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Got a heck of a deal on this Lincoln Squarewave 175 TIG setup. Finally get to start learning this process. The owner tried twice for about 30 minutes when he got it, and gave up because he didn't like having to regrind his tungsten every few minutes when he dipped it in the puddle. About 30 minutes on each try is what he said, then after that, he would go to his stick or MIG welder. He didn't even realize this machine could do stick. He had the stinger set on top of a tool box and forgot until I mentioned it came with one.Got various filler rods, spare torch cups,and a box of 2 percent thoriated tungstens.The bottle is owned, not leased, and is chock full of Argon. All of this and a nice cart for a ways south of a grand.Yes, I'm a happy camper tonight.Papa Attached ImagesLincoln Idealarc 250 (circa 1962)Lincoln Weldpak 155 w/Mig KitLincoln Squarewave TIG 175
Reply:OOOOOOH ain't that sweet ! Congratulations !
Reply:Be ready to upgrade your breaker it pulls hard. I like mine wish it was lighter, they pack a lot in that little case."Liberalism is a mental disorder" Dr. Savage
Reply:Originally Posted by flatbustedbrokeBe ready to upgrade your breaker it pulls hard. I like mine wish it was lighter, they pack a lot in that little case.
Reply:sweet deal at that price and no worry of jail time. i know how he felt. i ground a box of tung's down pretty quick after i bought my pt225. i was about ready to give it away myself.225NT bobcatAEAD200LEScott 125mm175, mm252 w 30A, PT225mm211, TA 181iHyper Therm 380, cut master 529100X & XX, Digital Elite6 Victor setssmith little torch, meco midget kalamazoo band sawsteel max saw evoulution circular saw
Reply:And after only an hour of learning practice?  Does he give up on everything that easy?Congrats on the new (literally) toy. . .. . . I mean tool. MM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1HF-251D-1PakMaster 100XL '68 Red Face Code #6633 projectStar Jet 21-110Save Second Base!
Reply:Originally Posted by duaneb55Does he give up on everything that easy?
Reply:Originally Posted by papaharley03Apparently not. In the course of swapping stories, he mentioned that he has been married for 49 years.
Reply:Originally Posted by papaharley03Got a heck of a deal on this Lincoln Squarewave 175 TIG setup. ....Got various filler rods, spare torch cups,and a box of 2 percent thoriated tungstens.The bottle is owned, not leased, and is chock full of Argon. All of this and a nice cart for a ways south of a grand.
Reply:Originally Posted by papaharley03Apparently not. In the course of swapping stories, he mentioned that he has been married for 49 years.
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Reply:Originally Posted by DSWCongrats. I think you'll be quite happy with that machine. Looks like you picked up a great deal. This is the kind of deal I always think about when guys ask questions about what cheap import they should get. With a bit of patience and some hard looking deals like this can be found out there quite frequently. There's usually almost no "risk" when it comes to a machine like this even if it is "used".
Reply:Originally Posted by RollandThe deals are out there if you can wait, it took me a year to find this one. But since I do mostly gun work and metal art it works out perfectly for me. Besides I wanted to learn to tig weld aluminum before I die.
Reply:Originally Posted by flatbustedbrokeBe ready to upgrade your breaker it pulls hard. I like mine wish it was lighter, they pack a lot in that little case.
Reply:Very nice!!!!  Enjoy!!!!!!!
Reply:That is my exact machine. Very very nice reliable machine indeed! I got mine used with a cart as well and never had one problem with it. FYI welding 1/4" aluminum all day will make the overheat protection kick on.
Reply:Originally Posted by VPTwelding 1/4" aluminum all day will make the overheat protection kick on.
Reply:hi papaharley , lol , i paint harleys on a daily bases practically.....think i seen that one on CL in Lavon , i wanted to go look at it too , the guy said he only used it couple of timez.....ther was also the newer digital Lincoln Tig a few weeks ago w/ bottle & cart pretty new looking for 1g....glad to know if mine breaks ther still out ther. But like said above , ive ran mine continuosly maxed out on Aluminum into the Duty Cycle shutoff . Seemed to never hurt it.        thermal arc 252i  -  millermatic 350P -   miller XMT, cp300ts, 30a 22a feeders, buttload of other millers, handfull of lincolns, couple of esabs  -   Hypertherm 1250 G3
Reply:What most people who don't own or use one are probably not aware of is that the SW175 is one of the smoothest stick welding machines I have ever used.  So even if you are not too sure you want/need a tig, it is an excellent stick welder as well."The reason we are here is that we are not all there"SA 200Idealarc TM 300 300MM 200MM 25130a SpoolgunPrecision Tig 375Invertec V350 ProSC-32 CS 12 Wire FeederOxweld/Purox O/AArcAirHypertherm Powermax 85LN25
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Reply:Originally Posted by noriteWhat most people who don't own or use one are probably not aware of is that the SW175 is one of the smoothest stick welding machines I have ever used.  So even if you are not too sure you want/need a tig, it is an excellent stick welder as well.
Reply:Originally Posted by woi2ldhi papaharley , lol , i paint harleys on a daily bases practically.....think i seen that one on CL in Lavon , i wanted to go look at it too , the guy said he only used it couple of timez.....ther was also the newer digital Lincoln Tig a few weeks ago w/ bottle & cart pretty new looking for 1g....glad to know if mine breaks ther still out ther. But like said above , ive ran mine continuosly maxed out on Aluminum into the Duty Cycle shutoff . Seemed to never hurt it.