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2 very common questions I get are:

1. "What is a good tig welder for beginners?"

2.  “What tig welder should I buy?

The answer is almost always … “It Depends”

There are so many choices available now but I will do my best to give some guidance that I hope will help you in your decision.

Inverter tig welders

There are a ton of choices now.  I cant speak to all brands but I will comment on several brands and models I have used.

I personally would NOT recommend shopping for  a used TIG inverter on facebook marketplace.

Reason is because you can get a brand new primeweld tig225x for less than 900 dollars delivered to your door without dealing with some sketchy character in a parking lot 

Primeweld TIG 225x—for under 900 dollars, this is a great choice for anyone wanting to get started tig welding. 

We have even put together some kit bundles where you can get a Primeweld 225 along with a very nice Challenger TIG kit for less than $1000.

It used to be that almost every affordable tig welder came with a really crappy torch and foot pedal.

Primeweld was smart and fixed that problem by including a genuine CK worldwide air cooled 17 style tig torch with super flex cables  along with a nice smooth SSC style foot pedal.

The low end start on the TIG225 is pretty crisp so if you will be welding razor thin parts, then the larger PrimeWeld TIG325X is a better choice with a low 5 amp start.

I have been selling both these primeweld machines for several years now the very few problems that have come up have been handled immediately.

Primeweld even has a Facebook group called primeweld equipment users that they monitor to make sure customers are being supported.

CK worldwide mt200 AC/DC

  I have been using this welder since August 2017 and have used it in over 20 youtube videos. 

At around $2000 it is quite a bit more than the PrimeWeld225 you might wonder why anyone would choose this welder over the primeweld 225.

In my opinion there are main 4 reasons why some people might prefer the CK mt200 over the PrimeWeld TIG225x

1. The MT200 is quite a bit lighter at around 32 lbs so if you plan on doing portable work like sanitary stainless on site, that might be important to you.

1. The cooling fan only turns on when the machine needs it so the MT200 is  completely quiet most of the time while you are not welding.  Thats a nice feature.

1. The CK MT200 has a low 5 amp start which comes in handy for aerospace type work or thin wall chromoly tubing with gaps like you might encounter with an aircraft fuselage.

1. The CK MT200 has very simple settings and knobs.

Like PrimeWeld, CK stands behind their products so any problems will be handled quickly and and by a friendly person on the phone.

The Lincoln TIG 200 is a pretty decent  beginner tig welding machine but had some failures early on in production.  I hear those problems have been addressed .

It comes with a nice tig torch and pedal and costs around $2500

I personally own several other tig welding machines and one of them …a Miller Dynasty 280 dx costs well over 8k when you add in water cooler, cart, and upgrades.  Its an awesome machine and if you can afford $8000 that’s great.  But I know not everyone can afford 8K so that is why I offer alternatives at my store at weldmonger.com