RIVERWELD WP-9F SR-9F TIG Welding Torch Head Body Flexible Head

I'm teaching myself Tig welding on thin metals with 1/16" Tungsten electrodes and wanted a smaller flex head torch as soon as I head that they existed. This RiverWeld WP-9F looks good, fit my hand well, forms well, and performs very well to my untrained eyes as used with either a more flexible or less flexible hose. Would definitely buy again.

Nothing glitzy about this torch... came in a zip lock bag. But I didn’t make this purchase because of marketing. I bought it because I sent my shop welder in for repairs and the rental I got came with an air cooled 17 style torch with a gas valve. I’m used to a water cooled 20 style and it’s much smaller... same size as this wp-19f. I thought for $11 it should get me through the few weeks I’ll have the rental machine. I got to work and screwed it on to the TIG lead and was striking an arc a minute later. I put it through it’s paces for about 30 minutes... running some beads on scraps in the shop like 20 gauge stainless sheet, 1/4” steel angle, and even put 145 amps through it running a few beads on some aluminum. Stable arc and didn’t get too warm. The only thing I could maybe find wrong with it is the flex neck is a little soft. It bends really easy and doesn’t feel like it will last too long. Still not enough for me to ding it a star.

I buy these and keep multiple on hand ready to go. Used at the upper end of the amperage range they tend to wear out quickly, but I flex it on almost every weld. If you weld for a hobby buy a couple and just have them ready to go. You can also set up a few and when they get hot just swap them hand tight. Who needs a water cooled tig anyway?

Great torch for the price. Only thing i had to do was add some tape under the handle because the torch would rotate inside the handle.

Great tig torch! The body cover fit tight and worked perfectly with the Furick glass cups.

Got this to replace the 17 size torch that came with my machine, it was just way too gigantic for the size work i do. Didnt expect this little sucker to make such a difference, but the weight difference was huge so its easier to keep it steady, the grip is nice and slim, and the flexible head is just awesome to use, makes it really easy to bend the head around into just the right angle to get a comfy position going. Make the torch do the flexing, save your wrist Two slight downsides, though its almost unfair to call them downsides. First, all you get is the torch, no collets or end caps. Not really a strike against the torch, especially at this price, im just putting that here so people dont make the same mistake i did and forget to order consumables. Second, it seems like the flex is actually done by bending the pipe running through the torch head. Could be wrong, but im im correct about that i worry about long-term reliability. Copper and copper alloys work-harden as theyre flexed, eventually itll crack and cause a leak or connection failure. Again, for $15 im sure not going to complain, if it lasts me 6 months of hobby use ill have got more than my moneys worth, and if i was really worried about it dying in a critical moment, id just order a second one to have on-hand

Melted only welding small stuff , definitely not made to withstand the temperature of welding for any amount of time .

thin lite wait handel other wise very good

Buena calidad para el precio que tiene, para uso aficionado cumple perfectamente, la recomiendo

runs just as nice as the 17 torch that came on my maxstar 150stl, love the flex head and how light weight the torch is. I might just pick up another to have as a spare!

Liegt gut in der Hand. Nach zig Stunden noch immer Flexibel. Auch wenn ab und an etwas mehr Ampere zum Schweißen verwendet wurden.

Unglaublich, habe von CK bereits so eine für über 100€ bezahlt, die hier ist mindestens so gut!

Works great