[AT] Welders

[Ken Knierim]

On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Alan Nadeau <ajnadeau1 at comcast.net> wrote:

> As others have already mentioned, learn to weld with stick and then move on
> to MIG if you feel the need.
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> MIG welders will allow a novice welder to make a lot of bad welds rapidly.
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Agreed. I learned to run 6013 on DC on an old Craftsman AC/DC buzzbox
welding (cobbling?) up hog crates. It won't make a real pretty weld like
7018 but it will weld metal that's pretty nasty and corroded. I now have
MIG as well but when I need to do heavy or rusty iron, the buzzbox (that I
bought used for $125) is what I reach for. MIG doesn't like rust much but
it's great for production work on new, clean and light steel. Most tractor
related stuff is old, rusty and heavy...

Ken in AZ