Not wanting to step on toes here...
I use a big stick machine for everything over 3/16"-1/4". Part of the reason we got the little MIG was the aluminum spool gun capability.
If we get a TIG, I gotta get a bigger cart...
SAT
I use a big stick machine for everything over 3/16"-1/4". Part of the reason we got the little MIG was the aluminum spool gun capability.
If we get a TIG, I gotta get a bigger cart...
SAT
This friend has three TIG machines of different sizes and capabilities. He recently got a job assembling some aluminum boat trailers (large) for the state of CA to move some boats across the river from AZ. This was a well paying job. He found that by using the spool gun on his smaller MIG, he got better welds for the larger requirements.
This is a guy who gets paid to make pretty things with his TIG machines. I was surprised to hear him say that about the spool set ups. I have yet to try it- and according to this guy, that spool isn't good for the smaller beads, like on radiators, shrouds, etc.
Don't worry about stepping on toes. You've got at least two screaming assholes in this thread alone whose toes are bullet proof.