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Originally Posted by Tim Hancock
Only buy one for hobby work?...... TIG w/ AC & DC so that I could weld anything.
That said, the average Joe who has never welded before, will find a MIG welder much easier to use.
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I agree.
However, my MIG welder (a Lincoln 140T) cost about $1000 for the welder, cart, argon tank, helmet, apron, shirt, and gloves (I bought decent quality stuff)--and I can plug it into any 120v outlet.
It would have cost me around $4,000 to get up and running with a decent Lincoln or Miller AC/DC TIG welder, including the machine, CO2 tank, getting a dedicated 100 amp service and wiring it out the the garage, and all of the other accessories.
I much enjoy TIG welding, and it is much more versatile than MIG, but it is also MUCH more expensive.