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Buying Welding Equipment |
saigon71 |
Jul 19 2009, 07:43 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,000 Joined: 1-June 09 From: Dillsburg, PA Member No.: 10,428 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I started looking into welding equipment for body/hell hole/jackstand repair of my 914. A friend told me that MIG is the way to go for this. My question is what specifications do I need in a MIG welder to get the job done without a lot of grief? Also, what gage steel should be used for making patches?
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ghuff |
Jul 20 2009, 08:03 PM
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This is certainly not what I expected down here. Group: Members Posts: 849 Joined: 21-May 09 From: Bodymore Murderland Member No.: 10,389 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Go gas to begin with. Learn on the bottle.
By the time I got decent with flux core wire on a VW scirocco welding sheetmetal, I hit the limits of it. It will never be as clean, or nice looking. You can get good penetration and a solid weld, but due to the flux used it will be nasty. I am now purchasing a bottle for my Lincoln Electric "weld Pak" 3200 before I touch anythign on my 914. If you wanted to make ugly, dirty but functional welds that you wont care about years of service from a flux core will do fine. 110 is perfectly fine for what you will be doing. |
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