Thread: Mig Welder

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wow that link is great. but anyways where is a good website that i can go to to check out welders and prices?

http://www.millerwelders.com/

http://www.htpweld.com/

Thanks BG ill check em out now

Do not get a TIG welder if you have never welded before. They are harder to use and look sloppy as hell if you aren't experienced. A TIG welder is stronger than a MIG because when you weld with a TIG welder the weld is hotter and takes longer to cool so there for will be stonger because a MIG weld will cool faster and will crack easier. Don't think that a MIG weld will crack easy though, I have seen FMX (freestyle moto X ramps) fall out of back of trucks on highways and hear of them getting hit by monster trucks and the weld's from a MIG welder still hold. A good welder to start on and even keep for a long time and not even a begginner is a Miller one. Check out the Millermatic 135's. They are the 110V and will plug into any household plug. They will weld 24 gauge -3/16 in (o.8-4.8mm) mild steel. For steel like mild steel etc you have to use 75%/25% don't use 100% Argon because that is for welding aluminum only and if you wan't to weld aluminum then you will need adapters and a different tank which will cost you an extra 600 or around there because for a Millermatic 135 you need a Spoolmate 3035/SGA 100 Control box and a spool gun with the 100% argon tank. These welders are very handy and work REALLY well and these are what the NASCAR (red necks) use in their shops to weld up their frames, etc. I know 100% for a fact that you would be happy with this welder... Damn I feel like a sales person Hope this help's you out man. If you got any questions about anything I said then let me know and I will answer them ASAP.

FMX i agree with alot of what you said but a couple things are not all quite the case. A Tig is not necessarily "hotter" than a mig its a better penatrating weld but its not really "hotter" and it could just be each induvidial person whos welds look different but outa the guys i started migin&tiggin in the shop they can actualy have very decent lookin beads with the tig jusy becuase they have more amp control with the tig and more filler rod control.

There is that word... Penetration is right... I couldn't think of it so I put hotter as in like burning into the metal more, but yeah your right and about the TIG welding, it is harder but if you are good at it then you can make them look as nice if not nicer than a MIG weld. I like either one but for someone wanting to learn then it's best to learn on a MIG welder. I am not saying that a MIG welder is a begginner type of welder because it's not but it's just easier to start with. And once you progress then you will maybe wan't to get certified and then get a TIG welder and then a spot welder and a plasma cutter, etc. It goes on and on but I think you get my drift?

Oh yeah i get your drift FMX and i hope ya didnt take what i said as "bashin" ya cus thats not what i ment at all buddy.

I dont mean to sound like i'm braggin cus i'm not but i have found that if you take a guy that has never welded before and teach him how to weld on a mig or tig then theres not much difference.....since he has no conseptions on the process.....BUT bwetween you and me....& everyone here LOL ....mig IS a bit easier!

BG

Hah, yeah man I know you weren't it's cool, no prob. But yeah that's true it is a bit easier. I am not some old geezer that has been welding for years and years so I don't know everything about welding and I sure won't tell someone something unless I know 100% for sure that the information I give is correct because there is already ton's of people on forums like this doing that and I am sick of it. But yeah even if I were an old geezer (no offence to you old people because old people are cool) then you still learn new things almost every time you weld and I know that if someone is saying that they know everything about welding that they are lying because they don't.

I am a beginner and plan on buying a welder for my garage. wat would be a good one to start out with. for low $$$$$.....

Millermatic 135. Where in San Bernardino do you live? I used to live there in Devore..... ?

i live about 20 min south of devore... thx for info...

Sweet man, where at exactly do you live because I was looking at the pics of your car and that place looks familiar. But yeah anyway's that Millermatic 135 is very good and not totally expensive and it's one that you can keep for a long time so it's not just some piece of crap that is for begginners, and I don't prefer a older one or one that's cheap because you will have problems with it and end up spending more money so might as well spend the money ONCE and keep it for a really long time, also if you get an old one then you end up spending more on your electrical bill because they take up more electricity and all, but I think you get what I mean. What do you plan on welding up?

I posted this as a reply on the Paint Forum and didnt get a response. Maybe you guy's can shed some light here.

Currently for tools I have a small wire welder, cutting torch with oxygen / acetylene tanks and a good air compressor that I inherited from my Dad. I have only used the wire welder to fix a broken bracket on a lawn mower deck (weld wasn’t pretty until I ground it down a bit but I think I got pretty good penetration) and the torch I played with enough to get that nice blue cone but I was not sure if the pressure was set right according to the gauges? If someone can help with what I should have the pressure set at I would appreciate that as well. I have not messed with metal work since Metal Shop in High School 18 plus years ago.

Thanks Streets

anybody ever heard of or have experience with Clarke welders?