[AT] Welding Advice

[Mike]

Ralph, the Hobart that I have is able to use flux core or solid wire 
requiring a shielding gas. I am using flux core wire at this time.

Mike M


On 2/9/2015 2:20 PM, Ralph Goff wrote:
> On 2/9/2015 12:27 PM, Mike wrote:
>> I hope some of our folks with experience jump in on this, I too am
>> learning to weld. I have an old AC tombstone welder, and a newer 110v
>> Hobart MIG welder my wife got me for Christmas for lighter duty welding.
>> All I can say is what I do is not called welding, sometimes I can make
>> two pieces of metal stick together, sometimes they stay stuck other
>> times not.
>>
>> 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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