I second LArry Mac's note. The most complaints are that the bead looks good,
but has no penetration. It just lays on top of the metals being joined and
while looking good is failure bound. I too like stick for major strrength of
welds in plain old iron or steel and big TIG for stainless. Father in Law
worked in Diablo Canyou as it was being built and they used TIG only for the
large steam pipes. Preheated the crap out of everything then used really big
hig amperage TIG with helium for quality welds.
mayf, off planet in Pahrump
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> So have I but not in a nuke plant. If I had only one welding machine it
> wouldn't be a wire feed. I have one that sits in the corner most of the
time.
> I'll take a DC welding machine for stick with a $40.00 Tig torch anyday.
What
> mig did to welding was make people think they were welders. Don't get me
wrong
> they are great for some things but what I have against them is they can
make a
> good looking weld but you can knock off the piece with a hammer.
> Larry Mac
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