mowersman
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Hi all
I've often considered buying an AC/DC TIG for general workshop use and the Rtech 161 unit keeps catching my eye, not least because they keep targeting me with discount codes on Facebook!!!
I'm very happy with my MIG180 from Rtech and would have no hesitation to buy from them again. My only concern is if 160A will be enough. Their site claims that it will weld 5mm single pass and 10mm with multiple passes.
My use will be what I'll call "wouldn't it be handy if I could weld aluminium" use, rather than for a specific purpose. I might need to knock up a small aluminium tank for something, make a bracket or repair a casting. Its really the last bit that worries me. I had an inlet manifold the other day that I'd have liked to repair a hole in, where a boss had been broken off when the engine fell over. Obviously it has a lot of thermal mass, so with prep and potentially multiple passes, would 160A be enough? Nothing I do will ever be taking any real load or be safety critical, It just needs to stick it together.
Or am I better off going for a 200A machine? The issue there is it is really pushing the budget for a "wouldn't it be handy" machine
Thanks
Andrew
I've often considered buying an AC/DC TIG for general workshop use and the Rtech 161 unit keeps catching my eye, not least because they keep targeting me with discount codes on Facebook!!!
I'm very happy with my MIG180 from Rtech and would have no hesitation to buy from them again. My only concern is if 160A will be enough. Their site claims that it will weld 5mm single pass and 10mm with multiple passes.
My use will be what I'll call "wouldn't it be handy if I could weld aluminium" use, rather than for a specific purpose. I might need to knock up a small aluminium tank for something, make a bracket or repair a casting. Its really the last bit that worries me. I had an inlet manifold the other day that I'd have liked to repair a hole in, where a boss had been broken off when the engine fell over. Obviously it has a lot of thermal mass, so with prep and potentially multiple passes, would 160A be enough? Nothing I do will ever be taking any real load or be safety critical, It just needs to stick it together.
Or am I better off going for a 200A machine? The issue there is it is really pushing the budget for a "wouldn't it be handy" machine
Thanks
Andrew