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15 Dec 2013 15:28 #96142
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15 Dec 2013 16:03 #96147
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An inverter would be best then....
Sealey
Carke
SIP
all good makes for a diy welder
And an inverter means you can also use it to TIG with a gas bottle
Sealey
Carke
SIP
all good makes for a diy welder
And an inverter means you can also use it to TIG with a gas bottle
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15 Dec 2013 18:14 #96187
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any 150 / 185 amp mig is well capable of that mate
the trouble sometimes is getting them low enuff to weld panels :S

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15 Dec 2013 19:13 #96202
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Unless you have been trained in the use of MIGs i wouldn't recommend a MIG
Its very easy to think you have a nice strong weld to only fall apart under load
Stick (Or MMA) welding is alot easier to create a strong weld and as long as the weld hasnt got massive chunks of slag in it you know you have a strong weld
MIG is too deceptive especially when your doing structural work like roll
Its very easy to think you have a nice strong weld to only fall apart under load
Stick (Or MMA) welding is alot easier to create a strong weld and as long as the weld hasnt got massive chunks of slag in it you know you have a strong weld
MIG is too deceptive especially when your doing structural work like roll
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15 Dec 2013 19:39 #96212
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a mig is a better all rounder (easy to use in tight spaces and capable of welding anything ) and lets be fair the welder is only as good as the person using it !
if your competent /confident with a certain type of welder then thats what you shld be using
if your competent /confident with a certain type of welder then thats what you shld be using

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15 Dec 2013 19:49 #96216
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The only point i am trying to prove is that if your self taught (not knowing yours or Mystics welding training) then you might be producing what you think might be a strong weld but is in fact simply sitting on the surface of the metal
Like this example of a MIG Weld that has been X-Ray Tested....
As you can see it may of looked a good strong weld from the outside but it hasnt even fused with the bottom plate!
Like this example of a MIG Weld that has been X-Ray Tested....
As you can see it may of looked a good strong weld from the outside but it hasnt even fused with the bottom plate!
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