Your gaswelder, oxy-acet is probably the most versatile and controllable
welder used in auto work. I have used my Sears gas welder and my Miller
infinite adjustable buzz box for over 30 yrs building all types of cars &
trucks.
Lee
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bobby D Keeland" <bob_keeland@usgs.gov>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Welder needed.
> Mark,
>
> A couple of years ago I was in the same situation you are now in. I
> ended up buying a small oxy-acetyline gas welding outfit from Lowes. I
> still don't know how to weld but have used the torch to cut a lot of
things
> from very old rusty bolts to some horrible welded on motor mounts and
> spring perches on a rearend. The little unit I have is VERY portable and
> quite useful (to the point that my dad has it most of the time). It would
> not be good for production work because of the limited supply of oxygen
and
> acetyline, but for an occasional user like myself it is good enough.
>
> Some day I hope to take a welding class at the local vo-tech, but
for
> not I can at least cut or heat to loosen. Like Bruce said, don't rule out
> an oxy-acetyline gas welder.
>
> BobK
> 51 3600 5-window (in pieces)
> Arnaudville, LA
>
>
>
>
>
> Bruce Kettunen
> <bekett@uslink.net> To:
oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Sent by: cc:
> owner-oletrucks@aut Subject: Re: [oletrucks]
Welder needed.
> ox.team.net
>
>
> 11/06/2003 03:20 PM
> Please respond to
> Bruce Kettunen
>
>
>
>
>
>
> One other thought on this, if your local high school or tech school
> offers a night class on welding, take it. The class here has a number
> of different welders in the booths ranging from 110V stick welders
> to some nice MIG welders for the students to try out.
>
> Don't rule out oxy-acetyline gas welding too. Slow, but extremely
> controllable. Give it a try.
>
> Bruce Kettunen
> 57 3200
> Mt. Iron, MN
>
> At Thursday, 06 November 2003, you wrote:
>
> >Mark
> >a lot depends on the money you want to spend. for $1500 you have
> a stick,
> >tig, mig welder that your neighbors will envy. I bought a Lincoln
> Weld Pac
> >100 at Home Depot 3 yrs ago for $330, that I have been real happy with.
> >www.mylincolnelectric.com/Catalog/equipmentdatasheet.asp?p=7106
> >It's a 110Vwire feed, 30-100 AMP welder. I leave it set up on flux
> core wire
> >but it can easily be converted to MIG for $130. I like it for the
> >portability, if thats not a concern, I would step up to the 220V
> unit. Both
> >can weld up to 1/4" (3/8" if you know how to weld). There is not
> a 1/4"
> >piece of metal on any truck I have owned. I used to be a pipe welder
> years
> >ago and thought you needed 300 amps @ 100% duty cycle to be a decent
> welder.
> >If your not production welding or putting up water towers, the smaller
> >welders are easier to weld sheet metal with.
> >My neighbors have stick welders, guess who does their welding. me.
> >None of them will be any good if you don't know how to weld.
> >Kurt
> >58 Apache project
> >59 3800 panel 4sale
> >
> >>From: "mark treutelaar" <phoneman@ticon.net>
> >>Reply-To: "mark treutelaar" <phoneman@ticon.net>
> >>To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> >>Subject: [oletrucks] Welder needed. Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 20:49:
> 03 -0600
> >>
> >>What type of welder would I need for truck restoration . Any
> >>reccomendations .
> >>I dont need the best but I want something that can do it all. From
> frame
> >>work
> >>to body work . Im just starting out and Ive got a 467 panel truck
> and a 55
> >>Chevy pickup that need restoration . Thanks Mark
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