>>stick the tungsten on the puddle?<<
Say it isn't so.
I've been using a finger control since I bought the Lincoln Precision 185 TIG. You are not always welding while sitting at a bench. Much welding on a vehicle is out-of-position welding and I can't see myself trying to operate a foot control while laying on my side or back. The wire for the finger control is attached the main cable so there is less clutter. My foot control is brand new and still in the drawer under the welder. The only downside is that they get $200 for them and there isn't much to it.
Dale, every time there is a thread about welders, you proclaim that the Miller uses copper transformer wire. I think that you will find in this range of welder, they both use
aluminum magnet wire. This wire is made specifically for electric motors and transformers.
It is odd that you would think Miller uses copper when 40 years ago they were the first to build machines with aluminum wound transformers. They even found a way to weld copper leads to the aluminum windings with a combination of pressure and a twist, sort of a friction stir technique. I think Lincoln uses a mechanical crimp to connect the two.
Find a welding supply that sells both red and blue and they will tell you to pick your color, they're both just as good.
