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> welder recommendation, for a beginner
JmuRiz
post Apr 5 2004, 09:50 PM
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I would like to hear some suggestions for a beginner's welder. Preferably one that runs on 110...but if 220 is that much better it's not that big a deal. I am looking for something that is inexpensive and easy to learn with. Any help would be great, thanks!
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post Apr 6 2004, 01:13 AM
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I'll agree on the compressor v. welder thing. Get a compressor first. Air tools are cheaper than electric power tools, so you can have a wider variety w/o spending any more money. You'll never had to depend on a gas station pump to air up your tires again.

As for the welder, remember that most inexpensive wire-feed welders aren't really "MIG" even though they may use that term. MIG requires a shielding gas (argon, usually) to be MIG (Metal Inert Gas). You can weld mild steel w/o gas, but not much else. No stainless, no aluminum. Think about what you plan to use the welder for. If you're going to do structural bodywork (suspension console, longs, etc), then a wire-feed welder is adequate. If you're doing finish bodywork (fenders, other things that will be seen), one disadvantage with MIG is that the welds are very hard (usually much harder than the surrounding metal), which makes grinding them flush a lot more difficult. MIG is pretty easy to learn.

TIG is very expensive (5x what MIG costs), but with training you can weld anything with it. TIG will produce the best looking welds with the least practice.

Gas welding gear is cheap, but it's far and away the hardest to learn to do well.
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JmuRiz   welder recommendation   Apr 5 2004, 09:50 PM
Bleyseng   Lincoln MIG wire feed with gas. I got mine at Cost...   Apr 5 2004, 09:52 PM
Gint   I'd pop the extra hundred bucks or so for a Ho...   Apr 5 2004, 10:01 PM
Freedom   i just bought a hobart 135 from a friend in kansas...   Apr 5 2004, 10:23 PM
Gint   Me either until I bought mine. Check out this thr...   Apr 5 2004, 10:38 PM
ablose58   Depends on what kind of welding you intend on doin...   Apr 5 2004, 11:26 PM
dinomium   So good to live never kewl green cars, AL! :be...   Apr 5 2004, 11:30 PM
jkeyzer   So which is more useful for a beginner setting up ...   Apr 5 2004, 11:35 PM
dinomium   I bought a good compressor first. I use it ever ti...   Apr 5 2004, 11:38 PM
airsix   I'm with Mike. I love my Hobart Handler 135. V...   Apr 5 2004, 11:49 PM
ablose58   Yes flux core sux! hey dino what do you mean? ...   Apr 6 2004, 12:03 AM
campbellcj   You guys almost have me convinced to join the weld...   Apr 6 2004, 12:31 AM
campbellcj   BTW I agree that air tools rock! :headbanger...   Apr 6 2004, 12:36 AM
lapuwali   I'll agree on the compressor v. welder thing. ...   Apr 6 2004, 01:13 AM
ablose58   Tig is relatively inexp. if you buy an ac/dc buzzb...   Apr 6 2004, 02:45 AM
chunger   I'm just a hack newbie, but I've been ...   Apr 6 2004, 05:58 AM
sj914   Since we are on the subject of welders. Has anyon...   Apr 6 2004, 06:02 AM
Racer Chris     Apr 6 2004, 06:17 AM
seanery   For a beginner, the Miller 135 is the way to go. ...   Apr 6 2004, 07:18 AM
Brett W   Go ahead and spring for the new miller squarewave ...   Apr 6 2004, 07:30 AM
JmuRiz   Thanks for all the info, guess I'll either hav...   Apr 6 2004, 07:34 AM
Lawrence   Do what I did... Go to your local rental shops, a...   Apr 6 2004, 09:26 AM
Neal   I just visited my local welding shop who gladly se...   Apr 6 2004, 09:46 AM
seanery   Hobart is owned by Miller, but they aren't bui...   Apr 6 2004, 09:52 AM
crash914   Guys..... Lincoln is the official welder of NASCA...   Apr 6 2004, 10:16 AM
airsix   <...   Apr 6 2004, 10:53 AM
crash914   Hey, I don't have enough hair to have a mullet...   Apr 6 2004, 10:59 AM
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