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wormster:
FWIW:

As  I remember from my city 'n guilds course about 20 years ago: Gas is most versatile, with the right rods and fluxes you can join just about ANY plate together (silver solder, braze and weld), Arc (stick) welding is fearsome (I hated it) MIG is versatile, dependant on push/pull rigs and what type of shield gas you use, TIG on the other hand is a black art, mostly suited to ally and stainless, BUT you've got to have it set just right otherwise you end up making expensive holes in your metal.

I reckon you'd be best with a decent MIG rig, but the devil is in the detail, you HAVE to prepare the surface just right, get rid of the rust and then grind the angles right.

It'd be worth shelling out a few squids (if you can) and going to nite school at your local TEC and doing a basic welding course. Not only will you learn, but the chances are you'll meet a few people (usually the welding dept. technician) who will have the necessary skill to weld/fabricate the bits that you can't bodge/do yourself.

BTW: whatever you use you'll know when its going well because you'll see an "onion" shape where the weld pool is and it'll sound like frying bacon in a pan (all snap and crackle)

hope this helps and doesn't sound like a load of codswallop - its been tooo many years since I stepped into a welding booth in anger

discodee:
thanks for your words of wisdom I think ill stick to what I know and shell out a bit more money and buy a decent 3 phase mig thanks again cheers the noo,don

carbore:
Take a look at www.mig-welding.co.uk lots of advice and techniques, its a community site like this one.

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