Finally bit the bullet and bought a TIG welder

MIG is an awesome machine to have, all around. I will certainly make use of the MIG welders as needed. This thing, I picked up, because I'm going to be building furniture, restoring broken trim/ grilles and making trim, but mostly, I picked it up for its aluminum capability and cleanliness.

The price for some of the tig welded components, like custom fit headers, intakes, even valve covers, is just astronomical these days. Forget finding and paying for aluminum panels. That's the big one. I've got plenty of panel fab experience. Aluminum is so much easier to work with, than mild steel. I'm afraid of making fenders for my charger. I'll likely go carbon on them, as not to dent them, working under the hood, but I'd like to take a crack at making a hood, because it's out of the way, when you're up at the front of the car.

Woody, I wish the thing was here, already. I went down to my welding supplier and bought some 4048 aluminum and 308 stainless for doing 304, along with a 3/32" thoriated tungsten tip, for resisting the higher heat from bumped up frequency. I've been running beads in my sleep.

I'll definitely get some pics of a few projects at hand, a couple of them going into the Scamp, once I've got the thing in my possession.