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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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Dr. Roger |
Oct 21 2007, 05:07 PM
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A bat out of hell. Group: Members Posts: 3,944 Joined: 31-January 05 From: Hercules, California Member No.: 3,533 Region Association: Northern California |
thick steel plate.
you need the penetration power to get deeper than what 110V will give. i tried to use my 110V MIG for a custom winch mount for my tacoma and it wouldn't get the depth that i needed unless i ground a deep "V" at my joints and filled, swipe by swipe, like LvSteveH probably had to do to get his strong welds using 110V. that's when i switched over to my 220, reverse polarity, stick welder. you can get a 220V MIG and just make sure you get a box with infinite amperage control. that way you can bring the power way down for your light projects and crank it up for your larger welds. nothing better than gas shielding so don't take short cut using flux core. BTDT. Good luck. =) |
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