MIG, Need one with appropriate power. Virtually all production welding on carbon steel is done with a MIG.
-- Regards, Peter T. Arnold 2007 HHR, 2.4L/Auto, LT2, 19Kmi, No problems! 1987 300SDL 286 KMI Now lives with Dave Walton, Cleveland Ohio 1995 F-250 PowerChoke 199Kmi 1954 Metropolitan Convertible, Hanger Queen Wife has a Cruizer, 87 Kmi, as reliable as an Ice Box, the car that is!On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:07:15 -0500, you wrote: >My biggest need for welding would be #1: welding fittings into 55 gallon >drums and #2: constructing sheet metal tanks. > >I know nothing about welding (I have been an electrician building submarines >for General Dynamics and do know how to inspect a weld but not perform any >welding) what is the groups recommendation for a welding setup for me? > > >Dave H... > >-------------------------------------------------- >From: "Curt Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 9:54 AM >To: "Diesel List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Welding day > >> >> Itsa whole different process. >> MIG is supposed to be better for fast and dirty welding, especially when >> the materials you're joining aren't perfectly clean, my snowmobile exhaust >> for instance. >> TIG makes a cleaner prettier weld but its slower because its a separate >> torch and filler rod deal. Its also much better for aluminium. >> >> I'd surely love to have the money for a TIG setup, of course if I did have >> that money I'd probably be better off spending it on a better MIG... >> >> -Curt >> >> Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:46:14 -0500 >> From: "archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Welding day >> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; >> reply-type=original >> >> What's the advantage of a TIG welder over a MIG welder? The prices on >> TIG >> welders are quite a bit more than MIG welders. I've been told that >> it's >> easier to weld aluminum with a TIG, and that a TIG is better when >> welding >> different metals together. >> Gerry >> -------------------- >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! >> Search. >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
