Ready Welder

"Stupendous Man" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@individual.net:

I don't know but why not ask here:

sci.engr.joining.welding

I'm sure there are people there that might know the answers to your questions....

If you are going to weld something, you should get at least a few hours of hands on professional instruction. The "best" welder depends on your experience level, and what you are trying to weld. I have seen beautiful results on some materials with a buzz box (AC stick welder). For sheet metal, torch welding may be best.

Earle

I have posted there, Ernie and some of the others there are great, but can take a week to get back to you.They must have lives. lol I have been welding since i was a kid. I TIG and gas-flux braze often at work, but am not a certified welder. I have one of the first mini-MIG machines, a 100 A unit that is worn out and won't feed well. I think my next will be a Hobart Ironman 210 MIG, I don't really ned a TIG at home.

I have worked in the auto restoration business with a few master bodymen, and they all use gas welding for sheet metal panels with excellent results. Modern autobody steel is a different animal, one that i don't want to mess with, and I hear that a MIG is the way to go. I got my Ready Welder yesterday and hooked it up to the TIG machine today, it works better from batteries than a CC welder with an open voltage of 78V. I also ordered a Lincoln 215 mig machine today. Being a CV machine, it will power it great as a spoolgun for aluminum.