bitsandspurs

I have been thinking about buying some sort of tig welder,& was wondering if any of you have any experience with these 2 companies? www.parkermetalworking.com or www.everlastgenerators.com I think the parker metal co. had a add or link at one time on this board? I really like the idea of a tig + stick welder, but all ready have a plasma cutter. Has anyone used any of the small combo inverter tec type welders? Does a person need a water cooled unit? I would like to here recommendations from people that use a tig a lot. It seems I remember we have a welding instructor that frequents this board??? Hope you might give me some advise!

Cinchy I don't have any experience with either of these company's , I own a miller 250 syncrowave it is more machine than I need , I bought it because I was welding a lot of aluminum at the time, my advice would be to stick with one of the reputable welding company's such as Lincoln or Miller it is easy to buy parts and consumables for your machine,as for a water cooled torch you should not need one unless your are welding alot with high amperage, generally for my bit and spur making I run somewhere between 25 and 50 amps with a 1/16th tungsten and .045 wire seems to work good for me, If you get a small tig you will only have to have a 50amp breaker if you go larger you might have to use a 100 amp breaker when you crank up the amperage, miller makes a nice small tig it would work great for building bits and spurs, hope this helps you out Kim

Miller has the has a Maxstar 150 Its a good little welder we had that at my last job alone with a syncrowave 350. The Maxstar I think is better than the Ecno-tig that I have but I can weld with about any thing. But it is a lot better arc control with the Maxstar.
Ronny