Adj heat Esab Torch head

[2010 Infantry Vet]

Ordered this tig rig that has heat adjustments on the torch head.
My thermal arc 252i welder is very complex, and a standard rig that you reverse the polarity on, the heat would fluctuate 10-15 volts.
It didn't come with a gas lens, so I ordered one that will work with this rig.
Super pumped to try this one out!

 

[McBroom]

Esab is the ****! I just wish I could tig weld. Mig,arc, solder copper (sweat) I can do all that. I guess it’s cause the friggin gas is so expensive here to experiment with.
One of my hobbies is building bbq smokers


- The Blue Mule

 

[2010 Infantry Vet]

Esab is the ****! I just wish I could tig weld. Mig,arc, solder copper (sweat) I can do all that. I guess it’s cause the friggin gas is so expensive here to experiment with.
One of my hobbies is building bbq smokers


- The Blue Mule

Yeah only thing that my machine doesn't have, is the ability to do aluminum. Which isn't a problem, since nothing I fab is made of aluminum. Need high frequency for aluminum.

 

[McBroom]

If I bought the adapter for aluminum I could weld it. But for the money and building smokers working on cars mud buggies n such. I’ll stick n mig (flux core) all day.
I weld anywhere from 1/16th to 1/2” consistently.


- The Blue Mule

 

[2010 Infantry Vet]

If I bought the adapter for aluminum I could weld it. But for the money and building smokers working on cars mud buggies n such. I’ll stick n mig (flux core) all day.
I weld anywhere from 1/16th to 1/2” consistently.


- The Blue Mule

The machine itself has to be high frequency. Mine is a 300 amp mig/stick/tig combo. Holds a 33lb spool of solid wire. Last shop I worked at, I was running 1/16" wire at 280V.
Tig welding allows better control, and penetration that mig can not accomplish. Especially on .120 wall dom tubing, or my 3/8" 1 7/8" OD dom that has 3/8" tubing.