JohnDeereJimOhio
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I have a millermatic 210 that is already set up for plug and play with a spool gun. To get the gun I'm looking at $650 or so. I have been tempted to buy the ahp alpha tig at $700. I am unsure what to do. I like the idea of the tig as I have never done it and can see it being handy for a lot of other jobs on thin metal where my miller doesn't excel at. My main reason for wanting to weld aluminum is building some weight brackets for a tractor and some gas tanks. Realistically I am going to be using 1/2 inch aluminum on weight brackets. I know the AHP is a cheaper unit compared to the Higher end American made units but this is just for personal use. Please school me up and shed some wisdom on which would be more useful in a personal shop. I also know that tig welding will take practice to become proficient and I am ok with that.