Originally Posted by mk1turboestate

i already have an auto welding mask for my mig so I think that should be ok, I more want a tig because I want one it’s not really needed so at that money it seems great. I needed some alloy welding and had to get a mate do it for me so it’s I skill I want to learn.

adapting the pipe won’t be an issue because I have a lathe so should be able to turn something up (I need the practice)

last question,, I have watched a few clips about tig welding and everyone seems to hold the torch in right hand and the filler in the left, is this a must?

I only ask because I was a heating engineer fo 15 years and hold the blow lamp and solder the opposite way round and I’m comfortable like that with lead joints etc