Dr.Al
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Hi all,
I've just done a little write-up on a foot switch I made for Lift-TIG welding with my Parweld XTS 163. I've been really enjoying the little welder (mostly for Arc welding) and the TIG capability seems like a nice feature on such a (relatively) cheap welder.
I'd been really struggling with the "flick of the wrist" method of breaking the arc at the end of weld, so I decided to make a foot switch, mostly out of random bits of scrap material I had lying around. Here's what it looks like:
There's a lot more detailed information published on my website: https://www.cgtk.co.uk/metalwork/miscellaneous/tigswitchpedal
The only problem is that it's making me enjoy learning TIG welding so much that I'm getting more and more tempted to buy a proper TIG welder!
I've just done a little write-up on a foot switch I made for Lift-TIG welding with my Parweld XTS 163. I've been really enjoying the little welder (mostly for Arc welding) and the TIG capability seems like a nice feature on such a (relatively) cheap welder.
I'd been really struggling with the "flick of the wrist" method of breaking the arc at the end of weld, so I decided to make a foot switch, mostly out of random bits of scrap material I had lying around. Here's what it looks like:
There's a lot more detailed information published on my website: https://www.cgtk.co.uk/metalwork/miscellaneous/tigswitchpedal
The only problem is that it's making me enjoy learning TIG welding so much that I'm getting more and more tempted to buy a proper TIG welder!