[AT] Welders

[Mike M]

Thanks for the information guys, you confirmed my thought to go the arc welder route. What does adding the DC option do? I see it jumps the price a bit, when does it come in handy?
Thanks,
Mike M 


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From: Alan Nadeau 
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Time: 2011-12-04, 21:16:19
Subject: Re: [AT] Welders


As others have already mentioned, learn to weld with stick and then move on 
to MIG if you feel the need.

MIG welders will allow a novice welder to make a lot of bad welds rapidly.


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From: "john hall" <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
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Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 8:28 PM
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> Tig makes the cleanest welds, great for the thinnest of materials, but 
> also
> good for fairly heavy stuff. You can weld alum, steel, stainless with no
> problem. Skilled users can even do cast iron. Biggest drawback is they are
> slow, not meant to be used outdoors, and considering it takes both hands 
> and
> 1 foot to run them, machinery repairs are often difficult unless you are a
> gymnast. More than once have I seen 2 guys run the welder--one runs the 
> foot
> pedal while the other does the welding. I would think these machines were
> the main catalyst to developing auto-darkening helments.
>
> Mig Machines can weld anything pretty much. They are fast, very 
> production
> oriented. They make a mess with splatter balls. I personally think these
> take the least skill. A friend of mine has a small one that will do a good
> job on sheet metal, don't know if that machine uses a shield gas or not.
>
> Stick probably gives you the widest range of thickness, providing you are
> only welding steel. You can buy a pretty good sized machine for not a lot 
> of
> money. No tanks of shield gas to deal with, you can weld outside in the
> wind, and they don't make much splatter. It does take a bit of practice to
> learn though.
>
> John Hall
>
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> From: "Mike M" <meulenms at gmx.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 6:39 PM
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>
>
>> Hi all,
>> I'm in the market for a welder and would be interested in getting 
>> opinions
>> as to what type to get. It would get used for machinery repair (tractor,
>> brush hog etc). I was looking at some of the MIG welders at TSC the other
>> day, and they looked nice, but were pricey if they are able to weld
>> thicker steel. I've never used a MIG welder, but have used an arc welder
>> in the past. An arc welder seems like a simpler choice, but I would be
>> interested in other opinions.
>> Thanks,
>> Mike M
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