RE: First welder advice?

[Kevin Merkley <krmerkley@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi there,

I was in the same position.  I had never welded before and was not sure 
what to do.

Tig is great but more money.

I bought a Lincoln 125 Plus mig welder that came with the gas kit.  When 
you buy a welder arrange to get a bottle of Argon/CO2 mix for shield 
gas.  You will not be unhappy.

Miller, Hobart and others also make welders.  They all seem to be very 
similar and parts are readily available for any of them.

The mig welders will also utilize flux core wire which is good if you 
are in a windy setting where there is a chance that the gas would be 
blown away from the weld otherwise solid mig wire and the shielding gas 
is the way to go.

My welder will do stainless (with the correct wire) and will do aluminum 
(with the correct wire, gas and another insert for the nozzle.

The welding shops can provide very good advise and should also be able 
to demonstrate what each feature is (flux core, solid wire etc.)

In summary, I'm very happy with mine.

Regards,

K.


Jim Altemose wrote:
> 
> I'm starting to think about buying my first welder.  Any wise words
> for this rookie?  My goal is to be able to weld patch panels on my
> car, but also be able to weld tubing such as for a rotisserie and roll
> bars.  From what I've read, TIG seams most flexible and controllable,
> MIG is cheaper and faster.  I see a lot on Ebay that simply say Arc
> welder.  What does that imply?  I was looking at the Miller Maxstar
> 150 STL, but I guess you'd need A/C for aluminum?  That might be nice.
>  Thanks for any advice.  I've poked around the Lincoln site, but most
> of the information is way over my head.
> 
> - Jim
> Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
> '63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge), '65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge), '71 Bronco



Kevin R. Merkley
Thunder Bay, Ontario
64 Dodge 440 2dr HT (Cdn)


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