Buying a welder?

[Crucible]

for fine work and alloy and stainless i have a AC/DC tig, cost me fkn heaps thou

What brand Tig you use Si?, Single or 3 phase? Ive been watching trademe for quite a while now for decent a ACDC tig. I brought an old Transtig 180 and it ended up being a lemon so on the search again lol.

Ive talked to a couple of people in the know and most say go with a 3 phase machine as the smaller inverter acdc tigs just dont have the current and duty cycle.
Good reputal brands like Lincoln and Miller just get out of hand in TM auctions. guess thats what you pay for decent gear though.

[stalker]

I know that ones finished but dont waste your time and $$$ on something that small. Go for at least a 130A (note: most welders advertised as 150's are actually 130's). You will only regret buying a toy later on! Also ask for spec's ie: duty cycle at rated amperage. Most cheap welders called a **** 150 will have a duty cycle of 10% at <150A.

Duty cylcle of a good machine will be of 10 mins, so, 10% of 10m= 1min of full power weldding before it cuts out. Cheaper machines only work off a 5 min cycle.

Oh true? kewl!
Thanx