hi
toying with the idea of getting a welder for playing with a subframe (for 16v). even if i could tack bits in place securely and take to someone to finish it off, which would be easiest to use?
Arc Vs Mig Welding
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, Feb 27 2011 04:51 PM
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Posted 27 February 2011 - 05:12 PM
mig is lot easier, esp for thinner stuff.
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Posted 27 February 2011 - 05:42 PM
Mig is definately easier to grasp, but if you are tacking it together, why not finish it yourself and weld it completely?hi
toying with the idea of getting a welder for playing with a subframe (for 16v). even if i could tack bits in place securely and take to someone to finish it off, which would be easiest to use?
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Posted 27 February 2011 - 05:50 PM
never welded before, id hate the frame to drop to bits as i chug along down the road ![=]](https://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/grin.gif)
just thought arc is cheaper for playing with, im gonna be down the garden with it rather than in a garage and hear the gasless migs arnt as good as gas
just thought arc is cheaper for playing with, im gonna be down the garden with it rather than in a garage and hear the gasless migs arnt as good as gas
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Posted 27 February 2011 - 06:01 PM
Definitely buy a Mig and a bottle of Argon shield light gas.
The only thing Arcs are good for nowadays is welder RSJs on building sites.
The only thing Arcs are good for nowadays is welder RSJs on building sites.
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Posted 27 February 2011 - 06:41 PM
Practice, practice practice. Take up an evening course and it will save you a fortune in the future.
You can weld with a gas mig outside. Just on a windy day makes it more awkward, so put a screen up
Gasless is ok to weld with but it takes practice again.
You can weld with a gas mig outside. Just on a windy day makes it more awkward, so put a screen up
Gasless is ok to weld with but it takes practice again.
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Posted 27 February 2011 - 08:00 PM
Definitely buy a Mig and a bottle of Argon shield light gas.
The only thing Arcs are good for nowadays is welder RSJs on building sites.
Actually with practise you can get better welds with an ARC welder than with a MIG, I learnt with an ARC and when I got to use MIG it was easy peasy, being thrown in at the deep end pays!
Whilst ARC is definitely harder, it the OP has never welded before- a stick welder would probably guarentee better penetration, I see so many amateur welders doing what they think is a good job and it just looks like bird poop sitting on the top and would come off with a knock! MIG allows you to weld without penetrating, ARC is more likely to get a more structural weld IMO- if you have a £50 welder of each type, the MIG will struggle to weld nicely but the ARC would do 1/2" thick stuff!
Once you know how to really weld a MIG is so quick and easy to get good welds but I think with cheap low power machines and amateurs it is different.
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