[fastfredracing]

So, the big snap on truck came today . For you guys who know, you know. They come around a few times a year with the equipment trucks. Tool boxes, scanners, tire machines etc.. For those times where you are ready to spend your childs college funds..
So, today, they had their latest ang greatest welders . They had me demo this 200 A inverter welder .
You basically , turn it on, set the metals thickness, and go. The machine self adjust constantly , I could not fk it up . No matter how sloppily ,I moved the mig gun, you could hear the machine adjust , and when I pulled the helmet off, it was literally the nicest looking weld I have ever made . First try, and I was purposely trying to mess it up .
They gave me a piece of aluminum, same result, bang first run out , easly the nicest aluminum weld I have ever made . I have always struggled with alum.
No spool gun either . You just have to switch out the mig gun/cable liner . It takes about 45 seconds to swithc over from steel to alum.
Also can do bronze mig, for cast metals
Of course it was 10k.. I almost bought it on the spot, but would like to do some further research . If its 10 k from snap on, Im sure there are better deals to be had.
I have had my equipment for years now, and have really been trying to up my welding game . Im getting decent enough at it, but doooood, this was next level .
They were showing me videos of 12 year old kids, never welded anythign before . Same basic result .
I think pro level welding just got a whole lot easier . All you need is a fat stack of cash .
Now it makes me want to demo some of the cheaper models available . My one bud is a pretty decent fab guy, cages, intercoolers, exhaust and turbo piping etc. His equipment is all from Harbor frieght . I always just thought it was his skill level, but now I am wondering .
Hoping Zeke , or others in the know, will chime in here .