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kaymar - 15/12/04 at 11:16 PM

just started tacking chassis up and well i have been welding cars for over 20 years now and for the first time not satisfied with weld may be to critical not sure the ol cebora 130 even after fitting new reg liner shroud just dont quite seem to cut the mustard. So i am looking to trade up to a higher powered model but should i go tig instead can anyone tell me how they have got on with tig welders i used to be able to gas weld and braze years ago regards martin

kb58 - 15/12/04 at 11:51 PM

I use a U.S.-made Miller Syncrowave 250. Steel, stainless, aluminum, it's great and I have no regrets getting it.


Hugh Paterson - 16/12/04 at 12:06 AM

Yup can recommend Tig, better n most for the use we put it too. You can stick yer Mig up yer (where the sun dont shine) Damn fine bit o welding that KB, reminds me I need to get rid of the latest batch of DT's My fronius 2600 magic wave rule's the world. We am invincible
Shug.

kb58 - 16/12/04 at 01:22 AM

Please understand that I, of course, posted only a really nice weld. It doesn't necessarily represent all my welds!

Rorty - 16/12/04 at 05:50 AM

Kurt, keep it up, practice makes perfect.
Really nice quallity welds.

kb58 - 16/12/04 at 05:53 AM

Your dang avatar is very distracting Rorty... Makes it hard to read this stuff at work...

Sven - 16/12/04 at 08:37 AM

I'm blessed in that I have both, a 175a Miller MIG and a Lincoln 225 TIG welder (not mine but residing in my workshop).

The MIG is excellent for all kinds of things, it knocks spots off TIG for one handed tacking and the learning curve is much much shorter. It's also not quite as touchy when it comes to welding unclean material.

The TIG, however, just kills MIG in terms of the cleanliness (minimal smoke) and strength of the finished weld and the abilty to just change polarity and filler rod to weld most any kind of material. Not to mention that a nice TIG weld looks just so much better than the best MIG welds.

Nice welds Kurt ... get out of the gas a little slower at the end of your weld and you'll lose your dimple ...

-Steve

James - 16/12/04 at 08:55 AM

Kaymar,

I've done some TIG (only to City & Guilds level but it's something) and think it's great.

Would buy one for home but I'm under the impression they cost a fortune. Anyone want to sell me a pedal TIG for a couple of hundred?

Cheers,
James

kaymar - 16/12/04 at 09:19 AM

thanks folks let you know how i do, the tig weld are very tidy.I just wonder uif there to tidy may show up my slight cutting errors lol martin

kb58 - 16/12/04 at 03:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Sven
Nice welds Kurt ... get out of the gas a little slower at the end of your weld and you'll lose your dimple ... -Steve


Steve Graber would probably agree, as you two seem to think along the same lines...

tadltd - 16/12/04 at 06:35 PM

Jeez, Shug - I thought that was one of your welds for a minute there...

Nice welding Rorty!! Will you be passing Govan (Glasgow) any time in the next few weeks...?

Hugh Paterson - 16/12/04 at 07:00 PM

Huhhh Smart arse as alway Steve....looks like your doing the chassis as well as the drawings eh
ho ho ho Happy Christmas ya tumshie
Shug.

Rorty - 17/12/04 at 03:33 AM

quote:
Originally posted by kb58
Your dang avatar is very distracting Rorty... Makes it hard to read this stuff at work...

Would you rather I remove her?

Rorty - 17/12/04 at 03:36 AM

quote:
Originally posted by tadltd
Jeez, Shug - I thought that was one of your welds for a minute there...

Nice welding Rorty!! Will you be passing Govan (Glasgow) any time in the next few weeks...?


Que?

Hugh Paterson - 17/12/04 at 06:05 PM

Rorty
Methinks the bold Steve has u mixed up with KB58, obviously does not know the difference between continents
cheers
Shug.