Welding thread!!!!
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Get a mig. If I were you I would get the biggest you can afford. For most a 180 or 190 depending on maker. I personally will not buy anything but Hobart or Miller. I love my millermatic 180. You can find some good deals on used welders. Shop around everyone has their favorites so a lot of people will come in and say theirs love. But just get the best and biggest you can
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Lincoln Electric makes fine machines also. Their bigger machines are solid. I use a combination of Miller and Lincoln at the fab shop where I work and there is basically no difference in quality. I also use Esaab but that's high dollar. I'll be getting a Miller Multimatic for personal use before long (tig, mig and stick). Choose your poison. But like others have said, get the biggest and best you can afford. And good luck.
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hey yall, i was planning on cutting out the outer portion of the rear fenders, cutting a bigger wheel well portion on the body and welding some sheetmetal in the gap to expand the wheel wells a little bit. first off, what gauge sheetmetal should i use? i was thinking 16 gauge. and secondly, has anyone here tried low amperage sheet metal welding with a stick welder and small diameter electrodes? i only have a stick welder and know its not ideal for thin metal welding but its all i got. any tips would be appreciated.
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The welders are all Older Lincoln's. I'll grab some pics tomorrow. I'm good at using them and can dial them in, I'm just not good at explaining it. Yeah, I'm that old-school. Lol