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Welding,welders,and equipment

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V8MoneyPit:
PM sent Martin.

rollazuki:
I use a NU-TOOL 150 amp turbo fan welder. Its a top welder, I love it.
Try to get one that can take a full size gas bottle, those little ones work out VERY expensive.
Dont get a gasless one, theyre crap, the wire is crap, the weld is crap IMHO
Get a mate who can weld to show you the ropes and practice. Get scrap steel and run beads of weld all over it till they come out nice.
The main thing is cleanliness, ensure all your surfaces are ground/sanded clean. The second most important is getting the machine set right.
 Get a welding mate if poss to get you under way then experiment.

Once youve got the hang of it, a little practice will make you a decent welder

Reaper:
All of the above is good advice so I have little to add except to say I started welding with a stick welder when I was 12 years old then progressed onto oxy, I did a college course when I was 21 and learnt a hell of a lot. I now weld with a 185 Mig and Tig welder and can only reiterate the above. When you buy one get the best you can afford, make sure it will take the larger bottles of Co2 as the disposable ones are a waste of time, practice a lot on scrap metal, see if you can find a local college doing a beginners course (well worth it), make sure the material is as clean as possible and remember with welding as in life penetration is everything  :lol:

Good Luck

rollazuki:
He said 'penetration'

Arf  Arf  Arf :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Range Rover Blues:
I'm paying about £68 this year to rent my argosheild bottle, really ought to take it back (it's empty :oops: ).

Do a college course, you'll get to use someone else's machine, not that they will let you near the TIG I think but you can do a couple of your own jobs during the course and see what you think.  I paid "24 for an 8 week course a couple of years agao, just to get access to their big MIG set.

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