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Hi Guys

Noob here! Only been DC tig welding for about a year now. I started welding to save on cost of upgrades on my car like
boost pipes, exhaust , turbo manifold etc . I'm a total noob and learnt the hard/wrong way lol. I'm currently using a
180amp DC inverter tig welder which I want to mod for DCEN so I can try welding ali...thats another post ;)

Cheers
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Hey,

Welcome to the show. A slight correction: your dc tig will weld dc + and dc- at a switch of the leads, but to weld Ali, The home user will need an AC/Dc capable machine,

Sorry for the let down.

Mick
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Thanks Mick. I have a really cheap tig machine. It has to different connectors, the usual cable for the - and a screw
in typ for torch with a hole in the middles for the gas like the pic. Im planning to use ali stick electrodes as filler, not
the best way to weld it but I cant afford a proper ac/dc machine, a decent machine will cost me +-$1000 US

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Welcome to the forum 2BarBoost.
M J Mauer Andover, Ohio

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Welcome to the forum.
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ah ha, okay, i have seen a video on youtube by a Bulgarian fella doing that. Have fun discovering what uou can do.

Mick
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Thanks All :D
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