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Arc or Mig?
oakeedokee:
Thanks for the pointers folks. It's going to take a while to save for a decent Mig welder so I reckon I'll get an arc for learning on and making things up in a vice and then get a mig when I can afford it.
Dave:
I have both and carn't weld, i can stick two bits of metal together but that's far from welding proper. I used the arc first and still find it easier than mig but on small jobs its very hard not to burn right though. thats were the mig comes in, it slower and more controlled.
That was my finding. Ps ive got a good grinder :wink:
Lee_D:
I have a gasless mig , a clarke one. It's welds aren't as neat as those from a gas one but it's plenty sufficient for my needs, It's a Landrover not a Rolls royce at the end of the day.
I also use a Arc mainly for chassis or heavy meatal work such as engine and gearbox mounts which I find a need to create now and then.. :)
By and far though, my favorite item is my plasma cutter :D Now that is what I call a toool!
Lee D :P
nzrover:
--- Quote from: "Lee_D" ---I also use a Arc mainly for chassis or heavy meatal work such as engine and gearbox mounts which I find a need to create now and then.. :)
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A decent MIG should be well capable of chassis repairs and engine mounts. I'll weld 8mm plate 8mm with my 210A one and get full penetration.
Xtremeteam:
--- Quote from: "nzrover" ---
--- Quote from: "RedlineMike" ---& if yer really tight u can use a CO2 bottle as a mig bottle :wink:
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You can, but at the expense of about 40% of the penetration for any given welding voltage, and you get a resultingly bigger (and uglier) weld bead.
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anywelds ive done you cant tell the difference between CO2 & argo heavy,have to run the mig at a slightly higher current rate to get a neat weld,ill try n get some pics of the welding on the racer ive been doing wityh the mig on CO2
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