Stampede4ever

I'm looking at the HF tig welder, http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=91811
I know it's cheap, but for the price, I thought I would be able to weld up Stainless Steel headers. Has anyone used one, or know of any others out there?

Thanks.

wkdivr

iTrader: (8)

That looks like a nice little machine for doing light stick welding in remote places. But......for doing TIG welding, you might have some problems. It is a very basic unit, therefore requiring you to scratch start your arc when doing TIG welding. One of the hardest things NOT to do when doing this type of welding is to contaminate the tungsten by touching it to the work, or your filler wire. So, to give it a quick scratch without sticking it takes some practice, and LOTS of patience. Also, when stopping the weld, you must slowly ease up on your amperage, then break the arc, then hold the torch over the weld for a few seconds to keep it from cracking. That's hard to do with a scratch-start unit. Not saying it can't be done, but you might want to look into a brand name unit with High Frequency, and a foot pedal control for the amperage. They're not anywhere near $259, but that's what would be needed to do it right, in my opinion