Hello just thought I’d introduce myself before I start trying to pick your brains,,,I’ve been building commercial bodies for a company for 2 years mainly mig work, any aluminium work is done using rivets/monobolts. I’ve been doing a fair few small “foreigners” at home and thought it’s about time I started to upgrade my tools as currently have an old sip160 mig and I think rivets are a bit of a bodge on certain jobs so I’ve Bought a r-tech210 AC/DC yesterday and although I haven’t got a clue how to use it I’m sure I’ll get the knack of it eventually, I’ll mainly be using it for 2mm Ali chequer plate for truck beds/tops/toolbox’s, next on my list is a new mig around 200 amps, anyways hello to everyone and I’m gonna carry on browsing the forum to get my head around my new toy (r-tech 210 tig) I was told at work tig welding is too hard and not to even bother which has made me want to do it even more!!
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where in the west mids??
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People who tell you tig is hard don't tig weld or have not mastered it. Your F@#k what they say attitude is a perfect platform to start learning. My advice is get some 5ml sheet and cut into strips lay down beads then when you've got the hang of that make some joints up (look online for different types) .If you wanna get there quicker you've got to get your feeder hand working so practice even when your not welding. Get a dice and push it on a table keep the same face-- it helps quicken things up. Keep us posted on your progress--and don't let the weld beat you.
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Welcome aboard, Denz 
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