Engineered Button Clip GTAW
Stop killing your TIG button with tape and zip ties.
The Best-Engineered TIG Torch Button Clip — grips your HF start switch at the outer body, never the internal PCB. Built by a working welder for welders who burn through switches.
- Fits Miller, Lincoln, Fronius torches
- Works with SW-1F, SW-1, ETSW-1
- 360° rotation for any thumb position
- Tool-free clip-on installation
The Problem
Tape and zip ties don't just slip — they destroy your switch from the inside.
Both wrap tightly around the switch body and apply constant compressive force directly to the printed circuit board and the momentary switch mechanism beneath it. That's why your $25 button keeps dying every few weeks.
Compression damages the PCB
Zip-tie tension transfers directly to the switch's circuit board. Over time, traces crack, contacts bridge, and the switch fails — not because of arc heat, but because of the install method.
Tape slips, falls off, fouls
Electrical tape goes soft from shop heat, slides under glove pressure, and ends up wrapped around your weld line. You re-tape between every job and the switch never sits where you want it.
Replacement costs add up
A working welder replaces a momentary switch every 4–8 weeks. At ~$25 each plus an hour of downtime, that's real money lost to a mounting problem — not a switch problem.
How It Works
Engineered to grip the body, not the circuit.
Protects internal switch components
Grips at the switch's outer body geometry only — never compresses the internal PCB or the momentary mechanism. Your switch lasts the way it was designed to.
360° rotational adjustment
Position the button anywhere around the handle. Re-position mid-job for out-of-position welds, overhead pipe, or aerial work without re-mounting.
Tool-free installation
Clips directly onto your existing torch handle. No adhesive, no zip ties, no tape. Install in under a minute and you're back to welding.
Compatible with HF start systems
Works with the standard remote momentary switches every major TIG machine accepts — Radnor SW-1F, ATTC SW-1, EWS Pro ETSW-1, and equivalents.
Compatibility
Fits the switches and torches you already run.
Already know your switch model? Jump straight to the per-part fitment page.
Welder-Written Resources
Real engineering, not marketing copy.
Why Your TIG Torch Switch Keeps Failing
The PCB-compression failure mechanism explained, plus how to extend switch life on the torches you own.
Read the articleHow to Mount a TIG Torch Button Switch
Step-by-step install for SW-1F, SW-1, and ETSW-1. Includes thumb-position tuning for out-of-position work.
Read the articleTIG Button vs Foot Pedal: When to Use Each
Practical breakdown for pipe welders, fab shops, and field welders — with the trade-offs of each control method.
Read the articleWhy we built this
“I got tired of replacing switches every six weeks.”
Switchklip was started by Landon LaRocque, a working TIG welder. After enough zip-tied buttons died on the bench, he sat down and engineered a clip that grips the switch where it should — not where it shouldn't. The Button Clip GTAW is the result.
Ready to stop replacing switches?
Pick your size on the product page. Tool-free install. Ships from the US.