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if you have a wire feeder arc welder, a mig conversion kit from lincoln electric is just under $100.. if you have a stick arc welder you have to buy a spool feed, and a gun and a gas kit.. not worth it, it will cost more than buying a mig and you can prolly pawn your stick welder for cash..

keep in mind you also have tio buy a cylinder for the gas.. I got a big 80ft^3 filled for $130 and it is $24 to refill

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wow that is really ghetto, i guess ill get a mig instead of a wirefeed, it would be hard to sell anything with those kind of welds.

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so, welds are good for hold pressure?(boost)

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Well yes? why wouldnt they? welds are incredibly strong

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ewwww heh, those stick welds look a lil :-\ but if they work its all good, ive been messin around with this cheap 70amp wire feed and it welds alot better than i expected.. ;)

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well guys i suprised the hell outta myself today. had some old ss 2.5 exhaust pipe so i decided to give my dam eletric another go.

i found the best way to do it. is to lay a spot weld then another. u hold it on to long and bang u got a hole.

it looks pretty good.

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so the cheap $170 welding machine is a way to go for some ghetto homemade manifolds :)

Jeff-

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I made my manifold with flux core wire from my cheap ass lincoln welder, and it works, but could look way better and not leak so much. I think mig with gas is the way to go. How much are you guys paying for renting cylinders/buying gas?

Is it OK to just use CO2? I read somewhere that it is.

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I bought my tank for $130 filled, it is an 80 ft^3 which is pretty big.. it stands waist high... it costs $24 to refill it with co2/argon mix