Good Evening Tiglers, do I need to buy a foot pedal for my SIP P60P AC/DC TIG? I see that SIP do one for this model but I have not used a foot pedal before. It is years since I used a TIG (large industrial BOC Transtig I think).
Thanks Nivag
Not necessary but very useful* as it offers more control i.e. instead of tweaking amperage/varying travel speed to compensate for things (especially ally/copper/mag) getting heat soaked and slope times/initial & finish current you just make sure the machine is set to offer a bit more amperage than needed and control the rest with your foot- just like a car/bike throttle
*Exception is situations like grovelling around on the floor although some people still prefer to operate a pedal with a knee/between the knees/ a butt cheek/elbow etc.