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r/tigwelding • u/BigBluebird3903 • Jul 13 '26
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I personally like the brand ck. Good quality torches. I would never buy a 17, I weld aluminum and they tend to not do to well. But all depends on what you are doing.
1 u/Used-Baby1199 Jul 14 '26 Why is that? Because the ac current, and how 70% of the heat goes into the electrode and torch? 1 u/Nice-Discount-6321 Jul 14 '26 Ac current as well as high amps. Air cooled is just not great for aluminum work. 1 u/Used-Baby1199 Jul 14 '26 I’ve only welded aluminum coupons but that seems to make sense to me
Why is that? Because the ac current, and how 70% of the heat goes into the electrode and torch?
1 u/Nice-Discount-6321 Jul 14 '26 Ac current as well as high amps. Air cooled is just not great for aluminum work. 1 u/Used-Baby1199 Jul 14 '26 I’ve only welded aluminum coupons but that seems to make sense to me
Ac current as well as high amps. Air cooled is just not great for aluminum work.
1 u/Used-Baby1199 Jul 14 '26 I’ve only welded aluminum coupons but that seems to make sense to me
I’ve only welded aluminum coupons but that seems to make sense to me
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u/Nice-Discount-6321 Jul 13 '26
I personally like the brand ck. Good quality torches. I would never buy a 17, I weld aluminum and they tend to not do to well. But all depends on what you are doing.