Very nice machine; I don't know what condition this one is in, but
when I used one, it was _really_nice_. Miller makes excellent
machines and this model is pretty bulletproof. You'll want a water
cooled torch and probably a radiator (so you don't spend a fortune
pouring heat down the drain.) You'll enjoy TIG; it's kind of like gas
welding with more control and more heat at your fingertips.
HTH, NFI, ...
Donald.
> From: "Wayne Farrington" <w.farrington@verizon.net>
> Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 15:20:47 -0700
>
> I have just about run out of patience with not having aluminum welding
> capability in my shop. 95% of my aluminum work is fabrication on race cars or
> trailers. I need to the ability to weld fairly thin aluminum. They tell me I
> can change the liner and rollers on my Esab 250 mig machine and try pushing
> aluminum wire through it. But I have not found a single person who was
> satisfied with that type of set up. Very sensitive to bunching the wire etc.
>
> So, I am thinking about a tig machine for aluminum and some thin steel work.
> My esab actually throttles down fairly low and I can do most of my thin metal
> work with it. There has been a couple of occasions however where the results
> were less then satisfactory. Without aluminum welding capability I have to use
> metal for applications that really should be using aluminum - less weight etc.
> Occasionally I will outsource an aluminum welding job but that has its
> drawbacks as well. Chief among them is the hassle factor. So, have I justified
> this purchase enough... :^)
>
> What experience do you guys have with aluminum welding machines? How about
> something like this:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2529390661&category=34099
>
> Also, what type of wife projects can be done with an aluminum welder???? My
> wife has been bugging me to make some bird houses (presumably out of wood).
> While I have the woodworking equipment to do it. I hate working with wood and
> consequently no birdhouses have been built. Maybe some aluminum bird houses??
> Another words, what's in it for my wife?
>
> Wayne
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