[AT] Combination TIG/Plasma

[ken knierim]

On Thu, 2005-07-07 at 12:58, Sheppard, Charles E wrote:
> I saw an add in "Home Shop Machinist" for a combination welder that can
> do stick, TIG and also plasma arc cutting.  Its made by Parker
> Metalworking (www.parkermetalworking.com
> <http://www.parkermetalworking.com/> ) .  I've never heard of this firm,
> but they offer several sizes of machines up to 200 A.  The combo is a
> 60A machine at 60% duty cycle.  Anybody have any experience or comments?
> The price is right at about $900-maybe too good to be true.....
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I'm looking for a welder myself, so I perused the site. Guess what? The
phone number (480) 832 7841 listed on the site is a local one. A little
more searching (reverse search since I couldn't find an address on the
site) and it comes out to a house about a block from a friend of mine...
in a residential area. 

My guess is that it's a small company; someone working out of their
house or just moving into a shop. (being a small business owner, I
understand). I'll probably be giving the guy a jingle; I'd personally
like to see and maybe test the equipment before I hand him the cash. But
it does sound pretty amazing. And from the looks of things, it's an
inverter design; it could be real good (or not).

Thanks for the link. If I get one I'll certainly let you know what I
find. The thought of having a plasma cutter is certainly appealing.

Ken