Met a really decent member today.

[Richard.]

@AzE_B came over this morning for a drop of SS tig tuition. What a cracking guy!!
Few runs down a thick plate made me realise quickly this bloke needed testing.
1mm stainless sheet cut up into strips and he took on everything I threw at him. Butt, lap, inside, outside. We got great results on all joints. His tacking was the best I've seen from the members I've had round. Struggled with the fillet the most keeping that arc from wondering the side wall but we did enough of them and got it nailed. Good to meet you mate and concentrate on consistency and repeatability.

 

[Aaron_]

Cheers for all you help again mate can't wait to get back down and onto some alloy :-)

 

[Bill Edwards]

Well if I end up picking up TIG like that I'll fairly happy!

 

[Richard.]

Those were not his best ones. The last lap joints produced were blinders.
Also I must add anyone wanting to go down the route of acdc tig and don't have 3k to spend defo look into the 202 from par weld. It's great I tried it on Alu and it's very good for such a little cost. I tried the Ta a while back and is equally as good. I can confirm both are pretty much identical and for the money you cannot go wrong.

 

[Richard.]

Get your orders in with @Tom Orrow L. Tom start stocking those shelves buddy with them 202's.
Seriously though guys I'm picky about cheap machines been unstable on ac. Really not the case with these. Great usable pulse settings too.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Get your orders in with @Tom Orrow L. Tom start stocking those shelves buddy with them 202's.
Seriously though guys I'm picky about cheap machines been unstable on ac. Really not the case with these. Great usable pulse settings too.

I can't fault the little 202, for the cost it's certainly up there

 

[Kent]

How much?

 

[Tinbasherdan]

How much?

1050 I think.

 

[Richard.]

That's all in with pedal and vat.
Worth the cash IMO. I had it singing on Alu for a few mins today. Couldn't complain on its performance at all. Usable balance range, plenty of hz on tap if needed. Arc was firmly on the job. That's all you need. If I had a complaint it would be its size and weight. It's twice the size of mine. Not a huge dilemma mind.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

They feel so much nicer quality than te rtech machines I find too, although that might just be me

 

[Brad93]

They sound better than the Rtech tbh! Coming from Synchrowave's and using Richards Kemppi you realise how unstable the arc is.

 

[langy]

Those were not his best ones. The last lap joints produced were blinders.
Also I must add anyone wanting to go down the route of acdc tig and don't have 3k to spend defo look into the 202 from par weld. It's great I tried it on Alu and it's very good for such a little cost. I tried the Ta a while back and is equally as good. I can confirm both are pretty much identical and for the money you cannot go wrong.

I said that a long time ago when I had mine but it fell on deaf ears

 

[Richard.]

The par weld isn't a kemppi but it's certainly not 3 x worse than the kemppi either despite it been 3 x cheaper. I'd happily use one no issues if I wanted a machine to serve me at home on a grand budget. I'm really finicky about arc stability on Ac coming from a Fronius you find nothing gets near one for that feature. Not even Mls or dynasty etc but Fronius aside the PW and TA 202's are worth the price tag. I've not used an Rtech so can't comment. The digital range is supposed to be better I've heard.

 

[Richard.]

I said that a long time ago when I had mine but it fell on deaf ears

Yours was better still mate. Those older analog ones were getting on for industrial use and a totally different design. More pricey too iirc. The newer ones are more aimed at home users who want a decent unit to cover there projects.

 

[Kent]

1050 I think.

Inc vat? Wow

I ain't buying all this Chinese BS by the way who gets called in to all the big engineering jobs these days? It ain't the Americans, British or Germans
And there is so many non Chinese made plants that are

Going to have to have a look. Wife just brought in an ali job to quote and I ain't got the gear here

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Inc vat? Wow

I ain't buying all this Chinese BS by the way who gets called in to all the big engineering jobs these days? It ain't the Americans, British or Germans
And there is so many non Chinese made plants that are

Going to have to have a look. Wife just brought in an ali job to quote and I ain't got the gear here

If you want to call round mine in Bolton for a brew Kent, you're more than free to have a go on my machine

 

[Richard.]

Inc vat? Wow

I ain't buying all this Chinese BS by the way who gets called in to all the big engineering jobs these days? It ain't the Americans, British or Germans
And there is so many non Chinese made plants that are

Going to have to have a look. Wife just brought in an ali job to quote and I ain't got the gear here

That unit would be perfect for you mate. A few Alu and SS jobs done to your usual standards will buy it back in no time. It's a capable thing. Go have a demo if you can. The par weld 202 and thermal arc 202 are identical so try either or.

 

[Kent]

If you want to call round mine in Bolton for a brew Kent, you're more than free to have a go on my machine

Oh you got one. Goody - let's see I only buy stuff like this if it's got work
Thanks

 

[Kent]

That unit would be perfect for you mate. A few Alu and SS jobs done to your usual standards will buy it back in no time. It's a capable thing. Go have a demo if you can. The par weld 202 and thermal arc 202 are identical so try either or.

Thanks for that

 

[Tom Orrow L]

We've just had a restock of the Parweld 202's actually & i've got one set up on the benches at work. Tested it on a range of ali thickness' yesterday ranging from 1mm-4mm & I thoroughly enjoyed it, lovely arc and helped me to lay some very smooth welds.
Quite loud though and also quite heavy.. One of the easiest set ups for an ac/dc tig and a very logical panel too.