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General Category => Fabrication => Topic started by: Minor Threat on October 15, 2009, 07:51:17 PM

Title: Where is everyone getting their Chinese Inverter TIGs from?
Post by: Minor Threat on October 15, 2009, 07:51:17 PM
Can't seem to find any of them cheap anymore.
Title: Re: Where is everyone getting their Chinese Inverter TIGs from?
Post by: Joseph Davis on October 15, 2009, 09:53:54 PM
They never were cheap to begin with, not considering the failure rate.
Title: Re: Where is everyone getting their Chinese Inverter TIGs from?
Post by: ktown powder coating on October 17, 2009, 07:54:40 PM
I got mine for $300 Canadian from Canadian Tire

(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fshopping.canoe.ca%2Fss%2Fmedia%2F27087000%2F27087810.jpg&hash=b47fbf98a81c8f87a4708da91fab3fd653aba603)

•Inverter technology provides more consistent welds and is portable and lightweight

•Power: 120V, 60Hz

•Output current: 20A-100A

•Duty cycle: 30% at 80A

•Current adjustment dial

•Thermal overload and electric shock protection

•Welds mild steel and stainless steel from 18-gauge to 1/8"
Title: Re: Where is everyone getting their Chinese Inverter TIGs from?
Post by: CSaddict on October 18, 2009, 08:30:49 PM
Mine worked for 2 years and was recently repaired and is back in business with a friend of mine. Ebay was the source.
Title: Re: Where is everyone getting their Chinese Inverter TIGs from?
Post by: Joseph Davis on October 18, 2009, 08:32:52 PM
Quote from: CSaddict on October 18, 2009, 08:30:49 PM
Mine worked for 2 years and was recently repaired and is back in business with a friend of mine. Ebay was the source.

Did that board work?
Title: Re: Where is everyone getting their Chinese Inverter TIGs from?
Post by: CSaddict on October 18, 2009, 08:35:50 PM
No, I referred him to the gianttech repair post and he said he has it working. Im not convinced that he didn't send it to a buddy of his to fix.
Title: Re: Where is everyone getting their Chinese Inverter TIGs from?
Post by: 88dx on October 18, 2009, 11:59:58 PM
Mines like 4 years old. But its only welded 2 manifolds and 2 roll cages and some charge pipes
Title: Re: Where is everyone getting their Chinese Inverter TIGs from?
Post by: Hotrodlincoln on October 20, 2009, 01:10:47 AM
Are they scratch start? Im needing a tig but dont want the pain of scratch start
Title: Re: Where is everyone getting their Chinese Inverter TIGs from?
Post by: Joseph Davis on October 20, 2009, 01:20:34 AM
The ones I had weren't.  They come in both styles.
Title: Re: Where is everyone getting their Chinese Inverter TIGs from?
Post by: ktown powder coating on October 20, 2009, 06:42:45 AM
Yes the one I got from Canadian Tire is scratch start, seem they are going to stop selling them and they are on clearance right now for $150