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Title: Mig welder Post by: 2ML67 on September 16, 2005, 12:37:26 pm Finally broke down and bought a mig welder so now my garage is dangerously fully equiped for action. What ever should I build next. Dan
Title: Re: Mig welder Post by: aaron88 on September 16, 2005, 03:00:30 pm an Ultima GTR
Title: Re: Mig welder Post by: 2ML67 on September 16, 2005, 06:12:32 pm Some people say I have a one track mind. Dan
Title: Re: Mig welder Post by: dguy on September 18, 2005, 07:06:24 am Finally broke down and bought a mig welder so now my garage is dangerously fully equiped for action. What ever should I build next. Dan Ain't toys nice? We finally have air here. It's only a puny 8gal compressor, but it's enough to run Sacha's paint guns and most light-duty tools without needing a dedicated circuit. O0 Title: Re: Mig welder Post by: fiero308 on September 19, 2005, 08:19:29 am Finally broke down and bought a mig welder so now my garage is dangerously fully equiped for action. What ever should I build next. Dan Ain't toys nice? We finally have air here. It's only a puny 8gal compressor, but it's enough to run Sacha's paint guns and most light-duty tools without needing a dedicated circuit. O0 trust a CANADIAN to get "AIR" in September..... sorry; industry joke; couldn't resist :D Title: Re: Mig welder Post by: fiero308 on September 19, 2005, 08:21:25 am Finally broke down and bought a mig welder so now my garage is dangerously fully equiped for action. What ever should I build next. Dan they're a great machine! I am going to get a bottle of gas to try aluminum again; did before with reasonable results but it was only a few tries. This time I will use the whole thing and try to become an ALUMINUM welder! That would be really neat. And useful... for my custom intake plenum etc ideas. Title: Re: Mig welder Post by: aaron88 on September 19, 2005, 11:23:55 am I am going to get a bottle of gas to try aluminum again; did before with reasonable results but it was only a few tries. This time I will use the whole thing and try to become an ALUMINUM welder! That would be really neat. And useful... for my custom intake plenum etc ideas. You have to use a lot of heat and a fast wire speed. Takes a bit of getting used to. Also take into consideration that there is a lot of distorsion when welding aluminum. Go with it don't fight it. Title: Re: Mig welder Post by: fiero308 on September 19, 2005, 11:39:04 am actually did some a couple of yrs ago; with this mig machine and NO alum spool on the gun! Somehow it worked out pretty good! (welll.... when it worked at all... lol )
I did see that there is NO indication of the metal being 'ready' or 'done' as with steel tho; it just doesn't glow red hot, so one moment it is there and the next OOPS where did it go. Yeah I guess it is a LOT of experience. That is what impresses me so much about the guys who weld the thinner wall stuff. Wow; what a lot of time they must have in. First up is to get a couple of bottles for the oxy acet torches so I can work on my exh tho. Title: Re: Mig welder Post by: 2ML67 on September 30, 2005, 11:18:51 am Oh no its started I am actually cleaning up my garage and fixing things in it. Today I finally welded my vise back together. Where is all this madness going to take me. Dan
Title: Re: Mig welder Post by: aaron88 on September 30, 2005, 03:36:11 pm I wouldn't expect welding cast to work out too well in the long run. It tends not to hold.
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