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<blockquote data-quote="Captain Jack" data-source="post: 968943" data-attributes="member: 243342"><p>So, I've been looking at buying a welder for a while. When I say 'looking', I mean 'thinking'. After my Laminas metalwork is complete, I would like to fabricate something to allow my two 1.8m Channel Master (PF and OS) to use my heavy duty PM designed for a PF Precision dish. That will requite a lot of metal work.</p><p></p><p>I am pretty tired of drilling holes all the time (oooerrr!) and holding bits of metal together with bolts - works well enough but not really pretty.</p><p></p><p>Soooo, I've been researching the welders and various types and need advice. For me, it's a toss-up between a TIG and a MIG one. The arc/stick welding a bit 20th century and apparently makes a bit of a mess. The TIG one is obviously the cleanest one but apparently the trickiest? I don't see it being my different from soldering a piece of wire. And MIG (the gas based one) seems like a compromise but perhaps easier to use than the TIG. It's also a lot cheaper....</p><p></p><p>My head says get a TIG but my bank account says buy a MIG (actually, it says stop wasting money but that's another voice...). [USER=312276]@RimaNTSS[/USER] will say 'get a TIG, придурок'...</p><p></p><p>Max thickness I'll be welding will be 5mm but generally 3-4mm stainless steel. </p><p></p><p>Thoughts/advice?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Captain Jack, post: 968943, member: 243342"] So, I've been looking at buying a welder for a while. When I say 'looking', I mean 'thinking'. After my Laminas metalwork is complete, I would like to fabricate something to allow my two 1.8m Channel Master (PF and OS) to use my heavy duty PM designed for a PF Precision dish. That will requite a lot of metal work. I am pretty tired of drilling holes all the time (oooerrr!) and holding bits of metal together with bolts - works well enough but not really pretty. Soooo, I've been researching the welders and various types and need advice. For me, it's a toss-up between a TIG and a MIG one. The arc/stick welding a bit 20th century and apparently makes a bit of a mess. The TIG one is obviously the cleanest one but apparently the trickiest? I don't see it being my different from soldering a piece of wire. And MIG (the gas based one) seems like a compromise but perhaps easier to use than the TIG. It's also a lot cheaper.... My head says get a TIG but my bank account says buy a MIG (actually, it says stop wasting money but that's another voice...). [USER=312276]@RimaNTSS[/USER] will say 'get a TIG, придурок'... Max thickness I'll be welding will be 5mm but generally 3-4mm stainless steel. Thoughts/advice? [/QUOTE]
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