Frustration, disappointment, money blown off the scale

[freddiemercurystwin]

Why not join a welding forum?

 

[Odds]

Thanks, the man that calls himself 'Lower' (unless he's a car lift with fast decompression function). Can you, Lower, please tell me where such a professional welder shops for his highly specified welder? I wish to be given usable intelligence. I can do guessing by myself with aplomb. Do you understand that I don't know what a water cooler, a water cooled torch, a torch, a cable, a gas valve, ground cable, pedal, wheeled cart is? I am particularly apprehensive about your including "etc." It tells me that I don't even know how much I don't know that others who know are leaving out. I refuse to believe, as endecotp suggests, that no-one here knows enough about welding to help with my question. Is there no welder here passionate about and willing to teach a beginner the basics of an operable TIG welder??

All my attempts to sell my brand new Lincoln Electric Aspect 375 with a new 3-year warranty at a fraction of its listed price have failed. The manufacturer has refused to answer any further enquiries about their product from me. Rightly or wrongly I have come to believe the welder is unusable without the "ReadyPak". Please, somebody tell me which parts of this assembly of accessories are needed and which can be omitted. Without any guru mystique, dramatics and life-style lessons. Thank you.

Good luck with that.

 

[denso13]

Please, somebody tell me which parts of this assembly of accessories are needed and which can be omitted.

It depends what a buyer is looking for. If they have all of the accessories then none are required, if they have none then all are required. Except maybe the cart.

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[Lower]

Thanks, everybody for your interest. I feel I need to enhance my original post so you will be able to help me better.

I am clueless about electrical welding but had an introduction to oxyacetylene welding back in 1980. Wanting to learn to do electric welding, I bought at British auction on 17 November 2023 a Lincoln Electric TIG and stick Aspect 375 K3945-1, brand new, still in box for a fraction of advertised price (currently $11,000).

The part of the name '375' is to do with its power, 375 amps. It therefore can't be plugged into the domestic power supply but requires special installation, an isolated work area and electromagnetic shielding. It was delivered to my front door room by two strong lads where it has remained unused. The makers have stated that its serial number is authentic and that I can sell it with a new 3-year guarantee.

You'd think this would be snapped up on price alone as I have sought only to recoup my outgoings. I have offered it to numerous Lincoln Electric welder dealers (including Westermans) and put it on mainstream selling sites including eBay auction. There has not been even a nibble, but my listing costs have increased my original outlay by half again. I got no answer from a popular heritage railway and numerous others. I am beginning to think I bought a lemon. That brings me to suspect Lincoln Electric's strategy of selling this welder K3945-1 as unusable without the "ReadyPak" K3946-2, This however, must be bought in combination with K3945-1 (the part I already have) and the price of the two combined is $13,000.

So, can those who know about electric TIG welding steer me towards the essentials needed to make a TIG welder work so I can offer a saleable product. Thank you All again.

I appreciate this is not what you want to hear, but a DIYer or amateur is not going to buy this TIG plant, and the people that will buy this plant will know what they need to make it a fully functional machine.

For example, welders will have their own preferences for the type of torch they use, dependent on what material and thickness they are welding. We don't use water cooled torches for example for TIG welding because we only TIG weld light gauge steel and a water cooled torch is heavy and more unwieldy than a gas cooled torch.

You really need to know how to weld to understand what parts you need and its not something i can explain on here.

If you want to put together a basic TIG kit, you need these parts from the 'Ready Pak' parts list and this would make it a functional welder.

• (1) 10 ft. (3 m) Input Power Cord
• CONNECTOR | 9ST14557-27
  • Caliber® 18 Series TIG Torch - Flexible, 25 ft. (7.6 m) | K4843-18F-2 (however this a water cooled torch so ask Lincoln for a compatible gas cooled torch as it will be cheaper)
  • Caliber® 17/18/26 Series TIG Torch Expendables Kit - 1/16"-1/8" | KP4760-HD (these will depend on the torch)
  • Weld Cable Package - Work Lead - TM & GC500 Ground Clamp (2/0, 350A, 60%) - 15 ft. (4.6 m) | K1803-3
  • TIG Adapter Kit - Twist Mate™ Adapter Assembly | K1622-5
  • Foot Amptrol™ - 25 ft (7.6m) (6 pin) | K870
  • Model 355-2Ar-58010 Flowmeter Regulator Shielding Gas Kit | 3100211

I'm surprised it hasn't sold at this price. Just shows that market for welders is flooded with companies going bust and second hand machines being everywhere.