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Originally Posted by Bob KellyIII
... this is not an essential tool for my shop, its a toy for me!
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Mine sure is an essential tool. Once I got a TIG welder in the 1980s, I rarely used gas or stick welding again. It's incredibly versatile.
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but sense I learned to weld with a Oxy/Accet torch and could do that very well, I thought I'd try to expand my horizons a bit
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If you can weld well with oxy-acetylene, you should be able to pick up TIG fairly easily. The only significant difference for me was the ability to adjust the heat real-time with the pedal or the slide on the torch. That is a big advantage, especially in a situation like welding to the edge of something. With the ability to adjust the current while welding, you can reduce it as you get to the edge and not worry about burning through.