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Thanks for that reply, you are the first "pro" that I have heard from on this piece. It looks to be just computerized enough to help in the learning process. I cannot mig weld worth a darn, but used to be pretty fair at gas welding. I have plenty of scrap to practice with and a couple guys to help tutor me.
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I started out stick welding when I was around 16 years old after my dad purchased a small "buzz box" arc welder. A couple of years later I learned to gas weld and that was my primary way of sticking things together for a long time. In the late 70's there was a welding shop right behind my body shop and I asked the guy to teach me to TIG weld. His reply was "You are pretty good with gas welding and TIG is the same with easily adjustable horsepower". I learned on his Synchro 300 but the first TIG that I actually owned was a scratch start deal with the amperage controlled with a twist lock, push pull choke knob so it was even more like gas welding except the heat was there right away.
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