Hi,I'm new here,I have an old rc welder(Fimer 130)that I bought for a tenner a while back.I have a plan of building motorcycle frames for mid to large capacity Japanese engines(sort of Spondon/Harris,but to my own design)now I'm on the dole and starting in my shed,so have ****** all money to play with.I've read that you can convert an arc welder to tig,looking around mine it seems possible,tho I'm not sure how to wire or set up a foot controlled power pedal.Would a 130 tig be capable of welding sufficiently tubing of no more that 3 or 4mm wall thickness?I know you can do it with arc,but I'd prefer the much better control you can have with tig,and I can't afford gas.Mig is also expensive to me,and tig seems more versatile in terms of materials etc.I am a pretty good mig welder and not bad on gas(love it)but bloody hopeless on arc.Cheers(Either that or a dead cheap tig for sale would be good no more than a oner maybe 2,cheers!
By the way thats (probably)mild steel tube,and box.
By the way thats (probably)mild steel tube,and box.
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