First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Jim,
A wire core welder will be much better around sheet metal but you may want to think about a wire feed welder that is, or can be upgraded to, argon gas. We picked up a used Lincoln Electric wire feed for our 67 coupe rust bucket but ended up adding the gas upgrade for another $125(sears). Big, big difference in the quality of welds. We replaced all of the exterior sheet metal and the gas just made our life a lot easier. You get what you pay for. Tom & Tommy 67 400 Coupe Warwick, RI ---- Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ============= First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... For the little bit of welding I do, which is very little, I've been using an old "arc welder", 220 Volt large box with big rotating handle. Most of the time I use small flux coated rods at maybe 30 to 70 amps. Harbor Frieght has a "regularly $200" flux welder on sale for $99. Would that be more useful and verstitle for welding stuff? Especially thin stuff. I had to repair my old Mustang bucket seat shell with my arc welder and it was tough to keep from simply burning holes everywhere I struck an arc due to the thinness of the metal. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
