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Bumping an old thread, rather than starting a new one.The wife informed me I'll be getting a new welder for Christmas. I know how/am still learning how to mig. I've been using my Lincoln 140 for about 6 years and am getting tired of cleaning flux. I follow a lot of great welders on instagram, and would love to learn how to weave. Problem is I don't really know anything else about tig, or which is the right one to buy. What would I need to know to look for if buying used? Obviously if I used it, my first weld would suck and I wouldn't know if it was me or the machine. Looking to stay around 2k, so a lot of the nicer big welders are out. I saw a syncrowave 210 local on CL for 2k, but am waiting to hear back if it's sold. Is the Diversion 180 junk, or a good machine for a garage welder to start on?On the otherhand, I wonder if I should just look for a nice Miller 211/212 or search for a deal on a 251/252 and stick to getting better at mig. The only reason for the tig is to learn how, weld aluminum for floor pans, and I like the look of weave. Just want to continuously improve. Suggestions? Drink bleach?
Bumping an old thread, rather than starting a new one.
The wife informed me I'll be getting a new welder for Christmas. I know how/am still learning how to mig. I've been using my Lincoln 140 for about 6 years and am getting tired of cleaning flux. I follow a lot of great welders on instagram, and would love to learn how to weave. Problem is I don't really know anything else about tig, or which is the right one to buy. What would I need to know to look for if buying used? Obviously if I used it, my first weld would suck and I wouldn't know if it was me or the machine. Looking to stay around 2k, so a lot of the nicer big welders are out. I saw a syncrowave 210 local on CL for 2k, but am waiting to hear back if it's sold. Is the Diversion 180 junk, or a good machine for a garage welder to start on?
On the otherhand, I wonder if I should just look for a nice Miller 211/212 or search for a deal on a 251/252 and stick to getting better at mig. The only reason for the tig is to learn how, weld aluminum for floor pans, and I like the look of weave. Just want to continuously improve. Suggestions? Drink bleach?
