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Originally posted by A Quiet Boom
EDIT: one more thing, don't even bother buying a tig for AL unless you plan to get a watercooled torch and cooler
(another $500 or so) without it the torch will burn you through the gloves trying to weld AL.
Agreed...hence my comment that I have a *cheapy* air-cooled TIG at $2k. You're o.k. for light duty fab and short welds under a couple inches in length, but the heat gets out of control fast...
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