using an arc welder for tig
 

so my father in law was showing me how he used to set up his tig welding tip to argon gas and to a regular arc welder. the only thing he
didnt have was the foot pedal but he said it still works. and he made a regulator to see the flow of argon coming out.

anyone done this or know anything about it.
he gave me the tip with cable. i was thinking about doing it too. haha.

Re: using an arc welder for tig
 

sure itll work, but there is converter boxes that give you a foot pedal and all sortsa fun ----. google for homemade tig

Re: using an arc welder for tig
 

nice thanks

Re: using an arc welder for tig
 

not having the HF start is going to suck but it should work fine.

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dude thats exactly what he had. sick thanks.

when we left my father in laws house i left the torch there and drove all the way to san diego without it.
oh well. ill be back in 2 weeks. he had the same looking homemade regulator.

Re: using an arc welder for tig
 

how do you turn on and off the gas flow as you start and stop welding?

Re: using an arc welder for tig
 

boost solenoid ;)

Re: using an arc welder for tig
 

yeah good question. i know theres an adjustment on the torch



???engloid???

Re: using an arc welder for tig
 

the knob on the regulator...