Tig Welder Opinions

[jpwalt1987]

Hey guys I am wanting to invest in a TIG welder in a little while to compliment my MIG set up. I want something that wont choke when welding thicker stuff but wont kill my bank account. I want to be able to weld stainless and aluminum so it has to be AC/DC. I was looking at the Syncrowave 200 and the Dynasty200 SD. There is a pretty good difference in price though. Is the Dynasty worth the extra $700?? Will it make better welds if I do my part or will I not notice a difference? Any help would be great. I had thought about the Econotig but I have a feeling that it wont have enough juice. thanks, jeremy

Miller TIG Welder - Syncrowave 200 AC/DC TIG/Stick Package

Miller TIG Welder - Dynasty 200 SD AC/DC TIG/Stick

 

[TT/Ameasap]

Nice welders if you really want to spend the money and keep them for a long time. I TIG weld all day long and have 15yrs experience with many welders....I would personally buy a good used Miller Syncrowave 250 and have all the power you need along with your other requirments such as stick,stainless,ect.

$0.02

 

[JCotton]

My son has been using the sync. for 3-4 years, it's been a flawless uint. Never a problem whether he is alum or SS welding. He switches back and forth all day. Small welds or fabing up an IC....

 

[Mike Licht]

I had a Sync 250 but I love my Dynasty 200 now, I took it home and just plugged it in to 110 to do a small job, (only 40~ pounds), came back to the shop and plugged it right back in to the 220. Low current draw and more adjustability
Mike

 

[Louie L.]

The Miller machines are nice, but I use the Thermal arc 185 machine. Its very compact and will weld anything you want at home.

 

[Mike Licht]

The TA 185 is a great machine too but when I bought mine the Miller was almost the same price so I go that, but that 185 will get it done for sure
Mike

 

[jpwalt1987]

The portability of the dynasty is probably going to worth the extra money in the long haul. I like the idea of being able to go places with it. I really am only going to be welding on IC piping and building downpipes, exhausts and some aluminum boat repair. I would like to build a set of Twin turbo V8 headers in the future for the junk I have laying around. The thickest the boat stuff is,is .100in. I know how we all like to buy bigger and more powerful things but I wonder if I am overdoing it. What do you guys think???
Thanks, Jeremy

 

[turbofabricator]

I have a Lincoln 175 TIG. It will weld 1/2" aluminum, IF I preheat. When I weld aluminun intakes, I have to pre-heat. I pre-heat with air/acelylene. I am going to step up to a 250amp, probably Miller. I also converted my TIG to water cooled. It REALLY helps alot. http://www.2ndchanceraceparts.com/MVC-188S.JPG Duty cycle is king. Pay attention to duty cycle.