im looking to purchase this welder in the near future most likely from here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...&rd=1

it comes with:
-Power source with primary cord
-150 amp TIG Torch with 12 1/2 ft (3.8 m) cord
-12 ft (3.7 m) work cable with clamp and quick-connect
-Electrode holder and quick-connect
-RFCS-14 Foot Control with 20 ft (6 m) cord
-Gas regulator and gas hose

ive taught myself how to weld with flux and mig pretty nicely with the welder at the shop but now i want to advance to tig. ive tried tig welding once at my previous job, but thats with everything hook up and ready to go.

what other equpiments do i need to get started? (other than proper techniques and ways to weld, hopefully that will come with practice and playing around with it)





Modified by ineedhelp at 10:56 PM 1/19/2005

 

bottle o argon and filler rods. oh and a grinder to grind your tungsten.

 

you will need some tungsten , they only give you one stick , and you might want to look into a gas lense

 

what are the gas lense for.

 

you'll also need a plug for the cord. plus some tungstens, filler rods, argon, and metal to weld

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Machine1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what are the gas lense for.</TD></TR></TABLE>

well you use them for better gas coverage over your weld ,

 

thanks for the input.

what is back purging.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ineedhelp &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thanks for the input.

what is back purging.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Check this link for pictures of what it does. It's basically filling the inside of the pipe with argon so that it doesn't get contaminated...as the pics show. Check them out and if you have questions, you may want to ask them in that thread.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=588002