liquid cooled tig torch?

[grumpyvette]

http://www.amazon.com/Miller-300185-Tor ... B001PSAVXW

http://store.cyberweld.com/350ampwattig ... productads

http://store.cyberweld.com/coolmate3.html

http://weldingdirect.com/migwacocoac.html

I can,t imagine using a NON-LIQUID COOLED TIG TORCH, as they heat up far too rapidly too do much welding, but a factory water cooled tig torch and coolant pump can easily cost $1200 plus , over the cost of the already expensive TIG welder and gas tank, regulator , cart,etc. now I have not tried this personally as I purchased my water cooled TIG torch and pump used as part of my USED TIG welder package deal, but I don,t see where it would not work after looking over the miller coolant pump, etc.

yes it will take a bit of fabrication, but both the 7 gallon capacity and the oil cooler with electric fan are larger and far more efficient than the factory miller pump and cooler radiator fan combo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ1V8ewTRlo

http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/ac-to-d ... upply.html 110volt AC to 12 volt DC power for FAN $100

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/DER-13720/?rtype=10

$146
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gAZoYhEe4U

http://www.arc-zone.com/pdf/WhyUPgrade.pdf

http://www.grizzly.com/products/7-Gallo ... 2Bproducts

$170

http://weldingdirect.com/sr1825.html

http://weldingdirect.com/sr18v25.html TORCH AND CABLES UNDER $200

this info above might be useful in a similar custom fabrication of a coolant pump for a tig

 

[jteu2002]

i use a non cooled one nearly every day and if you do only 1-2 "long welds it is no problem
if you go up the amps for heavy welding then yes it heats up very quicly
for car plate work i do not like the tig to slow and very difficult
a well set MIG is way quicker

 

[grumpyvette]

while I do use the TIG to do thin sheet steel like oil pans occasionally , thats not what I use it for most of the time.
I can,t remember ever using a air cooled torch in the last 7-8 years, because the air cooled torches DO heat up quickly, thats why I looked specifically for a used TIG with a liquid cooled set up that could handle 250 plus amps,,So I looked long and hard and I bought and use the TIG welder I found mostly for fabricating 1/4"-3/8" thick aluminum or similar thickness steel.
obviously if you operate at far lower amps and lower duty cycle a air cooled torch might be just fine!

 

[DorianL]

Damn I want to learn how to weld!!!!! If only I had the $$$$$

 

[grumpyvette]

if you read thru the links and sub links in the welding section you can get a good educational boost for when you DO get a welder, and if you start looking around for used welders and talking to machine shops asking about used welders your very likely to find what you can afford eventually, just be aware that you must have the proper matching power available to hook it up, because I got killer deals offered on used 350 amp commercial tig welders that required THREE PHASE power connections and if I was clueless and bought one I could not have hooked it up as my area doesn,t offer 3-phase and the adapters are less than ideal
BUT Id suggest buying a MILLER or LINCOLN as parts are more common
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-phase_electric_power

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-phase_electric_power

http://www.3phasepower.org/2phasesystems.htm