Tig or Mig

Whichever you are most skilled at using. John Kelly does amazing work with a torch.

TIG would likely be better between the two with equally competent operators.

MIG is easier to use.

amazing work with

competent

thanks Gareth

"Fig" would be great though.... just sit back and eat a Fig cookie ... hiring the work to be done. ;) KWW

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Since you have to ask.... I'd say MIG ;)

I would say definitely MIG, it's cheaper and easier to learn, I think. Then again I haven't owned a TIG yet, I see it as the tool of choice for aluminum work, where MIG would fall flat on it's face even with a spool gun, in comparison.

Jan

This said, having never welded any body panels using any method. My welding experience is mostly welding 0.5 mm thick square pipes together to form different kinds of household objects (to mount car tyres to wall, store fire wood etc.). I have welded using both MIG and TIG. Some of this might also sound obvious, but decided to write it anyway.

I would go MIG for that kind of work. A lot easier to tag pieces to their assumed places first. A lot easier to weld in hard to access places where you necessarily cannot see everything. Lot easier to weld in short lenghts here and there to let things cool down and minimize bending the objects.

You can make nicer weld with TIG and for example for pipe welding TIG should be the tool. MIG weld usually needs more grinding and polishing, if the object needs to look nice.

MIG is not handy, if you have different materials to weld. With TIG you basically just change the filler material stick and you can weld different stuff (aluminium, steel, stainless steel, ...). With MIG you have to pull out the old wire, feed ahother reel and if I recall right, the gas is also different for example for steel and stainless steel. With TIG you can also weld without filler, just melt the two objects together.

Someone with more skill with TIG might say, all can be done using it, but in my experience, I would start with MIG.

MIG or TIG, I think most important is to practise, have a test piece of similar material and thickness. Test and adjust the current and wire feed (MIG) before starting the actual work.

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Thank you all. I had many doubts after reading in different locations, but your tips have pointed me firmly to mig.

I used to do great with oxy-acetylene and a henrob low- pressure torch, but, even with care, some warping was unavoidable.

Chris

I bought a TIG set up to learn . I already use MIG. I was learning quite well untill I ran out of gas (argon) and then found out how much it is to replace :0 So , I use MIG all the time again now. As Olli said, TIG welds can be real pretty !, but MIG needs dressing afterwards.

Also, something no one has mentioned, you can use MIG one handed, to get in those hard to reach places. TIG, as in torch, you need two hands, and the extra access for both.

Rich