Thanks to everyone for the input. I strongly consider a MIG welder to be more suitable to my needs than a stick welder, however a stick welder is what I have been given so I intend to give it a go, I aim to practice on scrap pieces that are similar to what i`ll be building tank parts out of. If this fails I`ll buy a MIG. I do have a few questions to people who Know about welding:-
1/Frank P wrote>- "You need a steady hand to bring the stick close enough to the work piece to get the arc started, without touching the work piece (at which point your stick welds itself to the work piece)" What do you do if and when this happens ? 2/Modena wrote>- "You can get aluminium sticks for the ARC, I bought some, and was then too scared to use them after I read the cancerous warning label" Point taken , I`ll avoid aluminium. 3/Jean-Maxime wrote>- "If you weld plate of 1/8inch you most use 1/8 and less sticks" OK, so if possible use electrodes of the same size as the work piece? 4/Loren wrote>- "welding gasses of any sort are not something you want to breathe much of." All good advice . Thanks fellas . Im still wondering why this stick welder has a dial with 0-240v on it ? and the dial that says 140 mix>min has no calibrations, just an arrow. Neil R -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
