Re: TIG Welder

["David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>]

On 3/9/06, Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com> wrote:
>
> Here is a related subject for discussion:
>
> If I were to get a TIG welder, could I get
> rid of my MIG welder, or are there some jobs
> the MIG could do but a TIG couldn't?

I don't think there's anything you can weld with MIG that you can't
with tig.  However, for regular steel MIG is about an order of
magnitude faster.  It's also cheaper to run the machine.  You can use
C25, and MIG wire is cheaper.
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David Scheidt
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