Posted by Glen
on 4/30/2009, 8:33 am, in reply to "Welding tips"
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If you really want to learn welding, take a course in it at a local community college etc. This will give you the basics, and some hands-on instruction, saving you a lot of grief & aggrevation later on.
I suggest learning to gas weld at first. This will teach you proper fusion methods & heat control. Once you learn how to gas weld, MIG & TIG come easy.
MIG is more of a spot welder than TIG, and both result in a super hard weld that is impossible to work afterwards, so neither is good for patch panel work. For panel replacement, MIG is ideal, and a lot cheaper than a TIG setup. Like John said, don't use the fluxed wire, gas (Argon) works best.
It takes a lot of time & practice to learn how to weld properly vs sticking pieces of metal together, a lot of it is learning heat control & how to read the metal. Once you have the basics, the rest comes naturally.
Have fun!
HTH
Glen
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: After spending some time restoring my
: GT6, I came to the inevitable
: conclusion that I need to learn how to
: weld and get the proper gear to do
: that. Any tips on what type or brand of
: welder to buy ? What should I look for
: in terms of power ? Any risk if buying
: second hand ? I'm figuring a budget
: around 400 $ - 500 $. Any input is
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