Intro. to Welding Tech Gas Metal Arc Welding, 1, 2, 3 and 4 levels Shielded Metal Arc Welding
OK. I want to learn how to weld. However, I think that I need to a little night school first. These six courses are offered at the local trade school. What's the difference between "Gas Metal Arc" and "Shielded Metal Arc" welding as it relates to a 120-volt home MIG welder? BTW, nice pun on my name......... Dan Parrott Savannah, Ga -----Original Message----- From: Douglas Frank [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 4:11 PM To: Daniel Parrott Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Which Welder to Get? OK, well, to actually try to answer the poster's question... It guess that if you only have a small number of jobs in mind, you'd do well to just ask around among your local LBC community for the name of a trustworthy pro, and farm the work out. If you're determined to do the work yourself, however, (may your tribe increase!) then the thing to do is sign up for a MIG welding course at your local community college. Don't buy a welder and a "welding for dummies" book and just dive in-- you're guaranteed to fail. Welding is something that has to be done under a coach's direction, if you're to have any chance at all. As to specific processes, and here I speak from the list's experience and not my own, MIG is the most useful process on our cars. People I know seem to get by with a 120 V unit just fine: you don't need a 230 V tool for the sheet metal your Spit is made of. Brand names: Lincoln & Miller are probably the best known brands. HTP also has a good reputation. I don't own any of these, I'm just parroting what I've heard. FWIW. -- Douglas Frank DigitalWhoopsCompaqImeanHP Co. ZKO 110 Spit Brook Rd. These are my principles; 603-884-0501 Nashua, NH USA 03062 if you object... I have others. /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
