These are my general thoughts on welding methods, there are exceptions to
all and they vary greatly with experience.
Buzz Box
Great general welding, angle iron/trailers/thicker materials.
material being welded does not have to be new or real clean
Gas, Oxy/Act.
Great for small tubing like headers/exhaust
Radiator repairs and some sheet metal
In hands of experts, cast iron, pipe..anything.
Tig
Great for chassis work, thin materials
Slow, but beautiful results
Metal being welded needs to be clean
Mig
Great all around welding mode
Metal needs to be reasonably clean
Fast, makes clean pretty welds
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: <LGMCAFEE@aol.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 10:53 AM
Subject: Welding 101
> More comments on this, please. Do I want to do
> this, and why, and for what?
>
> Buzz box?
> Gas?
> Tig?
> MIG?
>
> I have gas (welder that is) and a buzz box. I
> thought I was in high cotton with those. What
> do I need Tig for and what do I need Mig for?
> What about this this torch and tank that Larry
> talks about? Does that make my buzz box more
> versatile?
>
> Dick J
>
>
>
> --- LGMCAFEE@aol.com wrote:
> > Some people don't relies is you don't need a
> > big fancy welding machine to tig
> > weld on carbon and stainless steel. If you have
> > a DC welder all you need is a
> > tig torch, a flow meter and a bottle of argon
> > for shielding gas. Hook up the
> > tig torch to the negative side and ground with
> > positive ( this is straight
> > polarity) and your ready to go. A 150amp air
> > cooled torch is all you need to
> > weld carbon and stainless, most of the time 75
> > to 100amps will cover anything
> > in the shop. Now if you are going to weld
> > aluminum that is another story. As
> > for gas welding, my dad who would be 95 if he
> > was still alive could weld
> > anything you set in front of him 1/16 to 1 inch
> > thick most people can weld
> > sheet metal together and think they are gas
> > welders. Set some heavy plate and
> > watch them, this separates the men from the
> > boys. He learned welding in the
> > oil fields in Oklahoma and went on as a pipe
> > welder on construction. Just
> > about every thing was gas welded back them as
> > electric welding was just
> > coming in 75 years ago. I can call myself a
> > welder but not much good on gas.
> > I still have his torch set which is at least 65
> > years old. Larry Mac
>
>
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