Anyone know anything about this dinosaur? (TIG)

I can't say I've ever heard of Birdsell, but I do run an old Miller 320 AB/P and I can definitely see similarities between the two. Getting the settings right on the older machines can be a little tricky, but it's not like there's a lot of settings and everything is analog. On that note, everything is analog, so while there may be some differences there's only so many ways to accomplish the same thing with those old parts. Miller has all of their manuals online, you may find some of them handy. I'll attach the one for my 320 AB/P, maybe it will help with identifying some of what you're looking at.
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