
17 TIG Torch, Cups that Fit, & Number ONE Tip for Aluminum
How to be 100% Sure a Gas Lens Cup will fit your 17 TIG Torch
I love a CK 17 TIG Torch with SuperFlex hose for its simplicity .
But I don't love the cups that come with it.
The first time I used a CK20 water cooled torch with gas lens I was hooked.
But I learned that I could use the same exact cups on an air cooled 17 TIG torch with a stubby gas lens kit.
At the time, most stubby kits only went up to 3/32" hardware and down to .040" .
Even after working in the aerospace industry for years, I rarely if ever needed .040" tungsten....But I often needed to step up to 1/8"
So I decided to put together the best Stubby Gas lens kit available and even included furick gas lenses with o ring grooves so you can use clear furick cups as well as ceramic pink cups.
Number One Tip for TIG Welding Aluminum along with Clear Cup Arc Shots using our Navigator Kit
A 17 TIG Torch is the most popular air cooled TIG torch.
Part of the reason for that is that it is the most common torch that comes with TIG welding machines 225 amps and under.
For example, the PrimeWeld TIG225x, Lincoln TIG 200, and Miller Multimatic 220, all come with a 17 TIg torch.
But the sad fact is that all 17 TIG torches are NOT created equal.
Some 17 TIG torches are a Club. Big with really stiff cables.
Once you use a ck 17 TIG Torch with superflex hose, a stubby gas lens cup or a Furick Cup, you realize what you have been missing.
The weldmonger® stubby gas lens kit is the very first upgrade I recommend for a 17 TIg torch because it shrinks the overall size of the torch and lets you use all kinds of furick cups both clear and ceramic
Stubby Gas Lens Kit 2.0
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