welder to make mounts? is a 110 good enough?
12-23-2005, 08:31 PM
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Re: welder to make mounts? is a 110 good enough?
I personally would use it. Just use the proper filler wire, bevel any butt joints, clean the metal after you grind it and keep in mind the duty cycle of your welder and the maximun weldable thickness. What is questionable are the design of the engine mounts, post up you pics/ideas.
12-24-2005, 02:39 AM
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Re: welder to make mounts? is a 110 good enough?
how thick of metal do you plan on using with your welder. if you got a gas bottle and cranked the welder up you should be able to burn through the metal, so i dont see why you couldent get good penitration.
12-24-2005, 01:03 PM
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Re: welder to make mounts? is a 110 good enough?
Originally Posted by hotrex
you do realize, besides the 199 tig, you need tungsten, rod, a bottle, and a regulator right.
itll rend up running you close to 600 to even get it going.
itll rend up running you close to 600 to even get it going.
80 cf filled argon bottle: 160 bucks
regulator: 60 bucks
thats around $250 plus the $200 for the tig, thats only about 450 bucks for everything, not seeing this other 150 bucks.
12-24-2005, 01:15 PM
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Re: welder to make mounts? is a 110 good enough?
how about mask, gloves, stainless brushes, a grinder to grind tungsten if yu dont have one, differnt cups for your torch, trust me the AT LEAST 600 dollars is there.
not to mention, youll have to either rewire your garage for 220v or run a huge 10/3 extnsion cord like i did, which will run you another 100 right there.
not to mention, youll have to either rewire your garage for 220v or run a huge 10/3 extnsion cord like i did, which will run you another 100 right there.
12-24-2005, 01:20 PM
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Re: welder to make mounts? is a 110 good enough?
yea, if you figure in wiring a 220, thats a bitch, i just ran a socket right off my dryer which was right through the wall from my work bench. yeah, a TIG setup is not cheap but worth it when its all done. with the scratch start on my DC machine, it works really well, no complains about it.
12-24-2005, 02:17 PM
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Re: welder to make mounts? is a 110 good enough?
Originally Posted by coldfusion
yea, if you figure in wiring a 220, thats a bitch, i just ran a socket right off my dryer which was right through the wall from my work bench. yeah, a TIG setup is not cheap but worth it when its all done. with the scratch start on my DC machine, it works really well, no complains about it.
12-24-2005, 05:22 PM
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Re: welder to make mounts? is a 110 good enough?
Originally Posted by hotrex
i think the 110 mig wont have the seack for any kind of real penetration.
the tig is a better bet, but the hf ones are scratch start.
and thats gay
the tig is a better bet, but the hf ones are scratch start.
and thats gay
high freq can't hold up in the feild no to mention 20 ft up and trying to work a pedal is near impossible
