I have a Lincoln 250, with a miller High freq unit for TIG on aluminum, 2
acetalene
outfits one reg, one MINI, and a cheapo Campbell Hausfeild 110 wire feed
I do wish I had bought a better wire feed with Gas. a lot less splatter, better
welds,
a sray can off anti-splatter sure helps keep the nozzles clean too.
I was in my favorite Miller place to buy rod a few months ago and they had a
Hobart wire feed on display with thier Millers, annd a sign on the Hobart
proclaiming
that it was made by Miller.
Russ Southwell UA Steamfitters Local 353, 4 years weliding school , 23
years on the job.( my father was a Welder for 45 years, Died of Emphaseyma.
My brother a welder for 30 years has been diagnosed with Parkinsons, from
welding. believe what thhe warnings on the rod cans say, and don,t weld with out
proper ventilation.
Thomas Walter wrote:
> One nice thing about a decent MILLER or LINCOLN
> welder, even the small weld pack 100, is they tend
> to have a resell value.
>
> For Marc, I would look into the Weldpack 100 with
> gas. For $600 you get a fairly decent, if not light
> duty, system. Not too bad. If you sell it, you can
> still get at least $300 for it (out of $500, keep your
> Argon cylinder).
>
> For a nice 200 Amp wire welder you are up in the $1500
> range. That is good for 3/8" steel plate.
>
> I would STAY CLEAR of any machine sold by Harbor Freight,
> Northern, or any "made in China" machine. They can produce
> decent machines, but the ones imported are built to
> maximize their profits. I have a 20 year old Hobart TIG
> welder (250 Amp @ 100% duty cycle... ) that still runs
> great. Paid $1400 for it, and could probably get that
> for it now. ;-) Next on the list is the Miller machine...
> (wire feed MIG).
>
> Tom Walter
>
> P.S. For my next welder, I would love:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1674489734
> (good price, and I am really tempted to buy this machine
> as it has the second aluminum spool feeder tossed in as
> a bonus...)
>
> Adam Fox wrote:
>
> > My suggestion would be to buy the most powerful mig you can afford. You will
> > find that the smaller handyman types have a very limited duty cycle and only
> > weld effectively for short periods before needing a cooldown.
> >
> > Adam
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: lou daly <lou_daly@yahoo.com>
> > To: snyler <marc@animalfirm.com>; Datsun Roadster
> > <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 7:38 AM
> > Subject: Re: Welding (OTish)
> >
> >
> >
> >>mig welding
> >>I had a real bad tr 250 a long time ago
> >>and i ended up replacing the frame with a newer
> >>tr 6 one the was less rusty but still needed
> >>the crossmembers where the - irs susp bolts on -
> >>fabricated and replaced
> >>the car also needed rocker panels too
> >>(they were very easy as they have no curves)
> >>
> >>anyway
> >>i had a very little arc welding experience
> >>but knew nothing about mig but i bought the cheapest
> >>mig i could find and was able to do a pretty good job
> >>(the cheap stuff generally will develop wire feed
> >>problems eventually)
> >>
> >>unlike arc welding, mig is really easy to
> >>pick up as the burn area is really small by comparison
> >>so you can still be a novice without destroying stuff
> >>
> >>Lou
> >>
> >>
> >>--- snyler <marc@animalfirm.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>List,
> >>>
> >>> I 've been attempting to size up the looming
> >>>320 project again, and
> >>>I'm looking at the body repair. I have a donor car
> >>>that looks like it
> >>>will provide all the patch panels I need except for
> >>>rocker panels.
> >>>Sounds great, but for the fact that I've never
> >>>welded a stitch.
> >>> Any advice on books and videos? Also, do any
> >>>of you have any
> >>>experience with some of the small MIG ready machines
> >>>out there? I was
> >>>looking at the Lincoln MIG PAK 10.
> >>> The sheetmatal on the bed/box is heavier than I
> >>>would have guessed,
> >>>it
> >>>looks to be 18 ga. on the box walls. The fenders
> >>>are lighter (20 ga.?)
> >>> Any thoughts?
> >>>
> >>>-Marc T.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>==========================================================================
> >>
> >>>Marc Tyler TDROC Sisterdale TX
> >>>1970 1600 #SPL311-31016
> >>>1965 L-320 #L320 013642
> >>>
> >>>
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