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 Robo
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| posted on October 6th, 2003 at 06:41 AM |
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Gas Mig
Hi PPL
Whats a reasonable price for a new or secondhand gas mig?
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| posted on October 6th, 2003 at 06:48 AM |
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go a TIG mate bit more expensive but good for doing panel work. Good for precise work and excellent results, except when you touch the tip onto your
rod and you do the "crazy dance" but hey sh*t happens.
Plus then I can borrow it.....
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| posted on October 6th, 2003 at 07:02 AM |
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Why don't you buy one and I can borrow it! I know your a great guy! :thumb
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| posted on October 6th, 2003 at 07:09 AM |
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Maybe we could talk Alec into getting one for the Klub. Then we could all borrow it
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| posted on October 6th, 2003 at 07:10 AM |
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Sound good but I think we would all be fighting over it! I just want one good enough to finish my car, plenty of work to be done.
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| posted on October 6th, 2003 at 07:59 AM |
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depends on how many amp u go but u need about 150 to do all the work on your VW.The prices vary but look at around $700+
cheers
rhys
p.s. go MIG if your just learning TIG is for "the pro's"
it aint just cool its aircool'd
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| posted on October 6th, 2003 at 08:09 AM |
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Cool thanks man
Now at least I now what to look for!
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| posted on October 6th, 2003 at 08:30 AM |
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Being a boilermaker myself (unfortunately) I would recomend you buy as big as you can afford as you will always want to do bigger jobs once you get
the hang of it. At least 150 like rhys said.The bigger they are the better the duty cycle as well. Meaning you can weld constantly for longer. You
can pick up good tig machines that will tig or stick weld for about $1300 but they will not tig up Alloy unless they have high frequency. |
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| posted on October 6th, 2003 at 10:49 AM |
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Mig is simple. . . .you can teaxch yourself, if you want to TIG then id get sum lessons, its more advanced
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| posted on October 6th, 2003 at 10:59 AM |
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I tend to go between tig and mig depending on the job,
with tig you can do a fantastic job, but everything must be sooo clean, and it is very time consuming and you tend to use alot of gas (pure argon
which is very expensive), tig is bet suited to butt welds rather than laped metal. as a result, you spend alot of time matching the repair panel.
whereas mig will tolerate slightly rusty/scaly material, is far more versatile on the types of welds you can do, and you can use an argon/co2 blend
for the gas which is alot cheaper
if you got the doe get both,
but if funds are limited (as they always are) get a mig, learn how to use it well and get a tig down the track when you have some confidence,and they
are a bit cheaper.
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| posted on October 6th, 2003 at 10:19 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Andy42
Being a boilermaker myself (unfortunately)
hardly unfortunate dude, you deserve respect for the skill it requires to do the serious shit. if welders are race car drivers, boilermakers are the
schumachers of the scene. of course this means I'm going to come round and make you weld up my cars.
You can pick up good tig machines that will tig or stick weld for about $1300 but they will not tig up Alloy unless they have high frequency.
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and High frequency reallly screws with your head if you don;t take a break every so often. i find beer cures the HF blankness. also your neighbours
won't like you for using HF while they're doing anything electrical... TV Puters etc.
go the mig, it's fast, it's fun, and it's good for lotsa car stuff. if you want to weld razor blades together edge to edge, buy a TIG.
let sleeping dubs lie
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