finally, i went to pick up my first purchase (185 micro)

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03-22-2012, 04:58 AM
sdr kel

finally, i went to pick up my first purchase (185 micro)

today i went over to everlast and picked up the everlast 185 micro, cant wait to fire this up.. only if i had a tank of argon and some filler i would be messing with it right now =) but ill wait for tomorrow or so to pick some up.. thanks again alex

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...Untitled-5.jpg
03-22-2012, 03:58 PM
DaveO

Welcome, sdr kel, and congrats on the new machine! Let us know what are your thoughts / impressions. Have you TIG welded before, on another machine?
03-22-2012, 04:52 PM
SimpleSimon

Nice! TIG welding is fun. My first TIG was an Everlast unit. I went and took some classes at the local VocTech for continuing education just to get some instruction. In the end, forums like this and seat time pay the biggest dividends.
03-22-2012, 04:54 PM
Brian Ski

Wow.... A brand new welder!!!!

I am really think of one. So I am trying to strike up a deal on an Argon tank now. If I get a great deal on a tank I can always swap it for oxygen or something else if I don't need it.

I am also digging for accessories. I sure hate to get a welder and have to do a bunch of running to find stuff.

You have to post back and let us know how it works and how you like it. I have never TIGed before so I will have the whole learning curve.
03-23-2012, 01:53 AM
SimpleSimon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Ski

Wow.... A brand new welder!!!!

I am really think of one. So I am trying to strike up a deal on an Argon tank now. If I get a great deal on a tank I can always swap it for oxygen or something else if I don't need it.

I am also digging for accessories. I sure hate to get a welder and have to do a bunch of running to find stuff.

You have to post back and let us know how it works and how you like it. I have never TIGed before so I will have the whole learning curve.

FWIW....I went to my local airgas and bought consumables as the TIG torches on these units are standard (not proprietary).
03-24-2012, 02:47 AM
sdr kel

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Originally Posted by DaveO

Welcome, sdr kel, and congrats on the new machine! Let us know what are your thoughts / impressions. Have you TIG welded before, on another machine?

Thanks, so far I'm liking it as my first welder, I've never touch a tig welder before, I've messed wit a harbor freight flux welder but I wasn't any good at it
03-24-2012, 02:49 AM
sdr kel

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Ski

Wow.... A brand new welder!!!!

I am really think of one. So I am trying to strike up a deal on an Argon tank now. If I get a great deal on a tank I can always swap it for oxygen or something else if I don't need it.

I am also digging for accessories. I sure hate to get a welder and have to do a bunch of running to find stuff.

You have to post back and let us know how it works and how you like it. I have never TIGed before so I will have the whole learning curve.

I picked up a argon tank at my local supplier for 195$ for a 125cf tank refill is about 36buvks
03-24-2012, 04:53 AM
Brian Ski

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Originally Posted by sdr kel

I picked up a argon tank at my local supplier for 195$ for a 125cf tank refill is about 36buvks

These local stores... How to trust them. I just bought a used 125 tank. I gave the guy $100 for it. Felt bad he had a renter that took off and owed him a lot of rent. The store told me over $50 to fill it. I will check again in a couple weeks and see what the new price of the day is.

BTW I haven't found anyone so far that was happy with a flux core. Hey can you convert it over to a shielding gas??? I think most of theirs were combo units. Unless you have one of the really small ones.