Hi Lance, I was very close to pull the trigger on an HTP Invertig 221 TIG welder and cancel my Amazon order of a AHP AlphaTIG 200x since the shipping wasn't progressing, then all of a sudden the unit was shipped. So now I am waiting on this machine which appears to be a cheap Chinese welding machine...

Hi all,

Thanks for the welcome!

It will be TIG since most of the material will be aluminum stainless steel and 4130 round tubing with thin walls.
I hope my learning curve will not be too flat.

Thanks
Chris

Hi all, I am not a welder at all, at least so far. I have hold a stick welder in my father's shop for maybe some minutes very long ago (40 years +) but I can still feel the heat and smell the fumes. Anyhow, since a couple of years now I have some projects in mind that would require welding and aroun...