[TheForge] mig welders???

Thu Jun 20 00:59:00 2002

Depends on what you are doing, the man I learned to mig from had an
infinite range machine, but he could weld wood.  I don't care what it
was, if it could be joined with a mig, he could do it. He needed the
infinite range to be able to get just right for smaller and more
delicate parts.  We frequently had to make parts from originals that
were too far gone to save, but had specific uses or characteristics
that prevented us from fabricating it completely.

   All the little parts from behind the dash of a car, like the
internals of a 12v. clock from a 57 fuelie vette that has sat
underwater up to the dash.  He'd just pry open the tabs that I had
always broken, pull it apart looking for falling debris and start a
mental inventory of what was gone and what could be saved and just do
it.  The clock kept perfect time when he was done.

   I have many times seen him, (or me for him), move the range setting
just a bit, "Bump him up a little for me would you?".  He even
mentioned that he favored that option and said he wouldn't need it,
"if most of the metal we worked on wasn't half rotten".  On the other
hand his machine only had  a 30% duty cycle and when we'd get into
frame re-fabrication, he have to wait on it.

   Depends on what you are doing, new stock, heavier applications, you
probably want more amps, more  than you need ultra-fine control.

   Jeff   ><>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Smith" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] mig welders???

> I'm not sure infinite heat range is such an amazing deal as that.
I'd
> lots rather have more amps. If you get into a 250A mig, you can do
spray
> welding (I realize they are lots more money). Spray is excellent.
The
> frying bacon noise drops to a quiet hiss, and you can put down an
> amazing amount of metal. It has been a long time since I used my
stick
> welder, now that I have a high current mig.
>
> Steve Smith
>
> Ralph Macey wrote:
>
> >I'm in the market for a small mig welder.    I had a 160 amp import
that
> >worked great for 10 years but quit on me the other day.  I do
mostly small
> >stuff with the mig (big I use stick). I'm looking at Hobart &
Miller both
> >have 175amp.  I see on the Miller it has infinite heat range.  This
seems
> >nice but is it worth $150. more?  Anybody have any comments?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Ralph Macey
> >Wood 'n Iron
> >Warrenton, MO
> >
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