AC DC TIG Welders - What is good?

[dom14]

Not sure on what TIG welders the boys are using at work 2 weld up the alloy tool boxes, canopies and all the other alloy jobs they get, I'll try and take a photo 2morrow. I dare say they aren't cheap ones though. All I know is they are not gas less welders.

Why isn't your cheaper TIG welder good enough for home projects? Your a perfections aren't you Dom *L*

Hi mate,

The el cheapo TIG unit I have is a DC TIG unit. It's not and AC unit, so won't weld aluminium.
It's also a scratch start TIG unit, not a high frequency start one.
So, it's ok for some small steel TIG jobs that doesn't need to look good.
For Aly welding, I gota get hold of an AC/DC unit.
There are so many of them available from China, I don't know which is good and which one isn't.
I thought, asking the blokes here is the way to go.

Cheers
Dom