I thought I should bring up that I still own Booger and have real intentions of working on him soon.
Now, that out of the way, here's the first new thing for my TIG welder that I ordered (beyond a new 10lb tube of feeder wire).
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The welder came with two sizes of torches, a 9 (good to 125 amps) and a 26 (good to 200 amps).
It seems most of the more knowledgeable Youtube welders recommend CK torches and have some contempt for the stock Everlast torches. Not the welder itself, mind you. They all seem to like it.
I'll give my stock 9 torch to my brother as a bonus when he gets his welder back.
Later I intend to get a 17 and a 26 CK torch as well. Too expensive for right now though.
One thing to note about this new torch is the flexible head on it. I'll be able to angle it. This will be nice for welding in the right chassis support. LOTS of different angles there.
A brief mention of the new type of hose with the new torch. It's supposed to be super light and ultra flexible. I'll give a review on it when i weld with it.
Speaking of welding, I still need to buy a gas cylinder. Dang things aren't cheap, roughly $250 for an 80 cu ft one. I believe that's the size I'll go with. I wanted a 125cf model, but those freaking cylinders are great big and heavy. Next paycheck. I'll use my brother's for now.
As for the cart? Next paycheck with the cylinder. I don't want the cheapass one from HF. Still, a good cart only sets you back around a hundred or so.
I got a bunch of honey do's to do today first (honey being the Murder house). The storms knocked down some limbs off the trees and the grass is growing crazily. Plus I bought a very nice aged ribeye and a couple of t-bones for my boys and me that I'll need to cook.
Believe me that I'm as dedicated to Booger as I've ever been, there's just a bit of slop still to clean up from my marriage first. This will be a car thread again.