[AT] Welding Advice

[Jason]

Ralph,

You'll be a lot happier with the quality of the weld if you go with a welder 
that uses a shielding gas. With a wire-feed welder there are flux-core wires 
that require no gas but they don't weld smooth and clean and you'll have a 
lot more finishing to do. The gas isn't terribly expensive and lasts quite a 
while as long as you're not in a production line.

Jason

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ralph Goff
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2015 1:20 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Welding Advice

> Mike M
Mike, that 110 volt welder is the type I am interested in if it can weld
light metal such as old rusty car bodies.
I have welded with a 180 amp "stick" welder for 40 years and know the
limitations is has when it comes to sheet metal.
Anything light as a car body will burn through even at low amperage
settings plus be very hard to hold an arc.
My brother has a MIG which is supposed to be better for light metal but
I am not crazy about having to keep
a tank of oxygen or whatever type of gas it takes to work. So I am
wondering if a light duty 110 volt welder might
be my best bet.
Sorry to side track the original question here. When I first saw the
heading I thought it said "wedding advice"
and I almost didn't bother to open it. :-)

Ralph in Sask.
>

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