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Welders: If you had to choose one...? |
Danny_Ocean |
Oct 21 2007, 01:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 170 Joined: 27-June 07 From: Fort Lauderdale, FL Member No.: 7,846 Region Association: South East States |
I have yet to learn to weld. I would like to purchase (and learn on) a welder that will be most useful to the average "car guy"...welding sheetmetal, repairing broken mounts, adding brackets to rollbars/frames, etc. Nothing exotic, just basic repairs for the average mechanic. My shop has 220v if that matters. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)
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scotty b |
Oct 21 2007, 03:20 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
This will do ANYHTING you will need on your car and also allow you to make light duty structural things. Probably good to 3/8 plate, definitly O.K. for 1/4"
http://cgi.ebay.com/MILLER-MILLERMATIC-140...1QQcmdZViewItem Lincoln equivalent http://cgi.ebay.com/LINCOLN-POWER-MIG-140T...1QQcmdZViewItem |
LvSteveH |
Oct 21 2007, 03:37 PM
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I put the Poor in Porsche Group: Members Posts: 1,080 Joined: 22-April 03 From: Las Vegas, Nevada Member No.: 600 |
These are great for just about anything on a 914 as they said. Once you get past 1/8" it's nice to have more heat, but you can work around it through technique and setup.
I actually welded 1/2" plate with a 115v miller and it passed a certification bend test with flying colors. Of course it took something like 13 passes, but it did it. It's a good idea to keep a roll of flux core wire around as well. It doesn't weld as nice as 75/25 steel mix, but it's great on thicker material and where wind or drafts are a problem. This will do ANYHTING you will need on your car and also allow you to make light duty structural things. Probably good to 3/8 plate, definitly O.K. for 1/4" http://cgi.ebay.com/MILLER-MILLERMATIC-140...1QQcmdZViewItem Lincoln equivalent http://cgi.ebay.com/LINCOLN-POWER-MIG-140T...1QQcmdZViewItem |
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