[TheForge] Greetings!

Thu Jan 3 22:56:01 2002

A MIG machine would be a versital choice.  Add gas and differant wires and
you can do about anything. I am in welding school now and the teacher says
not to buy a welder that is less than 60% duty cycle.  Also my feeling is to
go with a 220 or higher voltage machine.  I am just starting TIG and it does
nicely on thin metal, I dont have any experience in thicker material.

Bill Futer
NJBA

----- Original Message -----
From: "evelyn hart" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 9:39 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Greetings!

> Get the highest duty cycle that you can afford.
>
> Bobby Hart
> Hush Puppy Forge
> Griffin, GA (where we have 5 inches of snow on the ground)
> OBG, AFC
>
> At 05:43 PM 1/3/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >Greetings, I'll try again, I don't think my first post got through.
> >:o)
> >
> >   I just signed on the list at the sugestion of one of your members
> >that frequents another list where I posed this question...
> >
> >  I need some advice on a welder.  It has become apparent that I will
> >need to fabricate some, if not all of the production equipment I will
> >need for the business I am starting. I have used wire welders and
> >understand the basics, but don't know how to "size and type" a welder
> >for my needs, PLUS, I respect the "experience" here when it comes to
> >avoiding problems and unnecessary expense.
> >
> >   So... I will be welding everything from 55 gal. steel drum to food
> >grade stainless.  Exactly what "grade" of stainless that is, or what
> >"number" I have yet to learn, so feel free to advise on that too.
> >Also feel free to suggest suppliers of food grade stainless of the
> >size and shapes you might find in a heavy duty french fryer basket
> >along with some flat stock etc.  Going to make a big basket to rotate
> >over a grill.
> >
> >   This is going to be food production, I am aware of the need to use
> >the proper grade of steel and so is the guy from the state board of
> >health that is looking over my shoulder.  Still, here , dealing with
> >the state is far preferable to dealing with the county, the locals
> >seem to have Napoleon  complexes.
> >
> >
> >     Thanks In  Advance...
> >
> >
> >   Jeff   ><>
> >
> >   P.S.   To that I will now add,  "I'm Hooked"  I want to get into
> >metalworking,  I can think of all kinds of stuff I'd make.  LOL... bet
> >you all have said that.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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