Right now I have a 200amp stick welder. Its not that I am not good with it or that its not working but I believe its not the right tool for the job..

And what is the job you might ask ?


I am going to weld up a Lotus 7 Racing car chassis. most of the tubes are 1x1 and 16ga. The thickest metal on the project will be about 12ga on the rear end.

What Mig/ Tig welder will get this done well and not need replacing down the road? I am trying to spend as little as possible on a welder since the things costing a fortune so no welders over $500 please.. I know that a Tig at that rate may be impossible to find... Are there any places that sell used welders?

 

well i would look on ebay , you might want to go mig , i seen this little tig the other day and it is under 500 bucks and brand new http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...=WD1V

 

Ive looked on ebay quite often but never find anything good!

as for the tig, thanks for the link, but 85amps isnt an investment in a tool, its a regret thats going to start sooner than later!

 

you can turn your stick machine into a tig machine fairly easily. they use the same type of power supply, its a matter of peripherals to get you tigging. I'm not sure exactly what you need but its probably a list like tig torch w/gas valve, argon bottle, regulator, hf starter