c4boom

any one have any sugestions on setups that would be good to use with a miller bobcat stick welder. i would like to be able to tig with this unit as it is all ready mobile

jocww

tig is stick weld do you mean mig

c4boom

tig is not stick welding tig welding you use a tungsten electrod to strike up a arc ant then you have a inert gas to sheild the pool. stick you have a electrode coated in a flux. i am looking for a reg and tig torch setup to run gtaw on a smaw

ede

all you need is an air cooled torch, argon, and a flow meter for DCPG tig. your welder would or should have a setting for tig so the engine diesn't have to start the arc from an idle. if you have one of the older or cheaper bobcats you may not be able to do it. does your machine have a switch for tig and mig?

ede

long time ago i worked with a guy name russel briggs, but he pronounced it wussel bwiggs, any way he needed to tack something with 7018 and all he had was a tig rig so he put a rod in the collet and welded away. it all melted together on the second rod. morel of the story is stick and tig ain't the same thing.

c4boom

yup sure dose i do mostly industrial welding at the moment and i am looking to get into fab work. thats why i sound so ignorant when it comes to tig never needed one befor. thank you for the reply

c4boom

sorry was in a rush on the last post forgot to ask who makes a good air cooled torch i hate sales men down at the shop near me they will sell you a peice of crap and tell you it is gold if they can make a extra buck off it

ede

weldcraft get one with a hand valve on the torch. you'll be all set for everything but white metals. cost is around 200, 250 or so will get you a few extra pieces you'll need.

c4boom

thanks for all the help first thing i am going to do is make up a jig so i can make some runners for my tpi

jocww

true but having filler wire is just like having fluxcoverd wire i mean same movements and all i should shut up now

ede

c4 is your bobcat ac/dc? you need ac for white metals, alumminum, magneisuim, etc. you'll also need a high freq unit to weld them with. don't know that i ever saw high freq on a bobcat. for what you're wanting to do i'd get a foot pedal too. you should have a remote connecter on the bobcat for a foot pedal, or feeder box. guess it'd be no differant than on a eletric powered machine. give your supplier a call and ask them.

383backinblack

nope if you want to tig with a bobcat you need the hi freq box....i dont think any of them came with one

ede

383 you don't need high freq for tig, with a boobcat or not. you do need high freq for white metals.

383backinblack

thats what i meant......cause you were talkin about white metals before

ede

sorry guess i got confused

c4boom

thanks guys i am going to head down to the local shop with my new found knowledge and try not to get ripped off tomorrow

btw yes it dose have a ac weld option.