HF Tig welder

[tyromeo55]

Do you have paint?

I’ll take care of the paint. Just need it to be stitched back together

 

[kwaynem]

Mug will fix it

 

[PanhandleGlocker]

Is it aluminum or magnesium.

 

[tyromeo55]

Is it aluminum or magnesium.

My non super scientific approach says aluminum.

A really strong magnet does not stick to it at all

I “feel” that if it was magnesium it should be lighter

if you swipe the magnet across the arm you can defiantly feel the eddy currents offering resistance.

I could file off some and see how it reacts to a torch

 

[kwaynem]

JB weld

 

[ConstitutionCowboy]

Im probably going to regret asking this here but what is everyone thoughts on getting an inexpensive AC/DC TIG welder from Harbor Freight? I'm needing to repair an aluminum chair (busted weld). I could possibly braze it but would damage more of the finish than I'd probably like. I could pick up a spool gun for my Miller 180 but those bums want almost $500 for one. A Syncrowave would be great but I'm just not sure I'd use it enough to warrant the price tag especially right now when money is flying out the door to build this shop I have going on.

Another option is to just find someone to fix it

Get a decent one. A good one can be had for less than a grand. As for using it, you'll discover needs for it you never imagined. It'll eventually pay for itself.

Woody

 

[kwaynem]

Get a decent one. A good one can be had for less than a grand. As for using it, you'll discover needs for it you never imagined. It'll eventually pay for itself.

Woody

True a good tig machine you can do just about any type of welding from thin metal to thicker stuff depending on the machine a tig welder can fix just about anything that breaks or something you want to make if you don’t like the weld looks wash back over it without wire and your good to go

 

[kwaynem]

High frequency is the key to buying the machine a lot more you can do than a dry rig off a pipeliner

 

[tyromeo55]

My current thinking is to get a Miller syncrowave 210. I’m just not going to do it until this shop is done

I’ll either braze the darn thing or find someone to tig it for me

 

[OHJEEZE]

I am partial to the lincoln square wave 255!