Thread: MIG or TIG?

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I always used TIG for structure. I could control it better, and it was much easier to see what I was doing. It sure is slower, though.

I use all three, i like the mig for sheetmetal, tig for structural, and stick too. stick i use on thick stuff mostly, ive been using it more here lately, trying to get good at it again.

Hey don, tell your boy to get to using that thing, from what i can tell, he is quite the perfectionist, so once he realizes the power he holds with the tig, he will never stop! Plus he will love the control he has over other methods.

[B]TIG 99 of time just better all the way if you do not think so you do not have a tig .no spatter clean up. over head is easy and not have to worry about burning the hell out of you no sparks .i have the lincoln 275 tig and a miller 250X mig i used the tig all the time and if i want to run a arc rod i can do that to last time i was arc welding with the lincoln was 1/4 rod weaving on a 1000+ pound mold . use the arc for iron welding to .i think if your ever are thinking of working with alum or S steel then the tig is the best bang for the buck

I agree with TIG---I have welded oa years ago, stick also---presently have a Miller 250 Mig(just changed to second 10 lb .035 wire) 3 different tigs all located in different areas of the shop
Can use stick rod with the tig machines also but only do so when welding something very heavy--most race stuff is lite, lite, lite

Love the tig for aluminum and stainless as well as titanium

PS--Got a Linde 200 amp tig machine for sale--it came out of a shop that did a lot of work on the stuff thays been left on the MOON !!!!

I have a Lincoln Tig. I use it for everything. Slow and expensive to operate but nice welds. I do a bit of outside hotrod welding too so that helps pay for the operation.

Tig is awesome for stainless, especially if it needs to be pretty.

Mig will reach in where Tig won't.

Stick will reach in where Mig won't.

They each have their application