07-06-2014, 05:16 PM
I have been thinking about a TIG and Plasma for the shop. I would like to find a rig that does both but that I think would be asking too much. I have a Lincoln MIG 175 that I have used for the last 10 years without so much as a burp. Looking for something in the same size. SO that brings me here to people that know more than me.
It will need to be able to weld stainless and aluminum so real AC is needed unless you know something I dont know about. If it has a Plasma cutter would be a big plus
. If it can do stick is a plus but not really needed.
I know I am going to get a lot of flak from this and may even start some fights over brand names Please keep the replies to pro and cons.
I have a local shop that is where I plan on getting it and have been a return customer for over ten years. The shop has provide to our high school at cost with the latest and greatest every year from when I went there and is still do so today. When I bought the 175, it was lower than what I could get it anywhere else.
So lets hear the recommendations.
It will need to be able to weld stainless and aluminum so real AC is needed unless you know something I dont know about. If it has a Plasma cutter would be a big plus
. If it can do stick is a plus but not really needed.I know I am going to get a lot of flak from this and may even start some fights over brand names Please keep the replies to pro and cons.
I have a local shop that is where I plan on getting it and have been a return customer for over ten years. The shop has provide to our high school at cost with the latest and greatest every year from when I went there and is still do so today. When I bought the 175, it was lower than what I could get it anywhere else.
So lets hear the recommendations.
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