CK TIG Welder

One of our newest and most popular kits is the Navigator Kit...available in both clear cup and ceramic cup versions

The CK TIG welder is called a "CK MT200 AC/DC TIG Welding System"

I suppose CK calls it a TIG welding system because it comes complete with everything you need except a bottle of argon.

This video is a sort of a sip from a fire hose because  it shows so many different welds including, TIG Welding Carbon Steel, TIG brazing, TIG welding Stainless steel, and Aluminum TIG welds.

These are just some of the short topics included in the video above using the   CK mt200 tig welder.

• Common tig welding mistakes like welding over mill scale, using too long an arc, and welding with dirty tungsten.

• Padding beads on steel for cheap practice when you are learning to TIG. This saves material and time and is a very efficient training exercise....especially if you use small diameter filler wire.

• Outside corner joint on 11ga cold rolled steel is one of the most common joints for making parts like tanks and reservoirs.

• Alternating between carbon steel and aluminum padding beads for a better way to learn to TIG weld.  When you alternated between carbon steel beads and aluminum beads, you are less likely to fall into a plateau.  Switch back and forth every few beads keeps you focussed and helps speed up the learning curve.

• Small Aluminum project welded with clear furick cup.  A small business card holder that can showcase you welding ability to potential customers.

• Aluminum 5f tube to plate test is a fillet weld test that can be used to qualify for a socket weld in every position.  The main goal is to get penetration into the root of the joint because part of the test requirement is a often a break and macro etch test to test for lack of fusion in the root.

• Cold rolled steel corner joint welded with and without pulse. Pulse settings are compared to continuous current on 11ga cold rolled steel corner joint.

• Tig brazing square tubing using  pulse settings. 1-2 pulses per second can really help prevent overheating of the silicon bronze puddle and also keeps the puddle clean and oxide free.

• 1 inch thick 4130 tig weld with 500F preheat. 4130 that is .120" and thinner can be welded without a preheat in many cases but 1 inch thick 4130 chromoly definitely needs a preheat to prevent hard brittle areas in the weld and heat affected zone.

• Carbon steel lap joint 1/8” thick using clear cup for better visibility. Clear cups can help light up things. 

• Aluminum chill bars on a 18ga corner joint on carbon steel. Chill bars can  help remove heat from a weld joint and help prevent distortion.

• Flash tacks  using a #4 cup to save gas. When its Sunday afternoon and you are running low on gas you might need to take steps to conserve argon.

• Tig brazing 11ga steel lap joints using a #12 ceramic furick cup and pulse settings using silicon bronze filler rod

• Carbon steel lap joint on 11ga  

• .063” wall thickness chromoly tubing cluster joint welded using ER70S-2 filler wire

• Overhead tig welding a 2 inch socket weld using both hands and freehanding with a TIG finger.

Another great option to the CK TIG welder is the Primeweld TIG225

There are only a few main differences in the primeweld tig 225x and the CK mt200 tig welder. 

The main difference being the price.  The primeweld tig225 is less than half the price of the CK mt200.

The CK mt200 has a lower start amperage, is a bit lighter, and quieter but other than that, both machines are comparable.

 

In my opinion, the primeweld 225 is one of the best choices in affordable tig welders.

The problem with most other really affordable tig welders is usually the foot pedal and the torch are just bad and clunky.

Primeweld went to extra expense to include genuine ck torches with superflex hoses along with a smooth SSC style foot pedal.

They also have a responsive primeweld equipment users group on facebook and also have demonstrated great customer support

Watch some primeweld videos and you will see what I mean.