more about water cooled TIG torches
I was amazed the other day talking to a customer who thought he would have to buy a welding machine specifically for water cooled TIG torches. I think he was looking at the Miller TIG runner package, which is a nice set up.
Anyway, a water cooler can be added to pretty much any TIG welding power supply.
Or, if you don't want to spend the money, you can hook right up to your city water, at an outside spigot, or a sink. You need to buy a bunch of couplers and some tubing to run the water into your TIG torch, and run a line to drain the water out into your garden, or sink, or floor drain... it's pretty easy. Not the optimal solution, but it does work and will only set you back about thirty bucks.
If you want to buy a water cooler, most small weld shops don't need a 14,000 BTU Coolmate. The little Tig-er will do just fine. Arc-Zone.com carries both, and a few more...
Of course you can build your own too. You'll need a pump, a motor, a fan, some kind of reservoir, and a radiator (unless you want a really big reservoir). eBay is a good source for finding some of this stuff. Plan on spending quite a bit of time in the planning and buying (hunting) stage. A lot of guys like this part, the hunting and gathering must harken back to some primordial genetic code. whatever.
I didn't get that gene. I like to be able to go to one place, and walk out with everything I need. No messing around. Which is why Arc-Zone came up with the Cool Kit. We've started with light duty TIG-er water cooler (10,000 BTUs is plenty for a one torch shop). Then we added the WP-20 TIG PRO package torch I keep talking about. and best of all, we've included the exact couplers and connectors you need to hook it all up, whether you have a standard bolt on connection to your power supply, or an international DINSE style connector. We even include a really nice GUIDE that makes it really easy.
You can be hooked up and TIG welding in under an hour! That's my kind of shopping.
