gula187

Can anyone recommend a good budget tig welder for stainless steel? I won't be using it a lot so I don't see a need to spend thousands on one.

Jake75

I have the ahp 200x. I like it.

2xLS1

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Eastwood has a low cost Tig and usually sells quality stuff.

woodwright

Weldingtipsandtricks.Com has a bunch of videos. They ran a comparison between the Eastwood Tig and I think the miller. It reviewed pretty well. I have a Lincoln square wave that's about 20 years old that's never given me any issue. It was about $1200 new.

Kfxguy

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I have an Eastwood. Works great. Price was awesome too.

baronsmith98

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I have an Eastwood and it's great. Go ahead and get the AC/DC one in case you want to weld aluminum

Project GatTagO

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I have the Eastwood Tig200 as well. It lacks fancy features, but is also quite reasonably priced. I have welded steel, stainless, and aluminum. Never done it before and had decent results.

Andrew

B18B1LS1

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Same here!

Airhwhip

I have a AHP 200x and a Miller Dynasty 210. For the money the AHP can't be beat. My only complaint is the pedal is a little whack, but luckily almost all of those accessories are interchangeable so I just use my Miller pedal on both.
Buy the AHP and an amazon special gas lens kit and you'll be ready to go.

wolfy

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your miller pedal works on your AHP? Which year machine do you have? I was looking at the SSP pedal for my AHP.

I'm a welder/fabricator by trade, and i really like my AHP except for the pedal, but there are options out there. I actually like it better than the synchrowave 200 I've been using at work lately. I really need to poach the extra Synchrowave 350 that's been collecting dust, lol. Rather than buy the special gas lens kit, i preferred to buy a Profax -9FV torch body and swap it onto my lead and use standard -9/-20 gas lenses and parts. One of these days I'll get around to building a homemade cooler and using one of the -20 leads i have laying around.

luarhz

AHP Alpha TIG is the most popular tig welder. I read tig welder review article at total guide website. You may check that top pick the top.

chuckd71

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I bought this and had enough left in my budget for a tank of 75/25. Seems adequate for the things I do, but I'm just doing random things in the garage so take that for what it's worth
http://weldingsupplyusa.com/?%20Linc...%20|%20K2185-1

2xLS1

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That is a MIG. This thread is about a TIG.

chuckd71

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Yeah, sorry, I just realized that. Wasn't wearing my contacts last night.

jetech

I picked up a used Eastwood tig200 ac/dc for $400 with a welding cart. It's the older non stick capable version. I replaced the lenses and cups with nicer ones. Works just fine

Teddy-2000RS

Eastwood/AHP/Everlast are the big three that come to mind on budget yet quality TIG welders. I personally have the Eastwood 200 (non digital) and it works fabulous. I

codyvette

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I have a ThermalArc. I don't know the number on it but it is the smallest one they make and weld a lot of stainless **** with it. It occasionally will act a little finicky when firing up but it welds great. It was under $400 and it is tiny and convenient to store.

sjsingle1

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after reading an amazon review of the ahp 200x I would not touch it with a 10 foot pole

I really would like a welding machine ....tired of being a welder without a machine

Jimbo1367

Dynasty 210 DX here. Nice toy.

jetech

Dynasty 210 DX That is a "$$$GOOD$$$ budget" welder.
Awesome welder nice features