At 08:25 PM 3/9/2006, Doug Braun wrote:
>Here is a related subject for discussion:
>
>If I were to get a TIG welder, could I get
>rid of my MIG welder, or are there some jobs
>the MIG could do but a TIG couldn't?
Here is one I can answer...I got my TIG last year and promptly went
to sell my MIG, that weekend with a brand new TIG Lincoln 185 Pulse
in the garage, I was using my MIG.
TIG is awesome ! but building a BBQ required a LOT and I mean A LOT
of welding, the MIG did it in no time, the TIG would have been hours and hours.
It all depends on what you will be welding, I fully planned on
selling my MIG but after seeing how slow TIG is, I kept my MIG, I use
my TIG 90% of the time but for that 10% MIG is nice.
I can't think of anything you can't do with TIG that you can with
MIG, it just boils down to speed.
For the original question...I can't say anything, I had never
TIGged before and purchased a name brand with the hope it would be
ok, it was and I think staying with Lincoln or Miller you will be
fine. Other brands can be very good but for me I needed local
support and a local place to talk to when I had problems.
Mike
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