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gas welding AND mig welding? |
VaccaRabite |
Jul 30 2010, 03:06 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,554 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I am interested in teaching myself how to weld with gas. O2 Accetiline, not MIG gas.
I have a mig welder that I am sort of competent with. Is there benefit to welding with gas over MIG, or am I going to find that if I buy the tank set up, I'll never use it over MIG. Zach |
Andyrew |
Jul 30 2010, 03:25 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California |
I've done it once. Never used it again.
A good Mig will do everything I ever see with less heat distortion.. If I saw myself welding 1/4" steel more often then maybe I would take it up again.. But then again I'd probably just use my Arc welder... As far as my skills go. Oxy accetiline is for cutting. I own the kit, but I havent needed to use it JUST yet. Maybe when I start fabbing some more stuff for my shop, but as of now, my MAP torch gets used quite often for metal bending. Honestly, if your really curious and have the $$$, buy the stuff and teach yourself to join two pieces together just for the shear ability to say you have.. Then practice using it as a cutting torch (Really cool to hear the loud PSSHHHHHHHHH), as you will only really use it for bending metal and cuting. |
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