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| seanery |
 Aug 24 2003, 10:39 AM
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| cha914 |
Aug 24 2003, 11:31 PM
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MUSR 8 - 5lug conversion done wed - drive 500miles thrus Group: Members Posts: 739 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 63 |
If you are going to buy a welder, my Miller...period...maybe a Lincoln (mig only) if you find a good price on em... here is a good site for welding stuff online, they have some of the cheapest prices around:
www.cyberweld.com As far as MIG and TIG go ... MIG has just a one piece torch, the wire comes out of the middle of the torch, its easy to weld, but harder to see the weld puddle and harder to be real accurate and clean with. That said, a little 110 amp Miller or Lincoln MIG will do about anything you will need to do on a car. But I do recommend getting one that you can hook up a gas line to cause it welds TONS better with Gas than with flux wire=very messy. TIG is basically the same as Oxy fuel welding, except alot cleaner and alot more controlable ... with TIG you have a torch that supplies the heat, then you hold the filler rod in you other hand and feed it in as needed, and the best part is you have amperage control either with a foot pedal or a knob on the torch that allows you to weld hotter or colder as you go, so you can control the weld puddle and set your pace better. Anyway, I just got a Miller 250 Tigrunner ... it kicks ass!!! But probably a litte more than most want to spend on a welder. 914 rust...here I come (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) Tony |
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seanery HTP Welders Aug 24 2003, 10:39 AM
redshift I want to learn to weld.
What is the highest duty... Aug 24 2003, 02:38 PM Jeroen Their MIG160 looks nice (they even have a version ... Aug 24 2003, 06:05 PM redshift Jeroen Crap! Thanks pretty expensive!
I can get a... Aug 24 2003, 06:14 PM seanery This is the one that caught my fancy:
------------... Aug 24 2003, 06:18 PM redshift Sounds like TIG is the way to go, yah.. sounds lik... Aug 24 2003, 06:29 PM seanery mig is easier. tig is quiet & clean. Aug 24 2003, 06:33 PM Jeroen Never tig-welded before
I'd like to try it som... Aug 24 2003, 06:45 PM seanery Jeroen,
It depends on the material.
I picked up ... Aug 24 2003, 06:59 PM URY914 If I had to buy a MIG welder again, I'd go wit... Aug 24 2003, 07:08 PM James Adams My dad has an HTP - 160 I think. VERY nice machin... Aug 25 2003, 09:40 AM
mr914 I personally would opt to buy a used Millermatic 1... Aug 27 2003, 09:55 AM |
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