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Re: Air compressors and Migs

To: Mike Rambour <mikey@inline-tech.com>
Subject: Re: Air compressors and Migs
From: rwil@cts.com (Roland Wilhelmy)
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 01:52:57 GMT
On Wed, 17 Sep 1997 13:39:42 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:

> 2. Anybody have a opinion on Mig welders ? I am thinking of saving a =
few
>bucks and going with the Lincoln SP125+ and using flux-cored wire so I =
don't
>have to spend the money on the gas junk.  I have only welded with gas =
though
>and I don't know what difference there would be.  I am a oxy/acetalene =
kind
>of guy... I have some panels to fix up for my Roadster and with oxy I am
>afraid of warping them due to heat.  Mig should be easier to control the
>heat with.
I would suggest that you go the real MIG route.  Especially on sheet
metal you can weld thinner stuff much easier and cleaner with gas
shielding and .023" wire rather than .030 or .035 flux core.
Especially if you are a gas welding type, you will like the bead on
real MIG better than flux cored wire (but you'll like the gas welded
bead best ;-)  ).

-Roland

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