[AT] Welding Advice

[charlie hill]

TIG is really best used for alloys (stainless steel, aluminum, etc.)
and the metal needs to be very VERY clean and cut and fit together
with precision.  It's not something for welding on rusty steel and farm
equipment.  A good MIG machine will weld anything as long as you
have the right wire, the right purge gas (unless using flux core) and
the machine is set right.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: jtchall at nc.rr.com
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2015 5:55 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Welding Advice

If you aren't looking to weld farm or construction equipment together, one
of the larger portable MIG machines would be my preference. I bowered one
from a friend to weld the sieves back together in a combine, pretty nice
machine. It wouldn't be able to handle big heavy stuff, but that doesn't
sound like what you want to do.

Don't even think about a TIG machine. Anyone that can run one of them
already knows how to weld. They produce the nicest looking work and you can
pull off some amazing parlor stunts if you have the right skills. But they
are just not a machine for a beginner. Fortunately most repairs/builds can
be done without one.  If you run across someone with a TIG machine, make
friends! That’s one of those things when you need it, you really need it.

John Hall


-----Original Message----- 
From: Ray Trimble
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2015 12:55 PM
To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: [AT] Welding Advice

Many of you on the list are welder, I have never welded and in my late 60's,
I thought you could give me
some pointers. My object is to learn something new and do some light
welding, I would never do a job that
would be dangerout if the weld failed.

What would be the best to start out on arc, mig, tig, etc
What would give me the most bang to the buck?

I have seen this rule on other stuff, that the cheapper a thing is, it takes
more exsperance to make it work,
is this true in welding?

Please fill in on other things I need to know>

Ray
farmall h
farmall cub
Jd b
jb mt
ac d12
massy 75
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