welders, please chime in (charge pipes & exhaust pipes)
#11
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your pips look good but after switching from arc to mig ill never go back . hitting the slag with the hammer and having it chip back into your eye isnt fun anymore. but i can through down a row of nickel any day on a ARC
#12
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As always you get what you pay for... That's a shitty flux welder. It will never be any more than that. I spent $600 on my MIG and $3000 on my TIG. They were the best machines I could afford and the quality of welding reflects that. First I'd try to find a used lincoln with the gas conversion kit. That will probably give you much better for the same general price.
-Michael
-Michael
#13
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Originally Posted by hackish
As always you get what you pay for... That's a shitty flux welder. It will never be any more than that. I spent $600 on my MIG and $3000 on my TIG. They were the best machines I could afford and the quality of welding reflects that. First I'd try to find a used lincoln with the gas conversion kit. That will probably give you much better for the same general price.
-Michael
-Michael
#16
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I have that same welder, and yes it's a pile of ----, but it gets the job done. Splatter sucks and the welds suck, but they have been holding for me.
My biggest complaint is the wire feed motor. That piece of ---- gets jammed all the time and sometimes it just gets crazy and unspools itself and I have to spend an hour spooling it back up. That really pisses me off.
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My biggest complaint is the wire feed motor. That piece of ---- gets jammed all the time and sometimes it just gets crazy and unspools itself and I have to spend an hour spooling it back up. That really pisses me off.
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#18
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Originally Posted by Session^
Why not go for a 150 amp tig welder for 400$ ?
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have a nice welder, but for what I use it for, I think I'd stick with the cheapy welder. I have access to a very nice welder if I need one.
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#19
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Originally Posted by highroller54
Originally Posted by baldur
flux works better than mig on dirty or rusty metals.
It just takes very little to get bubbles in the MIG welds.
In fact MIG welds are rarely airtight. Still better than flux core wire feeders.
#20
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so what would i be looking for i a MIG welder when i want some decent looking welds? tools are limited, no angle grinder and such... i'll be cutting these pipes with hand tools