I love my new finger tip control on my TIG torch! If you are still using a foot pedal control you have got to try one. I feel like I got rid of a ball and chain around my leg.

 

really i heard about those, can u control the amperage with it? i bet id be nice to weld away from the table and use it like a mig gun on other things, is it a weldcraft torch and watercooled ? ill have to look into it

 

Yes, it controls the amperage and turns the gas on and off just like the foot control does. I just have the torch that Miller supplied with the Econo-tig. (Weldcraft, not water cooled). I bought it not sure how hard it would be to control but it is actually easier to control the torch now. Just having the switch strapped onto the torch gives me more leverage and a better handle on the torch. But the real benefit is not having to drag that foot pedal around every time you move to another position. I guess if you are just sitting in one spot at a bench and welding something small the foot pedal is better, but I have been welding things that require I stand up and move around it and the foot control was just like a ball and chain around my leg. Now I can TIG weld sliders to my frame while laying on my back under the truck.

The finger control is expensive ($160), but as long as it lasts a long time it will be well worth it.

 

Got any pics of this thing-a-majiggy? I have a Synchrowave 180 SD (older model) - do they have an application for this one?

Sounds cool. The pedal is a PIA if not sitting down.

 

Here you go Cebby: http://community.webshots.com/photo/...10422335cIQkCg

The control wheel is on the other side too. So if you like to switch hands, like I do, you can use your left or right thumb on it. It is just backward when you switch sides, like left-handed the dial turns off moving your thumb up and right-handed you move your thumb down to turn it off.

 

Yeah Cebby it looks like your's takes the same one, (RCCS-14 Part # 043688), a 14 pin connection. Here is where I got mine: http://www.jandrweldingsupply.com/st...rowave180.html
Look down on the accessories list for your Syncrowave 180. Count your pin holes on your foot pedal plug just to make sure, Miller also makes them for the older 5 or 6 pin plugs too.

 

speaking of sliders i just got these done, the joints are all heliarc'd

 

Sweet sliders! I've got to get busy and make some for myself.

 

I just recently bought a Synchrowave 180 SD (newer model), looks like I'm gonna have to get the finger tip controller.....

 

nice

 

Some of the welding supply shops around here have demo units available to try things out for free to see if you like it. That's where I first saw these. There is one place that makes these that has a sliding button on top of the controler, that one might be good too.

 

Bruce, was that pic you posted before of your new 180? If so, mine is still a current model... (I really didn't know the age of mine...)

 

No it was a photo I found on the net

 

Well then - if you've already got it, ya gotta post pics man!

 

Here's a shot after I got it out of the box

 

OK - mine's different. Mine looks like he other pic you posted a while back.

Is that in your kitchen? That sucker is damn heavy, I can tell you that...

 

Here is a pic of the 14 pin connector from my foot pedal control: http://community.webshots.com/photo/...11050427ENVtbO

Thought there might a little confusion since there is actually only 5 pins used on the 14 pin connectors. My Econo-tig was bought back in 1997.

 

Fellow Pipe fitter/ Welder here, Nice tig rig, would love to see some specs on those sliders. I have a t-100.