Tig Welding Equipment...

About tig welding equipment for hobby or professional welders: TIG welding stands for Tungsten Inert Gas welding. This name has been redefined to GTAW, standing for Gas Tungsten Arc Welding. The TIG equipment that is required to carry out GTA Welding is almost similar to that required for carrying out MIG welding.

Tig welding equipment includes the gas supply tank and carts. The gas supply tanks are available in small minuscule sizes that are suitable for short time uses or the bigger bottles that are meant of commercial use. The carts are available that are able to carry the plant and the gas bottle.

The other tig welding equipment that is required when carrying out welding is safety equipment like the welding aprons, helmets and visors. There are goggles that are used for small weld zones or short time welding where one need not be protected from the heat or the gas.

There are a number of companies that manufacture tig welding equipment. One can make use of any search engine to get the most out of the internet. However machines from Lincoln electric and globe are considered reliable. SAF and KEMPPI are also reliable providers of welding equipment.

A tig welder that needs to be used at home is a machine that is usually light and has an AC out in the range of twenty to one sixty five amps. This tig welding machine is basically designed for the home enthusiast welder. These machines are simple to use and don't incorporate technology like balance control or square wave output. Putting this machine to continuous use can damage the machine and render it unserviceable.

The next type of tig welding machine is designed for light fabrication work and this is useful for metal repair and fabrication. This machine is can also work at an out put of 15 to 180 amps. However this machine incorporates a square wave out put and a fixed balance control. These types of machines have a built in stabilizer in most cases. This stabilizer works to provide a constant arc during the welding process.

The third type of tig machine is used for industrial purpose and is extensively used in the aero space industry. The advantage of this machine is that it has a square wave out put and an adjustable balance control. Machines in this category are available in a number of out put ranges. A number of great welds have been created with the help of these machines.

The last category of machines is the heavy machines that are also being used for industrial purposes. These machines work on inventor based supply and have greater adjustability.

The market is also flooded with small Chinese tig welding and tig welding supplies and welding machines. They come in cheap and will do for most small jobs. These machines are however not reliable and don't give value for money.