I am looking into buying a welder....i stick weld and weld with a wire feed welder, i have no problem with either, i have never tig welded but from what i see from some of u guys on here, this is the way that i want to go. Just wondering for a beginner whos pretty much gonna teach myself just like i did before whats a a welder that id like to start out with. NO FLAMING JUST A QUESTION

ANY POSITVE INPUT MUCH APPRECIATED

 

depends what u wanna spend. inverter welders are cheaper, around $500 or so, but i think they only do DC which wont do aluminum. they can run on 110 volt. one of the cheapest AC welders(to do aluminum) i have seen are the hobart tigmate and miller econotig. they run around $1300. they both run on 220 power. theres a start. i'm not one of the pro welders here

 

You should look into ESAB. They make a machine that "does it all"-SMAW(arc), GMAW(mig), GTAW(tig) and even plasma cutting. I personally dont have any experience with these machines, or know the exact price, it may be a little steep for just a beginner. I personally have used both miller and lincoln machines...and I would much rather use a lincoln machine over a miller. Just my two cents though.

 

Thanks for the input

 

Miller econotig