new tig torch lines

[johnson697]

wanted to know if the torch that comes with the 250 ex can take standard size torch lines .i want to put braided lines on my torch because when i use my 250ex in my garage when its cold out it is very stiff and the braided lines stay more flexiable.

[revkev6]

I am also interested. my garage is unheated and it gets pretty hard to find a comfortable/repeatable position with the stock lines. the braided setup we have a work is night and day different!

[performance]

Johnson there are several threads about this, and examples of how to do it. The main cable fitting is standard and is not any different than Miller. The gas line fitting is also available aftermarket. The only issue is the torch switch connector pin plug, which is also fairly easily resolved.

[revkev6]

Johnson there are several threads about this, and examples of how to do it. The main cable fitting is standard and is not any different than Miller. The gas line fitting is also available aftermarket. The only issue is the torch switch connector pin plug, which is also fairly easily resolved.

it has? I've seen several posts about fitting completely different torches (with associated cable) to the Everlast unit, but not just swapping cable itself. link??

[performance]

My mistake.

Its been my experience, though I am not a torch expert, that there are usually about 3 styles of fittings on torches, and the threads can vary, even in name brands. I will say this, I have used other cables on my torches, but you have to break them down. I don't know of any published threads sizes or fittings on anyone's torch, though I am sure there are some.

[jakeru]

Here is some info on the TIG torch fittings. They are called "inert arc fittings", and are referred to commonly as size "A", "B", and "C".

http://www.brwtechnologies.com/fitting_info.html

http://www.westernenterprises.com/en.../fit_inert.php

My Super200P had very close to a size "B" at the machine end (but it was a "close but different" 16mm metric threaded substitute... note this is an older machine made at a different factory than the current everlast machines.) There was a smaller fitting under the torch handle than at the machine end. I didn't double check to make certain, but believe it was a standard "size A" inert arc fitting.

When I bought a new TIG torch+cable setup from CK worldwide, I found that they had some torch models that differed only in which machine end inert arc fittings were used. For example, the only difference between a TL-210 and the TL-26 was that the TL-210 had a "size B" machine end inert fitting, whereas the TL-26 has the "size C" (Aside from that fitting, everything else between the TL-26 and TL-210 is identical.)

You can see this difference in their torch parts break down. The TL210 has "2AN" union nut (and 21PFH nipple) at the machine end, (which is basically the size "B" inert arc fitting.)
http://www.ckworldwide.com/form105/p16.pdf

The TL26 has a "26PN" (and 26PFH nipple) union nut at the machine end (basically the size "C" inert arc fitting): http://www.ckworldwide.com/form105/p4_5.pdf

If you see a "15PF" nut/nipple (such as at the machine and torch ends of a CK17) in any CK torch break-downs, I think that is a size "A" inert arc fitting.
http://www.ckworldwide.com/form105/p2_3.pdf

There is a link to all CK torch parts breakdowns here:
http://www.ckworldwide.com/form_105.htm

You might find the CK torch parts breakdowns useful, because it is likely that a CK
"17" torch had the same fittings (interchangeable) with other brand of "17" torches, and so on for comparing CK with other brand torches having identical numbers in their model names.

So by studying the CK parts breakdowns, you can learn about which TIG torches share fittings with other TIG torches. Hope this helps.

Edit: oh by the way, I'm guessing that the watercooled torch that comes with the Everlast250EX is a WP-18, or similar. Therefore, you can learn about which fittings it uses by studying the CK18 torch parts breakdown, here:
http://www.ckworldwide.com/form105/p6.pdf