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Hehehehe! that's gonna be fun. I like welding.
 
WOOHOO!!!

She must really like you, Rick!

:jester: :wink:
 
I want one... Enjoy it!
 
Never seen a battery booster like that.
What else it do?
 
Every man should have a Mig Welder

I love being able to plug and weld!

I still have my Oxy/Acetelne tanks filled too.

Your bride loves you!
 
Ooohh, nice welder.
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I gave up on a torch more than 20 years ago.
 
Excellent! I love my MIG welder. It's like having a hot glue gun for steel.

If you are planning on using the flux core wire, be sure you have very good ventilation (in fact I'd say outside is best). The fumes from that flux core stuff are hyper-toxic.

There are still some things I like my Oxy-acetylene tanks for, but I use the MIG most of the time. I gave my arc-welder away after I started using the MIG.
 
They are handy once you get them feeding right and the heat setting down. I have one, 240 volts. The biggest chore is getting the feeder wheel tension right. Too tight and the feed is jerky, too loose and it slips. I personally prefer my Tig welder. But that's just me. PJ
 
racingenglishcars said:
.......Just curious, what ya use oxy acetylene for?
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Occasionally when I have to braze or silver-solder.

Brazing especially if I think I may want to take something apart later on.
And gas welding is still handy for minor body work. Before I had the MIG, I gas welded the replacement left rear fender onto my race car a few years back.
In fact, I ran out of steel welding rods and did about half of it using straightened coat hangers. :laugh:

My students build these 100% with our 110V MIG welder at school with great success.
 
aeronca65t said:
racingenglishcars said:
.......Just curious, what ya use oxy acetylene for?
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In fact, I ran out of steel welding rods and did about half of it using straightened coat hangers. :laugh:
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They work so well, I wonder if their made out of overstocked welding rods with just a little paint on them! :jester:
 
I can't braze to save my life. I jump every time the puddle pops, and gotta start all over again. My oxy-acetylene torches are used strictly as a blue-flame-wrench.
Any car that has spent any time in NY has every nut and bolt seized together by rust. you are severely limited to what you can do without heat. I can't tell you how many jobs I'd be stuck on, or broke something expensive, without being able to loosen it up with a torch.
 
GregW said:
Banjo said:
I can't braze to save my life. I jump every time the puddle pops,
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Sounds to me like you're overheating. Back the flame away from what your brazing.
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Guaranteed that's what I was doing. But I never got to be a good judge of the temp. I'm about the same at TIG welding aluminum. lookin' great, and blaaaaaaat! the whole area goes liquid. I need more practice.
Thanks for the tip.
 
Banjo said:
My oxy-acetylene torches are used strictly as a blue-flame-wrench.
Any car that has spent any time in NY has every nut and bolt seized together by rust. you are severely limited to what you can do without heat. I can't tell you how many jobs I'd be stuck on, or broke something expensive, without being able to loosen it up with a torch.
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Very good point, especially in New England, I pretty much use the MIG for the same thing now. More concentrated heat than the oxy-acet torch.
 
racingenglishcars said:
Banjo said:
My oxy-acetylene torches are used strictly as a blue-flame-wrench.
Any car that has spent any time in NY has every nut and bolt seized together by rust. you are severely limited to what you can do without heat. I can't tell you how many jobs I'd be stuck on, or broke something expensive, without being able to loosen it up with a torch.
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Very good point, especially in New England, I pretty much use the MIG for the same thing now. More concentrated heat than the oxy-acet torch.
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OK I'll bite, how can you use a MIG as a wrench?
 
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