A TIG will cost a HEAP more than a MIG and if you're not going to weld
stainless why bother? Pretty sure an oxy will weld stainless anyway, it's a
slower process than TIG but if you're not worried about taking another 20
minutes to finish a job it shouldn't matter. Oxy is also harder to do well.
Cheers,
Justin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ross Goddard [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 11 December 2002 12:10
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Welder advice
>
> Hi guys
>
> While we are on welding, I presume that you can weld mild steel with a
> TIG, just that most people wouldn't bother cause its cheaper and easier to
> use a MIG, Arc or Oxy?
>
> Also, how much does a TIG welder cost. Are they heaps more than a MIG?
>
> I figure if I was going to buy a welder the TIG would be the best bet caue
> you could weld anything then.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ross G
>
> ----------
> From: Rob P
> Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 12:48 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Welder advice
>
> Julian,
> I'm using a mini-roll of 0.6 wire, this was recommended to me for car
> panelwork, worked well on my baffled sump welding and bodywork but I need
> more practice, it's pretty easy to burn a hole right through. I am an
> expert
> Arc (rod) welder, but I can't seem to make my MIG welds as neatly as Arc
> welds. I have a big roll of 0.9 wire with which it is just possible to
> repair panels with but not easy. 0.9 is probably better for thicker-walled
>
> exhaust tubing and flanges. Go the 0.6 for panels, I'm using Argoshield (a
>
> mixture of Argon and CO2) gas on a Butters MIG single phase (home power
> point) welder. Practice on scrap before you start welding your priceless
> 1600 panels!
> If you want to weld Stainless Steel, it requires a TIG welder. My mate did
>
> weld up a stainless fuel tank using plain steel wire and a MIG welder but
> the welds will rust if left untreated (on the outside of the tank anyway).
>
> It's not the normal way to do it.
> You can just swap the gas on some MIG welders and get a different
> handpeice.
> TIG welding requires different electrical pulsing and not all MIG welders
> have the ability to change the pulsing. TIG welding is also not wire-fed
> welding, you have a Tungsten handpiece and you use a rod to weld with. The
>
> gas used in TIG (for stainless, aluminium and alloy) is pure Argon, not
> Argoshield.
> Hope this helps.
>
> Regards,
> Rob P
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mark krawczuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 10:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Welder advice
>
>
> > hi, get a gas welder, NOT a gassless.
> > the gassless gets HEAPS more spatter, and the finish is no where as
> good
> as
> > the gas.
> > i would be using just about the thinnest mig wire possible for what
> yor
> > using, my brother had .8 or something mig wire, then went down to
> thinner
> > mig wire , and he said it made a heap of difference.
> > he mainly welds car panels and other thin metals.
> >
> >
> > mark k
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Julian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 10:17 PM
> > Subject: Welder advice
> >
> >
> > > I remember reading ages ago a thread about which welder to buy, and
> what
> > > you need to look for etc but I had a look for the archives but there
> > > doesn't seem to be any???
> > >
> > > Anyway, I figure im gonna spend between $500 and $1000 on a welder , i
>
> > > guess MIG, mainly to do exhausts, body work, fix the garage etc.
> Maybe
> > > a turbo manifold if I am any good at welding.
> > >
> > > Basically I am wondering what power to get, where to get it, what to
> > > look for, gas or gas less? Im in Melbourne so can you suggest
> anywhere
> > > to buy it from?
> > >
> > > I have a friend who is a stainless worker who is going to teach me how
>
> > > to weld (he doesn't know it yet!) so hopefully I can work it out.
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > - Julian
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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