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daymoon |
posted on 2nd Feb 10 at 21:23 |
great! need to find a mig welder and practice... think i will be told to pay leccy bils though :lol: | |
Tiger |
posted on 2nd Feb 10 at 20:52 |
Mig: Not a lot of current for sheet metal, maybe 70 at the most. Rough rule of thumb is about 1 amp per 0.001" of metal thickness. That gives a maximum current, typically can get by with about 1/2 that current. | |
daymoon |
posted on 2nd Feb 10 at 20:35 |
what about mild steel? | |
Tiger |
posted on 2nd Feb 10 at 20:33 |
Stainless Exhausts you want a tig welder at about 50Amps. | |
dean101287 |
posted on 2nd Feb 10 at 20:11 |
Mig is pretty easy as long as you have a decent set and have the right AMPS and wire feed speed. | |
Eddx14xe |
posted on 2nd Feb 10 at 20:09 |
Im doing plumbing at college and have been welding lead, i find its one of these things where you have to buy it and learn yourself like lee_wee said, people can tell you but everyone has there own little techniques and ways of doing it. | |
dean101287 |
posted on 2nd Feb 10 at 20:09 |
Ideally you want a Tig for exhausts. Mig will be fine for the bodywork side though. Tig welders cost a fair bit, but then again so do tidy Mig welders. | |
Richardhhha |
posted on 2nd Feb 10 at 20:08 |
mig welder is your best bet, just dont get a dog cheap one as most of the time the wire feed is jolty causing crap welds. | |
daymoon |
posted on 2nd Feb 10 at 20:03 |
Mig welder is the one that runs from mains, right? | |
LeeM |
posted on 2nd Feb 10 at 20:03 |
buy a mig welder and some old car doors and bits of exhausts and start playing! | |
daymoon |
posted on 2nd Feb 10 at 18:26 |
Basicly atm i don't know much about welding, but really want to be able to weld ( stuff like sills and exhausts for example) |