Re: Thanks for welding advice

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.kettering.edu>]

On Fri, 3 Apr 1998, Fluhr wrote:

> For others who may be wondering about it, the general consensus was that
> MIG welding is the most useful/flexible for automotive work, since most
> automotive jobs are done on thin metal (i.e. body panels, exhaust, etc.).
> ARC is useful for larger/beefier jobs where much more strength is needed,
> but is too hot for the thin metal jobs.  Oxy-acetylene is just too
> dangerous for amateurs to use.

Good overview.   If you have a few extra bucks, the best IMNSHO is a TIG 
welder because it will do everything that the MIG will do (albeit a 
little slower) but it also does Aluminium (Regards, Gross) and stainless 
with no more than a filler rod and tungsten change (about 2 minutes, 
MAX.)   TIG is also very articulate - you can do very fine welding much 
more easily than with MIG, stick or gas.  TIG is also much easier to do 
thin wall stuff like exhaust work because you have control over the 
current with a foot pedal.

> And then there was Gary Steinbrueck, with the DIY-automotive-battery-welder
> design...   ;-)

BDTD  :-)

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