How to convert a stick machine to a tig machine...

[Engloid]

I wrote this up for a guy on another message board, and a third guy wanted to put it up on his site.

If you catch anything wrong in it, let me know. Keep in mind that this is written for beginners.

I think you forgot the info???

[Engloid]

oops..

http://www.az-zbum.com/welder.upgrade.shtml

[jimmyed]

Thats a good read, what about hooking it all up?

[Mike W]

Here is a pic of mine (I got to get a better picture):

http://img36.photobucket.com/albums/...t=ed8886cb.jpg

Why not go for the whole hog? I added a bridge rectifier for DC and a scr voltage control on the 220 input so I could use a foot pedal. I knew about the possible problem with AC on the transformer but have not seen any heating problem. I have done a lot of aluminum with it.

I forgot to say that I picked up a used Lincoln high frequency box for a reasonable price.

cool, but where do you plug in the guitar?

Originally posted by JoseJump
cool, but where do you plug in the guitar?

it's the plug on the far left, right next to the flux capacitor

How's the Wife and young one Jack?

they are doing great ! baby went to the doc yesterday for the first time, everything is said to be ok!

[7018]

pretty baby there jack!! hope the wife's doing ok

[Franz]

Ahhh Jack, that little girl looks to have one bad arcburn to her face, you ain't been holdin her in your arm already showin her how to weld without a helmet, have you?
Yer gonna be in a heap of trouble when your wife finds out you cropped her out of the picture.

actually that is me in the picture Franz ... I'd be quite surprised to see my wife with a beard like mine (see right edge of the picture)

[Mike W]

Very nice Jack!

[axehind]

I have a Stickmate AC/DC that I was thinking of trying to convert to tig. I got the tank already. Any price estimate on how much it would cost?

axehind

[Franz]

Originally posted by morpheus
actually that is me in the picture Franz ... I'd be quite surprised to see my wife with a beard like mine (see right edge of the picture)

In that case Jack, thanks for cropping the pic. At her age it shouldn't matter when she opens her eyes and sees a beard hanging out from under the helmet, I understand small children will bond to whatever they see.

Originally posted by axehind
I have a Stickmate AC/DC that I was thinking of trying to convert to tig. I got the tank already. Any price estimate on how much it would cost?

axehind

if you've already got an ac/dc machine then you can scratch start tig with just a bottle of argon, regulator, and a tig torch (about $50) ... and for about another $200 you could pick up a used High Frequency box off of eBay and give aluminum a try also.

I highly recommend Mike W's 220 foot controller though. I learned to TIG on a big Miller machine and it's tough not having on demand amperage control.

- jack

[Cody]

could you put the page back up? I would like to build one and this could help a lot.

thanks

[vipermanz]

http://www.az-zbum.com/welder.upgrade.shtml

i think that's what you are looking for