[TheForge] MIG Welders

[Jerry Smith]

Frosty and Mark,

For mild steel I have been using CO2 not a mix, for
better quality steel I use Argon, the same for SS.

I got my CO2 bottle from a bar going out of business,
it cost me $25. It's a big bottle.

Jerry

--- Jerry Frost <frosty at customcpu.com> wrote:

> 
> From: "Mark A. Pesetsky" <pesetsky at Princeton.EDU>
> 
> 
> Sorry I wasn't as clear as I should have been...It
> is 
> early..
> 
> I have installed the kit and I am at the point of
> which 
> gas to buy for
> the best weld possible and basic instruction on
> using 
> the gas addition
> for the first time...
> 
> Thanks
> Mark
> 
> 
> I like 75/25 (argon/CO2) for mild steel but there
> are 
> other mixes I hear good things about but this has
> been 
> an industry standard for decades. Being common means
> 
> it's going to be reasonably priced as well.
> 
> Frosty
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