will it tig weld (lincoln ranger 8)

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Hello everyone. I am new to this forum and wanted to ask you guys a few questions. I am looking at purchasing 1994 lincoln ranger 8 welder/generator AC/DC. I wanted to ask you guys if it will be good for tig welding aluminum and steel. I am new to welding and dont know many things yet, but Im learning. I have heard I might need a high frequency box to tig weld. Is that so?Thanks to all
Reply:You can dc tig weld steel/stainless steel with that machine as is. You just need a tig torch with a gas valve because I dont believe that machine has a gas solonoid on it?. You dont need a high frequency box to tig weld steel or stailess steel. You use scratch start. No high frequency required.You will need a high frequency box to ac tig weld aluminum with that machine. You will not have remote amptrol control however. Thats not the best way to tig weld aluminum but it can be done.JasonLincoln Idealarc 250 stick/tigThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 52Miller Bobcat 250Torchmate CNC tableThermal Arc Hefty 2Ironworkers Local 720
Reply:The rig you need to make this work with your machine is pretty well covered in this thread.http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=38106.No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:So, the HF-251 will add AC, alum capability to a scratch start tig setup on a stick machine? I guess this is only feasible to add to a high dollar stick unit?I have seen similar HF arc 'starters', do these units typically add the alum capability, or do some just add HF arc to  start the arc on steel, eliminating the scratch start?I guess you can see where I'm going with this: can I add alum capability to the set up I have now? I realize I am very limited at 125 dc amps max, at a low duty cycle, thus going back to the feasibility question above, since those Miller units aren't inexpensive.I've been researching towards getting a "real" tig machine, so I'm always trying to learn more about equipment and capability.Lincoln AC/DC 225/125 and WP17. 75A AC is for pipe thawing!HH 140 - new addtion 9/2012.I didn't agree, but hoped for Hope and Change.I got change for myself and my family: for the worse.This is the reality of: Barackalypse Now. Again.
Reply:Originally Posted by jtcnjSo, the HF-251 will add AC, alum capability to a scratch start tig setup on a stick machine? I guess this is only feasible to add to a high dollar stick unit?I have seen similar HF arc 'starters', do these units typically add the alum capability, or do some just add HF arc to  start the arc on steel, eliminating the scratch start?I guess you can see where I'm going with this: can I add alum capability to the set up I have now? I realize I am very limited at 125 dc amps max, at a low duty cycle, thus going back to the feasibility question above, since those Miller units aren't inexpensive.I've been researching towards getting a "real" tig machine, so I'm always trying to learn more about equipment and capability.
Reply:Thanks for the clarification. I did see a HF-251D model listed with a foot pedal, as I realize the importance of the pedal more so with alum.Exactly what I was thinking as far as adding cost to what I have compared to a more capable machine.I'm leaning towards finding a good used Syncrowave 180 or similar in Lincoln, not sure what that is.I'd consider a 320ab/p for the right price, as we have discussed, but moving it and power consumption are a negative.Lincoln AC/DC 225/125 and WP17. 75A AC is for pipe thawing!HH 140 - new addtion 9/2012.I didn't agree, but hoped for Hope and Change.I got change for myself and my family: for the worse.This is the reality of: Barackalypse Now. Again.