ok if doing thin stuff for a short time.
What type of Tungsten electrodes are you using, and what to sharpen them with?

I usually use the 2% Lanthanated electrodes, and bought a bench grinder with the Green Silicon Carbide Grinding Wheels (wheels cost more than the grinder) dedicated for sharpening the tungsen electrodes only.
 
I'm not sure ( its what came with the welder) but I think its thoriated...
As far as sharpening, I went with the Chem Sharp, for what I'm going to be doing I think it will work out ok. The grinders are s 1/3 of the cost of my tig!!!
It's been 26 years since I touched a tig and even then it was for fun.
I've been reading and watching some vids to get some pointers...
 
Practice and when you think you got it, practice some more. Also, if you can tig aluminum, you can tig anything.
 
Reminds me that I need to finish the brackets I was making to hang the TIG rod holders.
The accessories can really add up, and take up a bunch of space in the garage.
 
Practice and when you think you got it, practice some more. Also, if you can tig aluminum, you can tig anything.

Really . . . good thing a friend of mine taught me how to tig many years ago ( using aluminum ) . . . but I'm not finding steel easier ? ? ? - at least not yet . . .
 
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