Re: Tig welding
I'll disagree. I started welding at age 13, 53 years ago. My first process was acetylene, & I'm damned proficient.
Next was AC stick. For me, a limited success. I built a bunch of devices without a weld fail, but I longed for more.
In 1979 myself & a friend rented a MIG machine. He spread a load of BS about what big shots we were! I was humiliated at the lies he told, but the chance to transplant a BMW nose with a state of the arc Miller MIG was delightful! In 1979 I recall the MIG machine itself costing $3500. You could buy a new Thunderbird for that. With needed accessories, it was more expensive than a new T Bird. It wasn't until 2010 I finally bought a Miller MIG. By then, it cost $2400 for a better machine than the 1979 offering.
I still wanted aluminum TIG, bought my first 2013, it was disappointing. On my third TIG now, a sweet machine!
Last edited by Willie B; 07-12-2022 at 07:23 PM.
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